BEN Currie capped a stunning comeback with the winning try as Warrington Wolves defeated Wigan Warriors for the first time in six attempts.

The Wire twice went behind in the first half but they nilled Wigan after the break and Currie marked 10 months out of the game with a 57th-minute try that settled matters.

Benjamin Jullien and Ryan Atkins also crossed for Tony Smith’s men, who need a favour from Leigh Centurions to win at Huddersfield Giants tonight, Friday, to keep hopes alive of a finish in the top eight before the splits into phase two.

It was Wolves’ best defensive performance of the year, while the kicking game from Dec Patton and Kurt Gidley resulted in an enjoyment of possession and territory on a night when whistle happy referee James Child did his best to steal the show.

Wigan went ahead after 67 seconds on the back of winning possession from Liam Marshall’s sky-high kick off.

Thomas Leuluai kicked behind The Wire’s advanced defence for Oliver Gildart to collect cleanly and touch down.

Wolves were back on level terms after 14 minutes courtesy of Benjamin Jullien.

The French international got on the shoulder of Stefan Ratchford’s scoot from Ryan Atkins’ quick play-the-ball.

Leuluai created Wigan’s second try too as he broke away from a Sean O’Loughlin pass and he fed supporting John Bateman to finish off. George Williams converted for 10-4 after 21 minutes.

But Warrington cut the gap to two points by the break when Tom Lineham palmed backwards a Dec Patton kick for Atkins to pick up and dive over in one movement. Ratchford missed his second touchline conversion.

Currie’s magic moment came in the 57th minute.

Again it was an accurate Patton kick and this time along the ground and Currie beat Sam Tomkins to the touch right in front of the banked Wire supporters, who went bananas.

Patton took over the kicking and sliced his shot from close range but on this night it proved not to matter because once Wolves got their noses in front they stayed there.

Two successful penalty kicks from Ratchford concluded the scoring but it was the collective defensive effort that proved decisive.