WARRINGTON Wolves took command in the second half as they ended the Super 8s campaign with a win at Wakefield Trinity.
Toby Kingβs score on the stroke of half-time left The Wire a point behind and it spurred them to better things as they hit the front through Stefan Ratchford and Jack Hughes.
Despite a response from Ryan Hampshire, Dec Patton looked to have sealed it and then Ben Jones-Bishop gave Wakey a lifeline with six minutes to go.
The conversion miss left The Wire seven points in front and a Ryan Atkins interception try four minutes from time wrapped up the win.
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MATCH FACTS:
Super 8s Round 7, Friday, September 28, 2018
Wakefield Trinity 23 Warrington Wolves 36
Trinity: Max Jowitt; Joe Arundel, Bill Tupou, Reece Lyne, Ben Jones-Bishop; Jacob Miller, Ryan Hampshire; Pauli Pauli, Tyler Randell, Tinirau Arona, Matty Ashurst, James Batchelor, Jordan Crowther. Subs: Kyle Wood, Craig Huby, Justin Horo, Chris Annakin.
Wolves: Stefan Ratchford; Josh Charnley, Ryan Atkins, Toby King, Bryson Goodwin; Harvey Livett, Dec Patton; Chris Hill, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Jack Hughes, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Ben Westwood. Subs: Joe Philbin, George King, Sitaleki Akauola, Morgan Smith.
Scoring: Randell try, 4mins, Hampshire goal, 6-0; Murdoch-Masila try, 17mins, Paton conversion, 6-6; Arundel try, 24mins, Hampshire conversion, 12-6; Hampshire drop goal, 39mins, 13-6; Toby King try, 40mins, Patton goal, 13-12; Ratchford try, 48mins, Patton goal, 13-18; Hughes try, 52mins, Patton goal, 13-24; Hampshire try, 59mins, Hampshire goal, 19-24; Patton try, 69mins, Patton goal, 19-30; Jones-Bishop try, 73mins, 23-30; Atkins try, 76mins, Patton goal, 23-36.
Penalties: Trinity 9 Wolves 6
Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Attendance: 4,140
Top man: Vote here
Great win heading into the semi next week πππ
β Mark Isherwood (Ish) (@Mark_Ish_) September 28, 2018
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Great win from @wolvesrl tonight to finish general @SuperLeague season, looking forward to semifinals @Saints1890 on Thursday ππππ @rararyan85 @bennie_westwood @WireFM @warringtonnews @warringtonworld
β Dave Thompson MBE DL (@davet21) September 28, 2018
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