WARRINGTON WOLVES' youngsters were impressive in their friendly victory over Rochdale Hornets.
Stand-off Riley Dean starred with a try and four goals as The Wire saw off the Championship side at the Crown Oil Arena.
Sitaleki Akauola, Padraig Anglin and Jamie Abram also scored for Wolves.
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RE-CAP > The match as it happened
Match facts:
Pre-season friendly
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Rochdale Hornets…20 Warrington Wolves…24
Hornets: Dan Abram; Shaun Ainscough, Jordan Case, Ben Morris, Brandon Wood; Elliot Jenkins, Stu Howarth; Carl Forster, Scott Moore, Joe Ryan, Lee Mitchell, Mike Weldon, Ryan Millington. Subs: Ellis Gillam, Dec Gregory, Liam Carberry, Tyler Whittaker, Seta Tala, Jack Cottington.
Wolves: Josh Thewlis; Lewis Hall, Cole Oakley, Nathan Roebuck, Henry Collins; Riley Dean, David Gibbons; Sitaleki Akauola, Padraig Anglin-Sheedy, Pat Moran, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Harvey Livett, Matt Davis. Subs: Jamie Abram, Ellis Robson, Jacob Chamberlain, Tayler Brown, Daniel Harper, Liam Brinksman, Jack Wright, Luis Johnson.
Scoring: Mitchell try, 4mins, D Abram goal, 6-0; Dean try, 12mins, Dean goal, 6-6; Anglin try, 15mins, Dean goal, 6-12; Akauola try, 23mins, Dean goal, 6-18; J Abram try, 46mins, Dean goal, 6-24; Weldon try, 60mins, 10-24; Ainscough try, 65mins, 14-24; Case try, 77mins, D Abram goal, 20-24.
Penalties: Hornets 7 Wolves 9
Sin bin: Moore (Hornets, 25mins, high tackle), Collins (Wolves, 44mins, dissent)
Referee: Chris Kendall
Attendance: 736
@JoshThewlis_1 was immense only 16 years old did really good
— Kevin Byrne (@kbyrne7) January 26, 2019
Good hitout with the boys today and a top win aswell @wolvesrl https://t.co/AijeAUOdNP
— Ellis Robson (@EllisRobson2) January 26, 2019
Good to get a hit out and get the win, lot to build on going into the season🐺 @wolvesrl https://t.co/1uf7vnGEDS
— Riley (@_rileydean1) January 26, 2019
Brilliant effort by a young @wolvesrl side. The future looks very bright! #AllForTheWire
— Adam Berry (@adamberry92) January 26, 2019
That was a good performance from a young @wolvesrl side; Riley Dean and @mattwilldavis7 were the pick of the bunch.
— Johnny Gordon (@JohnnyGordon6) January 26, 2019
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