WARRINGTON Wolves are into the Challenge Cup quarter finals - but were made to work hard for it.
Championship outfit Swinton Lions were worthy adversaries and led their more illustrious visitors for much of the first half.
In the end, a late flurry of points in either half gave the scoreline a more convincing look and helped The Wire book a quarter-final tie against Catalans Dragons.
Toby King kept up his rich vein of try-scoring form by crossing twice, with Tom Lineham also going over.
Blake Austin, Matty Ashton and Danny Walker also notched tries for Steve Price's side.
> GUARDIAN VERDICT: A display that will have Wire's rivals licking their lips
> Watch all of the tries from Warrington Wolves' win at Heywood Road here
> WIRE SOCIAL: 'Pre-season level played at half-pace by a half-interested team'
> The thoughts of Steve Price on his side's display plus an injury update on Matty Ashton
> VOTE: Choose your Warrington Wolves man of the match from the win over Swinton
> Re-live Warrington Wolves' Challenge Cup victory here
Match facts:
Challenge Cup, third round
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Swinton Lions...8 Warrington Wolves...32
Lions: Mike Butt; Richard Lepori, Mitch Cox, Rhodri Lloyd, Luis Roberts; Martyn Ridyard, Jack Hansen; Louis Brogan, Luke Waterworth, Sam Brooks, Deane Meadows, Nick Gregson, Will Hope. Subs: Tayler Brown, Paddy Jones, Cobi Green, Jordan Brown
Wolves: Matty Ashton; Josh Charnley, Jake Mamo, Toby King, Tom Lineham; Blake Austin, Stefan Ratchford; Chris Hill, Daryl Clark, Joe Philbin, Ellis Robson, Ben Currie, Jason Clark. Subs: Robbie Mulhern, Rob Butler, Danny Walker, Matt Davis
Scoring: King try, 5mins, 0-4; Roberts try, 14mins, Ridyard goal, 6-4; Ridyard penalty, 18mins, 8-4; Lineham try, 28mins, 8-8; King try, 33mins, Ratchford goal, 8-14; Austin try, 36mins, Ratchford goal, 8-20; Ashton try, 67mins, Ratchford goal, 8-26; Walker try, 73mins, Ratchford goal, 8-32
Penalties: Lions 5 Wolves 9
Referee: Tom Grant
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