Warrington Wolves outgun Leeds Rhinos in under 20s Grand Final glory day (From Warrington Guardian)
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Warrington Wolves outgun Leeds Rhinos in under 20s Grand Final glory day
12:57pm Saturday 29th September 2012 in Wolves news By Mike Parsons
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- TEAMS:
- Wolves: Jordan Burke; Gene Ormsby, Rhys Evans, James Saltonstall, Rhys Williams; James Mendeika, Bobbie Goulding; Glenn Riley, Brad Dwyer, Ben Evans, James Laithwaite, Ben Currie, Matty Blythe. Subs: Brooke Broughton, Liam, Hulme, Danny Bridge, Gavin Bennion.
- Rhinos: Jimmy Watson; James Duckworth, Luke Briscoe, Alex Foster, Mo Agoro; Liam Sutcliffe, Ben White; Daniel Smith, Liam Hood, Richard Moore, Aaron Brown, Weller Hauraki, Brad Singleton. Subs: Sean Casey, Colton Roche, Thomas Minns, Matty Syron.
3:10pm
Man of the match Rhys Evans says: "It's an amazing feeling for the lads. We've put a lot of hard work into this year. Last year we came up one short, losing to Wigan in the final, so there was a big ethos about winning this game and we thoroughly deserved it I thought."
3:08pm
Wolves under 20s head coach Richard Marshall says: "I was really pleased with our performance. I thought we defended really well, probably the best we have defended all year. We shut down a lot of their threats. Their coach was full of priase for our young players."
2:44pm
Quotes from the camp to follow shortly.
2:43pm
A fitting finale to a great season from Wolves' under 20s. They have delivered some entertaining rugby all year, showing the future is bright for the club.
2:42pm
Great scenes at The Halliwell Jones Stadium as the Wolves players jump and punch the air in delight and a standing ovation from a healthy crowd in the North Stand.
2:41pm
FULL TIME: Warrington Wolves 36 Leeds Rhinos 20. Wolves are champions as well as League Leaders' Shield winners. Rhys Evans named man of the match.
2:37pm
78mins: Weller Hauraki has limped from the field.
2:34pm
74mins: GOAL. Markers not square at the play the ball, handing Bobbie Goudling a simple pently goal from in front of the sticks. Barring a miracle recovery from Leeds, it's game over, 36-20.
2:18pm
58mins: TRY. Matty Blythe burrows over from the play-the-ball after Brooke Broughton had been held up short. Bobbie Goulding bangs over the extras and the next try for both teams is going to be crucial, 34-20
2:12pm
51mins: TRY. Ben Currie puts Liam Hulme over with a basketball pass after another power surge. The score came after a maizy touchline run from Rhys Evans. Bobbie Goulding sticks the ball between the posts for the bonus two points, 28-20.
2:08pm
48mins. TRY. Perfect response from Wolves after Ben White made a hash of collecting the restart. On the second tackle after the goal-line drop out Ben Currie powers over with a determined run and Bobbie Goulding makes no mistake with the conversion, 22-20.
2:05pm
46mins: TRY. That man Weller Hauraki again is causing havoc. The Super League squadman bumps off Rhys Evans and hands over to Alex Foster for his second try and Ben White adds the extras to give Leeds the lead for the first time, 16-20.
2:01pm
41mins: TRY. Mo Agoro walks over after Liam Hood slips pass out of the back door to make the most of Aaron Brown's break in the first set of the second period. Ben White is wide from the touchline but Wolves appear to be still in the dressing rooms and need to liven up, 16-14.
1:58pm
Second half is underway with Wolves against the wind.
1:44pm
HALF TIME: Warrington Wolves 16 Leeds Rhinos 10
1:42pm
39mins: TRY. A penalty put Wolves on the attack and the ball is kept alive along the line where Matty Blythe offloads for substitute prop Gavin Bennion to dive over. Bobbie Goulding is wide with the conversion attempt, 16-10.
1:38pm
36mins: TRY. Weller Hauraki accepts drop off pass from Ben White and barges over from close range to the left of the sticks. White lands the goal, 12-10.
1:27pm
25mins: TRY. Wolves fire back with James Laithwaite attacking the line and feeding a lovely short pass for substitute prop Brooke Broughton to crash over. Goulding adds the extras from in front of the posts, 12-4.
1:23pm
20mins: TRY. Leeds cash in on Bobbie Goulding's kick going straight into touch. Experienced Weller Hauraki slipped a tackle and squeezed centre Alex Foster over in the corner, too wide out for Ben White to convert, 6-4.
1:12pm
10mins: TRY. First blood to Warrington Wolves. Leeds were under pressure after scrum half Ben White dropped Bobbie Goulding's high kick. After Brad Dwyer was held up short, James Mendeika's grubber kick was perfect for Rhys Evans to pick up and ghost over between two tacklers from short range. Goulding added the conversion, 6-0.
1:07pm
5mins: Windy conditions making handling difficult. Leeds, no doubt spurred on by their first team's 13-12 defeat of Wigan last night, are winning the early territorial battle.
1:00pm
1pm: Match kicks off
