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 As the Warrington Wolves prepared to face Hull FC at the
Halliwell-Jones in a crucial round sixteen encounter, they knew that their chances
of making the top six were slipping away on the back of three consecutive
losses which sees them languishing in eighth spot in the table, five points
behind today’s opponents.
Despite the recent run of losses, the bookies still had the
Wolves as favourites for the win and had handicapped them by six points on the
coupon even though it was Hull who had won the previous encounter in April by
28-16.
The Wolves were surrounded by uncertainty in relation to the
future of the coach Sam Burgess, and their skipper George Williams, this was
the perfect time for a confidence boost.
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 The two points were unlikely to improve Warrington’s league
position, given their awful points difference, but it would keep them in touch
with the top six and a play-off place, however, they were up against a
resurgent Leeds Rhinos who themselves wanted to reinforce their claim for third
spot.
The Wolves needed to bounce back from their Challenge Cup
heartbreak last weekend and knew that a win would go some way to do that, but
they also knew that a loss would make the remainder of their season much more
difficult.
Warrington won the previous meeting between the two sides in
March by 16-14 but the bookies favoured the Rhinos this time, handicapping them
by eight points on the coupon.
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 In a dress rehearsal for a Wembley Cup Final clash in a
fortnight’s time, the fixture calendar threw together the Warrington Wolves and
Hull KR with the visitors looking to extend their lead at the top of the table,
the home side needing the win to lift themselves one place on the table to
eighth.
The Robins were favourites with the bookies, handicapped by
ten points on the coupon, and tipped to win as they did on the last two
meetings between the sides in 2024.
This was a chance for players to impress the coach and make
their claim for a place in the cup side for the final on the 7th
June.
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 Two sides locked together in the bottom half of the table on
ten league points met with the chance to finish the weekend in the top half of
the table as Wakefield Trinity took on the Warrington Wolves in a seventh
against ninth clash with a win for either side being enough to lift them above
Hull FC.
Warrington were slight favourites with the bookies and had
been given a two-point handicap on the coupon, but the scene was set for a
battle royal between two sides trying to break into the play off positions in a
game which for most was too close to call before kick off.
Wakefield have emerged victorious from their last four home
meetings with Warrington, and you have to go back as far as 2019 for the last
win for the Wolves on Trinity’s home paddock, Wakefield also won the round four
encounter in Super League XXX by 30-14 in March.
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 A date with Hull KR at Wembley in early June awaited the victors
in the second semi-final between the Warrington Wolves and Leigh Leopards as
the two sides clashed at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens.
The Wolves were handicapped by two points on the coupon
despite being five points and six places behind their opponents on the current
Super League table, Leigh having won the league meeting between the two sides back
in April 2025.
The Wolves were looking for their second consecutive final
appearance, and to go one better than last year and lift the trophy, the
Leopards for their second appearance in three seasons after famously lifting
the trophy in 2023 when they beat Hull KR thanks to that Gareth O’Brien golden
point drop goal.
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 On a day of three mouthwatering Magic games, one stood out
as likely to be a little bit special was the champions Wigan Warriors faced the
Warrington Wolves, Wigan looking to narrow the gap on top placed Hull KR while
Warrington had their eyes on a top six spot.
The bookies could only see one winner as the Wolves were
devastated by injuries which meant that they fielded a side without a
recognised half-back, Wigan being handicapped by sixteen points on the coupon.
Wigan comfortably won the round three game in Las Vegas by 48-24
but roles were reversed in the last meeting between the two sides in 2024 when
Warrington won by 40-4 but most thought that the volume of injuries in the
primrose and blue would gift the game to Wigan.
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 It’s not often that a clash between Warrington Wolves and St
Helens is referred to as a ‘mid table battle’ but in round nine of Super league
XXX, that is exactly what it was as fifth played ninth in a Thursday night
encounter.
Warrington were slight favourites on the coupon with a two-point
handicap, indicating that even the bookies were struggling to decide which way
it would go, and who would emerge with the crucial two points at the end of the
night.
