A FIRST-HALF purple patch was enough to secure a second consecutive victory for Warrington Wolves.
Having fallen behind to Josh Simm’s early score in the corner, The Wire hit Castleford Tigers with three tries in 20 minutes before the break which eventually proved enough for victory.
Two carbon-copy finishes in the left corner from Matty Ashton got them into the lead before Joe Philbin rumbled over to finish off a nice move involving Matt Dufty and Toby King.
Stefan Ratchford then added a long-range penalty on the hooter to send Sam Burgess’ men in at half time 20-4 up, with Dufty slithering through just after the interval to put the hosts in full command.
Innes Senior touched down to keep Cas just about alive, but The Wire held them at bay before Josh Thewlis added a fifth Wire try late on.
Warrington 30 Castleford 8 - post-match reaction
> THE FINAL WORD: More progress and a refreshing throwback
> Five Wire players who stood out for us against Castleford
> STAT ATTACK: The superb numbers behind Dufty's dazzling display
> THE MORNING AFTER: Growth, touches of class and is Hayes 'undroppable?'
> 'Still work to do,' insists Burgess following win over Castleford
> Burgess updates on Josh Drinkwater and Connor Wrench injuries
> WIRE SOCIAL: Supporters react to home win over Tigers
> Re-live the action as it happened
Match facts:
Super League Round Three
Friday, March 1, 2024
Warrington Wolves...30 Castleford Tigers...8
Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Stefan Ratchford, Toby King, Matty Ashton; Leon Hayes, Josh Drinkwater; Paul Vaughan, Danny Walker, James Harrison, Adam Holroyd, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ben Currie. Subs: Joe Philbin, Zane Musgrove, Sam Powell, Max Wood. 18th man: Tom Whitehead
Tigers: Luke Hooley; Josh Simm, Jack Broadbent, Sam Wood, Innes Senior; Rowan Milnes, Jacob Miller; George Lawler, Liam Horne, Muizz Mustapha, Elie El-Zakhem, Alex Mellor, Joe Westerman. Subs: Nixon Putt, Sam Hall, Samy Kibula, Luis Johnson. 18th man: Brad Martin
Scoring: Simm try, 11mins, 0-4; Ashton try, 23mins, Ratchford goal, 6-4; Ashton try, 29mins, Ratchford goal, 12-4; Philbin try, 34mins, Ratchford goal, 18-4; Ratchford penalty, 40mins, 20-4; Dufty try, 44mins, Ratchford goal, 26-4; Senior try, 50mins, 26-8; Thewlis try, 76mins, 30-8
Penalties: Wolves 4 Tigers 3
Referee: Aaron Moore
Attendance: 8,483
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