George Williams and Matty Ashton scored tries as Warrington Wolves picked up a formidable Tremendous League win vs Catalans Dragons in France on Saturday; The victory units Warrington up forward of their Problem Cup last assembly with Wigan Warriors at Wembley on June 8
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Warrington warmed up for Wembley with a blinding 16-8 win over Catalans Dragons in Perpignan which put them again joint-top of Tremendous League.
The Problem Cup finalists spent final week at a lodge at Canet Plage seaside resort close to Perpignan and the group bonding paid off for coach Sam Burgess as he prepares for subsequent Saturday’s conflict in opposition to Wigan.
Catalans misplaced prop Mike McMeeken earlier than kick-off with a recurring hand harm and have been already with out Michael McIlorum, and second-choice hooker Alrix Da Costa failed a head harm evaluation within the opening exchanges.
The Dragons have been additional depleted when winger Tom Davies was sin-binned for knowledgeable foul and Josh Thewlis transformed the ensuing penalty to place Warrington forward within the nineteenth minute.
Arthur Mourgue struck again with a penalty for the Dragons to degree the scores and there have been probabilities at each ends in a fierce battle which remained 2-2 till the interval.
The Wolves got here out firing within the second half with full-back Matt Dufty weaving magic 10 metres from the road and discovering a spot for stand-off George Williams to cross for the primary attempt of the sport, Thewlis including the conversion to make it 8-2.
Arthur Romano went shut for Catalans on the different finish however video referee Jack Smith dominated he had been held up in a terrific three-man deal with over the road.
It was end-to-end stuff within the sunshine and Thewlis put the Wolves two factors additional forward with a penalty within the 56th minute.
Les Dracs tried to hit again as captain Ben Garcia was held up below the posts and props Julian Bousquet and Chris Satae pounded the road however the Warrington defence held agency.
And the Wolves turned the tables with a dynamic short-range burst from winger Matty Ashton to attain a vital attempt within the seventieth minute and make it 14-2, Thewlis unable to transform.
Tom Johnstone took the sport near the wire with a 30-metre strike in the precise nook 5 minutes from time, Morgue’s touchline conversion making it a six-point sport, however Thewlis had the ultimate phrase with a late penalty.
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