WHAT a game.

This is what rugby league should be all about – two sides going hell-for-leather at each other in a contest that swings back and forth, unhindered by micromanagement and nit-picking.

Both sides and referee Aaron Moore deserve credit for what was arguably the stand-out individual contest of the Super League campaign to date – one neither team really deserved to lose.

However, it was Warrington Wolves’ night and it came to pass via a combination of things.

First of all, let’s address the elephant in the room – they certainly had their fair share of luck.

In their own analysis of the game, Hull KR will look at the clear-cut chances they bombed. At least two in number, arguably more.

James Batchelor’s dropping of the ball over the try line was the most glaring while having done the hard part in producing an outrageous line break, Mikey Lewis failed to find a simple pass that would have sent Jez Litten over for a walk-in.

Batchelor’s howler proved a turning point – the hosts could have been looking at an eight-point lead at that point. Instead, they were stunned by a quickfire Wire double shortly afterwards and went into half time six points behind.

That brings us neatly onto the second strand of Wire’s victorious effort – a clinical edge with ball in hand.

When Wire had possession, they rarely wasted it – a completion rate in excess of 90 per cent tells you as much – and when there were opportunities to attack, they looked dangerous.

Edge moves did not knit together quite as fluently as they did against Castleford the previous week, but it is clear the attacking structures Sam Burgess and his coaching staff are trying to implement involve more adventure and with that, points will always flow.

Were it not for missed goal kicks – four of their five tries went unconverted – they would have hit the 30-point mark for the third successive game, which is a good marker for any side in attack.

But the biggest factor of them all was the grit and gutsiness needed to ride out some periods of intense pressure.

Craven Park is a very tough place to play at the best of times but when the home side are on song, it gets even tougher still.

At points, it looked as though Wire were hanging on for dear life – but hang on they did.

At the very least, the togetherness and bond that has been spoken about by those inside the camp since Burgess’ arrival is clearly there now and if it endures, they will always be “in” games.

Any success this season will stem from all three of those qualities and several things besides being combined consistently.

At the moment, they are being and although it is still far too early to judge this group, this result provides more evidence that things really are starting to build.