RATCHFORD MAKES A SPLASH TO SINK CAS
WARRINGTON coach Steve Price praised his side’s resilience yesterday after they overcame atrocious conditions to beat Castleford 18-6 in a mud bath at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle.
The Wolves scored tries at the end of each half through Toby King and Daryl Clark but were indebted to the marksmanship of Stefan Ratchford, whose three penalty goals were crucial.
‘That was tough going considering the conditions,’ Price said. ‘I’ve just spoken to Hilly (captain Chris Hill) and he’s never played in those conditions before.
‘I was always keen to play the game and it’s credit to Cas for going above and beyond to get the game to go ahead.
‘We had to play well against a good football team and our completion rate was 83 per cent. Sometimes you don’t need to look fancy. It was a tough battle and it’s good to get away with the two points.’
WIGAN got back to winning ways as they ran in eight tries in more testing conditions to hammer
HULL KR 44-6. Fresh from losing a bruising derby to St Helens, the Warriors took a firm hold of the game with five tries in 13 minutes through Sam Tomkins, Liam Farrell (two), George Williams and Liam Marshall as Hull KR failed to create a clear chance.
Marshall was the hero in the second period as he scored three tries to take his match total to four as Wigan recorded their sixth win from eight games in 2018.
Marc Sneyd’s 50-metre drop goal with 90 seconds left gave HULL FC a 27-26 win over WAKEFIELD at the KCOM Stadium.