After a 'bye' week due to the Salford postponement, Wigan u19's returned to action as they hosted table toppers Warrington who after only one defeat all season came into the game on the back of a loss to St Helens and hoping to avoid successive losses to close rivals.
Both sides had a mixed start to the game but it was the Warriors who posted the first score and in stunning style as a intercept from Liam Forsyth saw him dash 80m before crossing the Wolves line with the chasing pack trialing behind, Jake Shorrocks added a successful conversion to put the hosts 6-0 in front after only 12 minutes.
As the top point scorers and runaway leaders this season, a quick response was expected from Warrington but in fact they fell further behind just four minutes later as David Thompson crossed for Wigan and despite a miss from a tough angle for Jake Shorrocks, Wigan now led 10-0.
Wigan could have increased the lead further but were denied by a strong Warrington defence, one which has seen them leak less than 300 points this year but their barrier suffered a dent for the third time when a clever pass from Brad Lawrence saw him find Ryan Sutton who crossed for a try and Jake Shorrocks duly converted for 16-0.
Warrington looked a shadow of their 2014 record when they allowed Wigan in for the fourth time on the evening just before half-time as Nick Gregson crossed for a try to continue his fine scoring spree in 2014 but a tough angle saw Jake Shorrocks unable to convert as Wigan led 20-0.
Wigan added to their lead with two further tries before the hour with a try from Liam Marshall followed by a superbly worked try from Liam Forsyth which was a the result of a fine kick from Jamie Doran with Jake Shorrocks converting both for a 32-0 lead.
Warrington finally found an end product to their attack as they laid the foundations for a comeback with two tries in as many minutes from Toby King and Jack Johnson with Declan Patton converting once from the two attempts to reduce the deficit to 32-10.
Wigan confirmed a surprisingly comfortable win with a try from Jack Higginson in the 74th minute and despite Jake Shorrocks failing to convert the gap between the two sides had stretched to 26 points at 36-10. Warrington did have the last say on the result and in bizarre circumstances as an attacking kick from the Wolves evaded the Wigan defenders and a Warrington attacker before Ryan Maneely collected the ball and crossed for a try with Declan Patton converting for a final scoreline of 36-16.
Wigan's win sees them remain in third place but just a point behind St Helens who suffered defeat earlier today to Huddersfield and seven behind Warrington.
Both sides had a mixed start to the game but it was the Warriors who posted the first score and in stunning style as a intercept from Liam Forsyth saw him dash 80m before crossing the Wolves line with the chasing pack trialing behind, Jake Shorrocks added a successful conversion to put the hosts 6-0 in front after only 12 minutes.
As the top point scorers and runaway leaders this season, a quick response was expected from Warrington but in fact they fell further behind just four minutes later as David Thompson crossed for Wigan and despite a miss from a tough angle for Jake Shorrocks, Wigan now led 10-0.
Wigan could have increased the lead further but were denied by a strong Warrington defence, one which has seen them leak less than 300 points this year but their barrier suffered a dent for the third time when a clever pass from Brad Lawrence saw him find Ryan Sutton who crossed for a try and Jake Shorrocks duly converted for 16-0.
Warrington looked a shadow of their 2014 record when they allowed Wigan in for the fourth time on the evening just before half-time as Nick Gregson crossed for a try to continue his fine scoring spree in 2014 but a tough angle saw Jake Shorrocks unable to convert as Wigan led 20-0.
Wigan added to their lead with two further tries before the hour with a try from Liam Marshall followed by a superbly worked try from Liam Forsyth which was a the result of a fine kick from Jamie Doran with Jake Shorrocks converting both for a 32-0 lead.
Warrington finally found an end product to their attack as they laid the foundations for a comeback with two tries in as many minutes from Toby King and Jack Johnson with Declan Patton converting once from the two attempts to reduce the deficit to 32-10.
Wigan confirmed a surprisingly comfortable win with a try from Jack Higginson in the 74th minute and despite Jake Shorrocks failing to convert the gap between the two sides had stretched to 26 points at 36-10. Warrington did have the last say on the result and in bizarre circumstances as an attacking kick from the Wolves evaded the Wigan defenders and a Warrington attacker before Ryan Maneely collected the ball and crossed for a try with Declan Patton converting for a final scoreline of 36-16.
Wigan's win sees them remain in third place but just a point behind St Helens who suffered defeat earlier today to Huddersfield and seven behind Warrington.
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