WHEN Kevin Penny touched down his first try of the season to put Wolves within four points of Saints with three minutes to go on Friday he was confident of winning the game.

He said: "There was never a stage where I thought the game was gone.

"We were always in with a chance but you can't give penalties away like we did in that game."

Penny, favourite at the start of the season to finish top of Super League's try-scoring charts by the end of the campaign, has not failed to score in any game he has started for Wolves at Knowsley Road.

"I wouldn't mind going to Saints and not scoring but winning though," he said.

It has been 14 years since Wolves have won at Knowlsey Road and he added: "It's something that we've got to turn around and turn around fast."

Unless Saints draw Wolves at home in the Challenge Cup, the next opportunity to break the hoodoo will be on August 8 when the sides meet at Knowsley Road for a second time.

But attention has now turned to the team's first trek over the Pennines this season.

Wolves face a Hull KR side that pushed champions Leeds Rhinos to the wire in their first game of the season before defeating St Helens at home and Catalans Dragons away.

The Robins' start to the season clearly indicates Wolves will not have the kind of 60-20 romp they enjoyed at Craven Park last July.

"Absolutely not," said Penny.

"There is not one easy game in Super League.

"Every club has recruited well, anyone can beat anyone.

"But that means the game will be there for the taking on Sunday.

"We're going to take the positives out of Friday's defeat at Saints and take them into the clash with Hull KR and hopefully build on that."

* There will be more from our interview with Kevin Penny in Thursday's Warrington Guardian.