FORMER Warrington Wolves players haunted them as the Super League leaders were toppled by in-form Leigh Leopards.
Gareth O'Brien crossed twice as Leigh established a 20-12 interval lead and Josh Charnley bagged the crucial first score in the second period, putting his side 12 points to the good.
Joe Philbin's charge-over effort just before half-time gave Wire a lifeline after they had been played off the park for most of the opening 40 minutes, with George Williams' breakaway effort being the other Wire try at the point they trailed 14-0.
Ben Reynolds' 75th-minute opportunist effort wrapped up the win for Leigh.
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Match facts:
Super League Round 13
Friday, May 26, 2023
Leigh Leopards...30 Warrington Wolves...12
Leopards: Gareth O'Brien; Tom Briscoe, Ricky Leutele, Zak Hardaker, Josh Charnley; Ben Reynolds, Lachlan Lam; Tom Amone, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Oliver Holmes, Kai O'Donnell, John Asiata. Subs: Joe Mellor, Ava Seumanufagai, Frankie Halton, Matt Davis
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Matty Russell, Peter Mata'utia, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Ashton; George Williams, Riley Dean; James Harrison, Daryl Clark, Paul Vaughan, Josh McGuire, Ben Currie, Daryl Clark. Subs: Sam Kasiano, Joe Philbin, Gil Dudson, Greg Minikin
Scoring: O'Brien try, 8mins, Reynolds goal, 6-0; Briscoe try, 20mins, Reynolds goal, 12-0; Reynolds penalty, 24mins, 14-0; Williams try, 27mins, Ratchford goal, 14-6; O'Brien try, 34, Reynolds goal, 20-6; Philbin try, 39mins, Ratchford converts, 20-12; Charnley try, 64mins, 24-12; Reynolds try, 75mins, Reynolds goal, 30-12
Penalties: Leopards 6 Wolves 6
Referee: Chris Kendall
Attendance: 8,120
Star Man: George Williams
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