WARRINGTON Wolves ran riot to record their biggest victory of the season on Saturday afternoon.
The Wire scored 42 unanswered points in the second half – 24 of which came in the 10 minutes Tigers half Jacob Miller was in the sin bin – to mercilessly thrash Castleford Tigers and record back-to-back Super League wins for the first time since May.
Matt Dufty, George Williams and Paul Vaughan all scored twice, with Williams' second the 100th try of his career as Gary Chambers’ men ran in 11 tries to edge closer to securing their top-six spot.
Daryl Clark, Matty Nicholson, Matty Ashton and James Harrison also crossed after the break, with Ben Currie on the scoresheet in the first half with his 100th career touchdown.
Sam Hall had given the visitors an early lead and Greg Eden had reduced Wire's lead to just six points with a try early in the second half, but Miller's yellow card for a tip tackle on Peter Mata'utia proved fatal.
Warrington 66 Castleford 12 - post-match reaction
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Watch all of the tries below
Match facts:
Super League, Round 24
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Warrington Wolves...66 Castleford Tigers...12
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Peter Mata'utia, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Ashton; George Williams, Josh Drinkwater; Tom Mikaele, Danny Walker, Paul Vaughan, Matty Nicholson, Ben Currie, James Harrison. Subs: Sam Kasiano, Joe Philbin, Daryl Clark, Jordy Crowther. 18th man: Leon Hayes
Tigers: Gareth Widdop; Elliot Wallis, Charbel Tasipale, Jordan Turner, Greg Eden; Blake Austin, Jacob Miller; Sam Hall, George Lawler, George Griffin, Kenny Edwards, Alex Mellor, Joe Westerman. Subs: Brad Martin, Jordan Johnstone, Alex Foster, Billy Tsikrikas. 18th man: Jason Qareqare
Scoring: Hall try, 5mins, Widdop goal, 0-6; Vaughan try, 16mins, Ratchford goal, 6-6; Dufty try, 22mins, Ratchford goal, 12-6; Currie try, 25mins, Ratchford goal, 18-6; Eden try, 48mins, Widdop goal, 18-12; Dufty try, 53mins, Ratchford goal, 24-12; Clark try, 55mins, Ratchford goal, 30-12; Nicholson try, 59mins, Ratchford goal, 36-12; Ashton try, 61mins, Ratchford goal, 42-12; Williams try, 67mins, Ratchford goal, 48-12; Harrison try, 71mins, Ratchford goal, 54-12; Vaughan try, 76mins, Ratchford goal, 60-12; Williams try, 78mins, Ratchford goal, 66-12
Penalties: Wolves 3 Tigers 3
Sin bin: Miller (51mins, dangerous tackle)
Referee: Jack Smith
Attendance: 9,103
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