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Last Updated: Friday, 10 March 2006, 21:39 GMT
Wigan 12-24 Warrington
MATCH SUMMARY
Wigan (6) 12
Tries: Fletcher, Godwin
Goals: Tickle, Moran
Warrington (12) 24
Tries: Barnett, Bridge, Fa'afili
Drops: Briers 4
Goals: Briers 4
Warrington registered their first Super League win at the JJB Stadium to extend Wigan's miserable start to the season.

Wigan opened the scoring through Bryan Fletcher but Warrington soaked up the pressure and hit back with tries from Richie Barnett and Chris Bridge.

And the Wolves moved away after the break thanks to Lee Briers, who kicked four drop goals and a penalty as well as converting Henry Fa'afili's try.

Wigan have now lost four of their opening five Super League matches.


  • Wigan coach Ian Millward

    "Defensively it's probably the best we've defended - besides the Leeds game - in the first half," he said.

    "Our effort was fantastic, but probably what's cost us the game is they had a lot better kicking game than us.

    "(Warrington scrum-half) Lee Briers' kicking game was a lot better than ours. Lee was very clinical tonight."


  • Warrington coach Paul Cullen

    "If you consider the first 40 minutes, Wigan spent 35 minutes attacking our tryline and scored one try, and we spent five minutes attacking theirs and scored two.

    "It was a monumental effort in defence, and I think we only missed one tackle in that first half, when they scored their try.

    "Psychologically we broke the back of the game then. We knew in the dressing room at half-time we had the game."


    Wigan: Dallas, Calderwood, Brown, Vaealiki, Richards, Orr, Moran, Logan, Higham, Paleaaesina, Hansen, Prescott, O'Loughlin. Replacements: Tickle, Fletcher, Hargreaves, Godwin.

    Warrington: Grose, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Briers, Bridge, Leikvoll, Clarke, Wood, Swann, Wainwright, Westwood. Replacements: Noone, Hilton, M. Gleeson, Parker.




  • SEE ALSO
    Salford 28-10 Wigan
    03 Mar 06 |  Super League
    Warrington 10-18 St Helens
    03 Mar 06 |  Super League
    Wigan swoop for Aussie Fletcher
    18 May 05 |  Super League


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