Warrington Wolves 42 London Broncos 0, Challenge Cup

Papua New Guinea international Rodrick Tai marked his Wire debut with a try as Sam Burgess’ men eased to a comfortable win over London Broncos, whom they beat handsomely for the second time in less than a week.

Matty Ashton failed to score in the capital last week, but he made up for it on home soil with a hat-trick of tries while his fellow winger Josh Thewlis touched down twice, including the opener in the very first minute of the game to set the tone for a dominant afternoon.

Jordy Crowther also crossed for his first try in Warrington colours, with Toby King also touching down while Matty Nicholson marked his return from injury with the game's final score.

Matty Ashton is congratulated following the first of his three tries (Image: Mike Boden)

Warrington 42 London 0 - post-match reaction

> THE FINAL WORD: Plenty for Burgess to be encouraged by as bigger tests await

> The exclusive club Rodrick Tai joined by making his Wire debut on Saturday

> THE MORNING AFTER: Professionalism, clean sheets and a promising debut

> The area of Wire's display against London that pleased Sam Burgess the most

> Full post-match injury update from Sam Burgess, including why Joe Bullock did not come off the bench

> WIRE SOCIAL: Fans react to routine Challenge Cup victory

> Full details for Monday's Challenge Cup quarter-final draw

> Re-live the action from The Halliwell Jones Stadium as it happened

Match facts:

Challenge Cup, sixth round

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Warrington Wolves...42 London Broncos...0

Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Rodrick Tai, Toby King, Matty Ashton; Stefan Ratchford, Leon Hayes; ,James Harrison, Danny Walker, Paul Vaughan, Adam Holroyd, Joe Philbin, Jordy Crowther. Subs: Matty Nicholson, Zane Musgrove, Sam Powell. Not used: Joe Bullock. 18th man: Connor Wrench

Broncos: Alex Walker; Gideon Boafo, Jarred Bassett, Hakim Miloudi, Lee Kershaw; Oli Leyland, James Meadows; Rhys Kennedy, Sam Davis, Jordan Williams, Robbie Storey, Marcus Stock, Dean Parata. Subs: Rob Butler, Joe Stocks, Jack Hughes, Jensen Monk. 18th man: Iliess Macani

Scoring: Thewlis try, 1min, Ratchford goal, 6-0; Crowther try, 18mins, Ratchford goal, 12-0; Tai try, 26mins, 16-0; King try, 31mins, 20-0; Ashton try, 39mins, 24-0; Thewlis try, 48mins, Ratchford goal, 30-0; Ashton try, 53mins, 34-0; Ashton try, 66mins, 38-0; Nicholson try, 72mins, 42-0

Penalties: Wolves 5 Broncos 4

Referee: Tom Grant

Attendance: 3,416

Josh Thewlis sprints clear to score his second try (Image: Mike Boden)