THE Wire picked up their first win of the 2020 season in stunning style this evening.
Defending champions St Helens were comfortably beaten at The Halliwell Jones Stadium by a Wire display of steel and enterprise.
Daryl Clark, Tom Lineham and Josh Charnley scored tries, with Stefan Ratchford adding three goals and Blake Austin a drop goal.
Saints - so often rampant last season - were kept off the scoresheet for the first time since June 2016.
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Match facts
Super League, Round Two
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Warrington Wolves...19 St Helens...0
Wolves: Matty Ashton; Josh Charnley, Anthony Gelling, Toby King, Tom Lineham; Blake Austin, Stefan Ratchford; Joe Philbin, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Ben Currie, Jason Clark. Subs: Sitaleki Akauola, Danny Walker, Luther Burrell, Matt Davis
Saints: Jack Welsby; Kevin Naiqama, Matty Costello, Mark Percival, Regan Grace; Jonny Lomax, Theo Fages; Matty Lees, James Bentley, Luke Thompson, Dom Peyroux, Zeb Taia, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Subs: Joe Batchelor, Jack Ashworth, Joseph Paulo, Aaron Smith
Scoring: Ratchford penalty, 18mins, 2-0; D Clark try, 32mins, 6-0; Lineham try, 35mins, Ratchford goal, 12-0; Austin drop goal, 40mins, 13-0; Charnley try, 54mins, 17-0; Ratchford penalty, 68mins, 19-0
Penalties: Wolves 9 Saints 8
Referee: Chris Kendall
Attendance: 12,562
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