Warrington Wolves sent a statement with a 34-28 win over Hull KR in their rearranged Super League round two match at Sewell Group Craven Park. The match could not take place 22 rounds ago due to the Robins being in Las Vegas but the new allotted time seemed to suit Sam Burgess' side as they romped to a victory which puts them two points off top spot. For the home side, the stand out point will be that Mikey Lewis returned from a four-game ban, in which they won all four matches, but then was sin-binned in a contest in which they were second best.
The yellow card came for a dangerous contact with kicker Ewan Irwin, which Warrington head coach Sam Burgess described as "dangerous". Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "I think the challenge at the back end of the game was a bad challenge. He (Irwin) is very lucky he's come out of that healthy.
He's a tough kid," Burgess said. "I'm not trying to make it worse than it is.," he later added. "You just have to watch it.
It's really dangerous.In the NRL, you're going to be in a bit of trouble." The Robins did have a 14-10 half-time lead thanks to a Rhyse Martin penalty plus converted Lewis and Karl Lawton tries. Warrington went over through an unconverted Albert Hopoate effort and a James Bentley try, but were four points adrift. But a dominant second half saw Toafofa Sipley, Liam Byrne, George Williams and Albert Hopoate all score, ensuring late tries from Dean Hadley and Tevita Pangai Jnr were sheer consolations, while Mikey Lewis was sin-binned on his return from suspension.
Hull KR took an early lead through the boot of Martin after Warrington conceded a penalty for a high shot on Frenchman Arthur Mourgue. But the Robins started to make errors, twice dropping the ball and then conceding a penalty. Warrington slowly turned the screw and after forcing three repeat sets, they eventually scored the first try of the game as a sweeping move from left to right saw Hopoate squeeze home in the corner on 18 minutes.
Irwin couldn't convert, and it was the Wire who came up with errors for the next period. However, the hosts didn't punish them and when they eventually conceded a penalty for holding down, England captain Williams produced a crisp pass for Bentley to race on to and score from close range, Irwin tagging on the extras this time for a 10-2 lead. But Rovers were ahead before the break.
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