By Gary Slater Published: 9:38PM GMT twenty February 2010
A impulse of luminosity from eventuality Sam Tomkins gave Wigan their initial feat at the Halliwell Jones Stadium to send the Warriors to the tip of the rivet Super League after a stirring WW derby.
Wigan had lost on their 7 prior visits to the ground, Warrington"s home given 2004, and looked to be streamer for an additional better when they trailed 16-4 at half-time.
Leeds twenty-two Salford 10 Warrington and Wigan opposed for tip mark Newton dangling after certain exam Morley privileged to fool around Wigan Rugby league"s plea Sport on radioBut the Warriors never gave up and had leveled the scores at 16-16 when Tomkins, Super League"s immature player of the year last season, took counts in to his own hands.
Receiving the round on half-way on the last tackle, he chipped forward in to space, regathered and found harlot Thomas Leuluai in support. Leuluai, in turn, sent Joel Tomkins, Sam"s brother, over nearby the posts.
Pat Richards" acclimatisation hermetic the victory, nonetheless Warrington thought they had snatched the points when David Solomona crashed over for what would have been his second try a notation from time, but the video arbitrate refused to concede it.
The video arbitrate was called on five times and each time he ruled opposite Warrington. "I"m not a fan of the video ref," pronounced Tony Smith, the Warrington coach. "It creates as most debate as it fixes and it stops the movement of the game."
Warrington will pinpoint the loss of talismanic eventuality Lee Briers with ankle vinculum repairs after 50 mins as the game"s main eventuality as until that impulse they had looked to be in command. After that Wigan took charge.
Wigan had scored first, with a shining try from full-back Amos Roberts, but could not cope with the energy and unrestrained of Smith"s side in the initial half.
Hooker Michael Monaghan sent scrum-half Richie Myler over from close range prior to Chris Riley crossed at the dilemma for his seventh try in 3 games.
Monaghan thought he had scored Warrington"s third try after looming to hold down a Briers grubber flog but the video arbitrate ruled that the round had not been scrupulously grounded.
Wigan"s postpone was usually proxy as surrogate Solomona shortly smashed his approach over from 10 yards with Briers" acclimatisation creation the half-time measure 16-4.
Once Briers was out of the approach Wigan took full value with a second try from Roberts and one from winger Darrell Goulding, both awarded by the video referee, and a strong touchline acclimatisation from Richards to have the measure 16-14. A Richard chastisement leveled it at 16-16 prior to Tomkins struck.
Even afterwards Warrington were not accomplished and a Louis Anderson try done it 22-20 but Chris Bridge longed for the flog and Wigan were tip of the table.
"It"s great to see the players removing the prerogative for all the tough work they put in during pre-season but it"s early days," pronounced Michael Maguire, the Wigan coach.
All eyes Sunday will be on the Twickenham Stoop where Harlequins RL perform the Australian champions, Melbourne Storm, kick-off 2pm, as they hope for for their Gillette World Club Challenge compare opposite Leeds Rhinos at Elland Road subsequent Sunday.
Match details
Warrington: Mathers; King, Bridge, Atkins, Riley; Briers, Myler; Morley, Monaghan, Carvell, L Anderson, Westwood, Harrison. Subs: Higham, Wood, Grix, Solomona. Wigan: Roberts; Goulding, Gleeson, Carmont, Richards; S Tomkins, Deacon; Fielden, Leuluai, Coley, Hansen, J Tomkins, O"Loughlin. Subs: Prescott, Bailey, Paleaaesina, Mossop. Referee: R Silverwood (Mirfield).Att: 13,024
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