WARRINGTON Wolves are back to winning ways – but not without a scare.
They spent most of the game in command of the scoreboard against London Broncos, but when Ugo Tison’s try reduced their lead to just six points inside the final quarter, nerves started to jangle.
In the end, Josh Drinkwater’s penalty kept The Wire at arm’s length, with the Broncos’ hopes of a famous win disappearing when Rhys Kennedy was sin-binned shortly after.
A much-changed Wire side, who were without some front-line players through a combination of injury and rotation, were in control at the break after tries from Rodrick Tai, Matty Ashton, Paul Vaughan and Toby King.
However, the Broncos simply wouldn’t go away having responded through Josh Rourke and Lewis Bienek before the break and Sam Davis after it, but eventually their spirit was broken and Ashton finished things off with another long-range try - the 100th of his career - on the hooter.
London 22 Warrington 36 - post-match reaction
> THE FINAL WORD: Wire get what they needed, and now they must move on quickly
> THE MORNING AFTER: Unpacking Wire's capital gains in Round 21
> STAT ATTACK: Awesome Ashton and the return of the King
> Why Wire had a celebrity in their camp for their trip to London
> Everything Sam Burgess said after Wire's nervy win in the capital
> George Williams absence explained in post-London Wire injury update
> WIRE SOCIAL: Mixed reviews from Wire fans after win over Broncos
> Re-live the action from the Cherry Red Records Stadium here
Match facts:
Super League, Round 21
Sunday, August 11, 2024
London Broncos...22 Warrington Wolves...36
Broncos: Josh Rourke; Lee Kershaw, Ethan Natoli, Jarred Bassett, Hakim Miloudi; Oli Leyland, Jack Campagnolo; Rhys Kennedy, Sam Davis, Rob Butler, Will Lovell, Sadiq Adebiyi, Marcus Stock. Subs: Dean Parata, Ugo Tison, Lewis Bienek, Jacob Jones. 18th man: Matt Davies
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Arron Lindop, Rodrick Tai, Toby King, Matty Ashton; Sam Powell, Josh Drinkwater; James Harrison, Danny Walker, Paul Vaughan, John Bateman, Adam Holroyd, Jordy Crowther. Subs: Max Wood, Joe Philbin, Zane Musgrove, Cai Taylor-Wray. 18th man: Tom Whitehead
Scoring: Tai try, 8mins, 0-4; Ashton try, 14mins, Drinkwater goal, 0-10; Rourke try, 18mins, 4-10; Vaughan try, 23mins, Drinkwater goal, 4-16; King try, 32mins, Drinkwater goal, 4-22; Bienek try, 37mins, Leyland goal, 10-22; Holroyd try, 45mins, Drinkwater goal, 10-28; Davis try, 50mins, Leyland goal, 16-28; Tison try, 64mins, Leyland goal, 22-28; Drinkwater penalty, 68mins, 22-30; Ashton try, 80mins, Drinkwater goal, 22-36
Penalties: Broncos 5 Wolves 5
Sin bin: Kennedy (72mins, high tackle)
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Attendance: 2,150
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