A win for the home side would lift them into seventh spot,
while a win would put Saints into third, and a win by thirty-seven or more
would see them into second, at least overnight.
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 A place in the semi-final draw alongside Catalans Dragons,
Leigh Leopards and Hull KR awaited the victors of the last quarter final match-up
between the Warrington Wolves and St Helens in a game at the Halliwell-Jones Stadium
where the bookies and the neutrals were struggling to pick a favourite.
Warrington, currently trailing Saints on points difference
in the league table, were light favourites with the bookies and were
handicapped by two points on the coupon against a Saints side in fourth place
in the league table.
Saints have lost the last five games straight against
Warrington, including the game just a fortnight ago when the sides were separated
by just two points, and Warrington knocked Saints out of the cup at this same
stage last season.
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 Game 5,000 of the Super League era had been designated as
the clash between seventh placed Warrington Wolves, and the side just ahead of
them in the league table on points difference, the Leeds Rhinos as the
Halliwell-Jones Stadium played host.
The home side were slight favourites with the bookies with
the Rhinos getting a six-point start on the handicap coupon, but both sides had
three wins in their last five and both secured great wins last time out against
St Helens and the Wigan Warriors.
Warrington had been victors in the last three encounters,
all played last season, the last time that the Rhinos were victorious was in
August 2023, and the last time they won a the Halliwell-Jones was two months
earlier in July 2023.
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 There was a bike to be remounted for the Warrington Wolves
after they limped home to the UK after an embarrassing showing in Las Vegas
where they were put to the sword by a rampant Wigan Warriors, in their way a
resurgent Wakefield Trinity who themselves lost out to St Helens last time out.
The sides came into the game in seventh and eighth in the table,
Warrington had a chance to climb to fourth with any kind of victory but a win
by six or more from the visitors would lift them above their hosts.
Warrington were the bookies favourites with home advantage
and two wins from their three matches so far, the visitors being given a ten-point
start on the handicap coupon.
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Game six of a roller coaster opening weekend of Super League 2025 took place on Sunday afternoon as a much-fancied Warrington Wolves made the journey to Huddersfield to take on a Giants side who many were tipping to have a season battling to avoid the wooden spoon.
The Giants had been given a ten points start on the coupon by the bookies who must have been collectively sweating on another win for the underdogs in a round which had seen the Warriors and Rhinos beaten in games that they were expected to win, Hull FC upsetting the odds with a big win in the south of France, and St Helens recording a record Super League win over the Salford Red Devils.
There were a handful of new signings on show for both sides as Luke Robinson’s Claret and Gold took on the Primrose and Blue of Sam Burgess’s hopefuls.
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A place at Old Trafford awaited the victors as Hull Kingston Rovers looked to achieve their first ever Grand Final against a Warrington Wolves side who have made it through to the showpiece game on four previous occasions but who have never lifted the trophy.
The two teams had already met on three occasions in Super League 2024, Warrington winning the first two meetings by 22-20 and 20-8 while the most recent encounter saw Hull KR triumphant by the scoreline of 22-4.
The home side were slight favourites with the bookies going into the game and they were handicapped by four points on the coupon, it was an indication that in all reality the game was too close to call and the stage was set for a great game of knockout rugby.
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St Helens only made the play-off by virtue of a better points difference than the Catalans Dragons which meant that after a poor season by their very high standards they were the favourites with the bookies to drop out of the race for Old Trafford at the first hurdle as they took on a Warrington Wolves side who were still smarting from not making the top two.
Should Warrington meet expectations and secure the victory then they would set up a visit to Hull KR next weekend, whereas as win for St Helens would see them travel to Wigan to face the old enemy, the Warriors, for a place in the Grand Final.
It promised to be an intense battle.
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Super League’s form team, Leigh Leopards, had their eye on a place in the top six and they would achieve it with a victory over tonight’s opponents Warrington Wolves who themselves were looking to make it into the top two in a bid for a home tie in the play-offs.
