WARRINGTON Wolves did their bit, but fell just short of finishing in Super League's top two
They wrapped up the regular season in style, passing 50 points for the second game in a row while also making it three games without conceding a try as they thrashed London Broncos.
For the second consecutive week, Matty Ashton scored a hat-trick of tries to extend his superb scoring run to 16 tries in his last 11 Super League matches.
Warrington scored 10 tries in all, with Matty Nicholson and Arron Lindop also running in braces.
Ben Currie notched his first try of the season, with Josh Thewlis and James Harrison also on the scoresheet.
Warrington Wolves 54 London Broncos 0 - post-match reaction
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> THE MORNING AFTER: Wire in fine fettle and Ashton the unstoppable
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> Everything Sam Burgess said in reaction to Wire finishing the regular season in style
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Match facts:
Super League, Round 27
Friday, September 20, 2024
Warrington Wolves...54 London Broncos...0
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Arron Lindop, Toby King, Matty Ashton; George Williams, Josh Drinkwater; Luke Yates, Danny Walker, Zane Musgrove, John Bateman, Matty Nicholson, Ben Currie. Subs: Sam Powell, Max Wood, Jordy Crowther, James Harrison. 18th man: Tom Whitehead
Broncos: Josh Rourke; Lee Kershaw, Ethan Natoli, Jarred Bassett, Hakim Miloudi; Oli Leyland, Jack Campagnolo; Rob Butler, Jacob Jones, Rhys Kennedy, Will Lovell, Sadiq Adebiyi, Marcus Stock. Subs: Lewis Bienek, Ugo Tison, Emmanuel Waine, James Meadows. 18th man: Robbie Storey
Scoring: Ashton try, 11mins, Thewlis goal, 6-0; Ashton try, 15mins, 10-0; Nicholson try, 22mins, Thewlis goal, 16-0; Ashton try, 36mins, 20-0; Lindop try, 39mins, Thewlis goal, 26-0; Lindop try, 43mins, Thewlis goal, 32-0; Harrison try, 50mins, Thewlis goal, 38-0; Thewlis try, 54mins, 42-0; Nicholson try, 68mins, Thewlis goal, 48-0; Currie try, 72mins, Thewlis goal, 54-0
Penalties: Wolves 1 Broncos 2
Referee: Aaron Moore
Attendance: 10,192
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