Warrington 2nd 20 Sandbach 2nd 17

WARRINGTON emerged victors thanks to a hat-trick from Will Mawdsley, an inspiring performance from Paul Thompson and a late drop goal from Ben Dixon.

It was also a win built upon Warrington’s dominance in the forwards against a heavier Sandbach pack.

“A superb win, based on a superb all-round performance,” said captain Shaun Yoxhall.

"Every man played his part."

Hooker Paul Thompson's "part" included taking seven strikes against the head.

Mawdsley showed his pace to finish off two tries in a first half edged 12-10 by Sandbach and his third, converted by Dixon, was cancelled out at 17-17.

Warrington won clean ball at a lineout and Thompson drove infield to allow Dixon the space and position to drop the match-winning goal.

Liverpool Uni Vets Society 45 Warrington 3rd 5

WARRINGTON'S thirds had no answer to the pace and enthusiasm of a Liverpool Vetinarians side which is currently in third place in Sale Sharks Division Two, managing only one try to their opponents’ seven.

The students showed off their superior fitness by controlling the breakdowns and Warrington infringements allowed Liverpool to run the ball at will It wasn’t long before the tries started to be scored, with lax Warrington tackling adding further to their woes.

It was not until the closing five minutes that Warrington, with Martin Tierney to the fore, started to seriously compete and their endeavour and grit eventually brought them a well-deserved pushover try, which was shared by the whole pack.