Should the Leopards secure the points then they would go above St Helens and Catalans into fifth spot, ahead of those sides playing their round twenty-four matches.
There was nothing to choose between the sides, the bookies making the home side the slight favourites and handicapping them by two points on the coupon.
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The side which no coach wanted to face in round twenty-two, a buoyant Leeds Rhinos under the coaching of Brad Arthur who took the scalp of the Champions last weekend, became the task of Sam Burgess and his high-flying Warrington Wolves as they continue their quest for a top two finish and a home tie in the playoffs.
The two points could lift the Wolves into second, should the winning margin be large enough, but if the Leeds Rhinos were to make it back-to-back victories, then they would get themselves within two points of a play-off place and a shot at Old Trafford in five rounds time.
Warrington were slight favourites with the bookies, the Rhinos given a six-point start by the handicappers, but Burgess was sending his troops into battle with no illusions that this would be a simple victory.
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At the start of round twenty of Super League 2024 the fixture between Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers was an encounter between the top two in the table, but a win last night for the Wigan Warriors saw them jump to the top of the pile with Warrington needing a win of any description to return to the top themselves, KR knowing that an eleven point or more win would see them sitting pretty.
The bookies fancied a home win, especially with their major signing coup John Bateman making his debut from the bench after being released on loan by Wests Tigers until the end of the season.
That debut would likely spur the visitors who are having a sensational season so far in 2024 as they look for their first ever Grand Final appearance come the end of the season.
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It was, without doubt, the game of the nineteenth round of Super League 2024 as top of the table Wigan Warriors took on a Warrington Wolves side sat in second place and knowing that a win by twenty points or more could send them to the top of the table, depending on the size of Hull KR’s win over London Broncos.
Wigan needed to get back on the bike after last weeks shock loss against Hull FC, the most incredible result of the season so far, while Warrington came into the game flying high after last weeks victory over St Helens, despite being reduced to twelve men for sixty minutes.
Wigan were favourites with the bookies, home advantage meaning that they were handicapped on the coupon by four points, the Wolves looking to end a seven-game losing streak against the Warriors.
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Second travelled the short journey to fourth as Warrington Wolves looked to get within two points of the league leaders against a St Helens side who came into the game on the back of three consecutive losses and in danger of dropping to sixth by the end of the weekend and losing four on the bounce for the first time in six years.
The home side were slight favourites with the bookies for a win but with just a two-point handicap on the coupon it promised to be the tightest of games at the end of a sweltering day as summer arrived.
Warrington won the only encounter between the two sides in 2024, eliminating Saints from the Challenge Cup at the quarter final stage, but you have to go back to June 2021 to find the last Warrington victory in a Super League encounter.
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Under the recently announced new coaching stewardship of former Paramatta Eels coach Brad Arthur, at least until the end of the season, the Leeds Rhinos were looking for a turnaround in form and performance as they made the ominous trip to Warrington to take on a Wolves side who were looking to go second and to get within two points of the Wigan Warriors at the top of the table.
A win for the Rhinos would lift them level on points with six placed Catalans Dragons but they needed a massive points win to lift them above the side from the south of France.
Leeds had a ten-point start on the coupon, many Rhinos supporters feeling that the advantage was a little stingy on behalf of the bookmakers as they feared a larger defeat despite the new man in charge.
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Hull FC were looking for back to back Super League wins for the first time in 2024 but they were likely to find Warrington Wolves a far tougher prospect than last weeks Leeds Rhinos side who they had faced just hours before the fall of the Rohan empire.
Warrington are in danger of slipping down the table and into the lower play-off places and need a couple of confidence boosting wins after three consecutive losses while you must search back as far as July 2023 to find the last time that the FC players took home winner pay two rounds running.
The bookies thought it was a foregone conclusion as they gave the home side a twelve-point start on the coupon but with a little bit of confidence tucked under their belt from last week, the Airlie Birds were confident of springing a surprise.
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