WARRINGTON Wolves have been defeated 16-10 by Wigan Warriors in Super League 2020 Round One.
But they kept in the hunt until the final hooter despite Chris Hill's dismissal for a high tackle on Sam Powell in the 23rd minute.
They even played 10 minutes with 11 men late on when Mike Cooper went into the sin-bin for a trip on Bevan French.
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Match facts:
Super League Round One, Thursday, January 30, 2020
Wigan Warriors...16 Warrington Wolves...10
Warriors: Bevan French; Liam Marshall, Zak Hardaker, Jake Bibby, Joe Burgess; Tommy Leuluai, Jackson Hastings; Oliver Partington, Sam Powell, George Burgess, Willie Isa, Liam Farrell, Sean O'Loughlin. Subs: Liam Byrne, Tony Clubb, Ethan Havard, Morgan Smithies.
Wolves: Matty Ashton; Josh Charnley, Anthony Gelling, Toby King, Tom Lineham; Blake Austin, Stefan Ratchford; Chris Hill, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Ben Currie, Jason Clark. Subs: Joe Philbin, Sitaleki Akauola, Danny Walker, Luther Burrell.
Scoring: Ratchford penalty, 8mins, 0-2; Murdoch-Masila try, 14mins, Ratchford goal, 0-8; French try, 18mins, Hardaker goal, 6-8; Powell try, 23mins, Hardaker goal, 12-8; Ratchford penalty, 28mins, 12-10; Marshall try, 65mins, 16-10
Sent off: Hill, 23mins, high tackle
Sin-bin: Cooper, 63mins, trip
Penalties: Warriors 7 Wolves 8
Referee: Chris Kendall
Attendance: 15,040
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