MIKE ATKINSON

STOCKPORT’S best performance of the season resulted in a 38-28 win at home against visitors Warrington.

This was an excellent game with both teams playing attacking rugby and scoring nine tries between them.

Stockport had their strongest side this season on the pitch and they played with ambition and accuracy to score 5 tries.

Warrington made a very good contribution to the game with their backs running well and challenging a much improved Stockport defence.

This results leaves Stockport in 6th place in the table with 4 games left to play.

An excellent start had Stockport on the score board after a minute, Dan Brotherton collected the kick off as Warrington failed to deal with it and made ground towards the visitors line.

After 4 phases of pressure, lock Dean Schofield

Stockport replied with probably their best try of the season

go over for a try, converted to get a 14-0 lead.

Stockport over threw a line out in their own 22 and the Warrington prop latched on to the ball and beat two tacklers to score a try converted by their 9 for 14-7 after 20 minutes.

A good run out of defence by centre Josh Schofield got Stockport on the attack again and after a penalty and line out Jordan