Super League: Wigan Warriors 30-18 Warrington Wolves – Young stand-in impress for hosts

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Wigan (6) 30

Try: Cartwright, Kerr, Eckersley, McDermott, Daniel Aim: Keighran 5

Warrington (12) 18

Try: Hopoit, Irwin, Ashton Aim: Irwin d

Wigan Warriors’ young stand-in have held off the challenge of Warrington Wolves to move within two points of Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos.

Josh Cartwright, Taylor Kerr, Kian McDermott and Austin Daniels all repaid head coach Matt Peat’s faith by scoring their first senior tries after filling in for the Warriors’ injury woes.

Wigan lost star full-back Jay Field to a back injury on the morning of the match and they soon found themselves 12-0 behind with tries from Warrington’s Albert Hoppoet and their own 18-year-old Ewan Irwin.

The game looked up and with half an hour to go until McDermott and Daniel showed the quality of the young players coming through the Wigan academy with vital finishes.

More to follow

Wigan: Cartwright; Eckersley, O’Loughlin, Wardle, Daniel; Keighran, Smith; Havard, O’Neill, McDermott, Mason, Partington, Ellis

exchange: Thompson, Mago, Kerr, O’Connor

Warrington: Webster; Hopoate, J. Smith, King, Ashton; Irwin, Hayes; Thomas, Walker, Byrne, Bentley, Harrison, Currie.

exchange: Sipley, Wood, Hertil, Tangino.

Sin-bin: Bentley (16).

Referee: Marcus Griffiths.