WARRINGTON Wolves are into the Challenge Cup quarter finals, and they did it in dramatic style.
Matty Ashton’s last-minute try – his second of the game – allowed them to see off Catalans Dragons in Perpignan for the second time in just over a month.
They had looked set for defeat when Matt Ikuvalu’s try put the hosts ahead while they were down to 12 men following Michael McIlorum’s sin-binning.
That along with tries from Tom Johnstone and Arthur Romano completed a fightback from 12-0 down, with Ashton’s first try and a further effort from Matt Dufty putting Daryl Powell’s side in command.
Watch all the tries below
𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐬 - Dragons Catalans vs Warrington pic.twitter.com/NXpA68Lrsj
— Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) May 20, 2023
Check out full post-match reaction below
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> Re-live the action from a dramatic afternoon as it happened
Match facts:
Challenge Cup, sixth round
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Catalans Dragons...14 Warrington Wolves...16
Dragons: Arthur Mourge; Arthur Romano, Matt Whitley, Matt Ikuvalu, Tom Johnstone; Mitchell Pearce, Sam Tomkins; Mike McMeeken, Michael McIlorum, Jordan Dezaria, Manu Ma'u, Paul Seguier, Ben Garcia. Subs: Julian Bousquet, Romain Navarrete, Suia Taukeiaho, Tanguy Zenon
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Peter Mata'utia, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Ashton; George Williams, Josh Drinkwater; Joe Bullock, Daryl Clark, Paul Vaughan, Josh McGuire, Ben Currie, James Harrison. Subs: Sam Kasiano, Joe Philbin, Danny Walker, Gil Dudson
Scoring: Ashton try, 15mins, Ratchford goal, 0-6; Dufty try, 24mins, Ratchford goal, 0-12; Romano try, 33mins, Mourge goal, 6-12; Johnstone try, 52mins, 10-12; Ikuvalu try, 65mins, 14-12; Ashton try, 78mins, 14-16
Penalties: Dragons 5 Wolves 5
Sin bin: McIlorum (58mins, professional foul)
Referee: Jack Smith
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