WARRINGTON Wolves made it two wins out of two in Super League by winning impressively at Huddersfield Giants.
A superb defensive effort from Daryl Powell’s side kept the hosts off the scoresheet in the first half, with Peter Mata’utia’s early try on his 200th career appearance and a Stefan Ratchford penalty had them 8-0 in front at the break.
James Harrison had already extended Wire’s lead before Huddersfield finally broke Wire’s resistance through a Joe Greenwood try to set nerves jangling.
However, two Matty Ashton tries sealed the victory to make late efforts from Will Pryce and Kevin Naiqama immaterial.
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Match facts
Super League, Round Two
Friday, February 24, 2023
Huddersfield Giants...16 Warrington Wolves...26
Giants: Tui Lolohea; Jermaine McGillvary, Kevin Naiqama, Esan Marsters, Leroy Cudjoe; Will Pryce, Theo Fages; Chris Hill, Nathan Peats, Oliver Wilson, Josh Jones, Chris McQueen, Luke Yates. Subs: Joe Greenwood, Ashton Golding, Matty English, Owen Trout
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Peter Mata'utia, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Ashton; George Williams, Josh Drinkwater; Tom Mikaele, Daryl Clark, Paul Vaughan, Adam Holroyd, Ben Currie, James Harrison. Subs: Sam Kasiano, Danny Walker, Joe Bullock, Greg Minikin
Scoring: Mata'utia try, 8mins, Ratchford goal, 0-6; Ratchford penalty, 17mins, 0-8; Harrison try, 42mins, Ratchford goal, 0-14; Greenwood try, 51mins, Pryce goal, 6-14; Ashton try, 63mins, Ratchford goal, 6-20; Ashton try, 69mins, Ratchford goal, 6-26; Pryce try, 75mins, 10-26; Naiqama try, 78mins, Pryce goal, 16-26
Penalties: Giants 3 Wire 3
Referee: Chris Kendall
Attendance: 7,741
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