6 March 2026
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York (18) 30
Tries: Jones-Bishop, Balmforth, Mata'afa, Vaughan, Harris Goals: Richardson 5
Warrington (22) 38
Tries: Stone 2, Thewlis 2, Taylor-Wray, Williams, Currie Goals: Sneyd 5
Warrington Wolves preserved their 100% start to the Super League season by holding back a perky York Knights side in an electrical high-scoring encounter.
The 30-38 scoreline consisted of 12 attempts shared between the sides, with a manic 40-point first half.
Josh Thewlis and Sam Stone arguably made the distinction for the visitors, contributing a pair of attempts each.
There was an unique minute for Ben Currie too, who scored his 100th try for Warrington in the second half.
The Wolves moved level with Wigan Warriors at the top of the table on six points, with York in ninth having actually won two out of their four games up until now.
With a quarter of an hour on the clock, it looked as though the very first Super League meeting between these two sides would be a really one-sided affair.
Stone, Thewlis and the outstanding Cai Taylor-Wray offered the visitors the best start with three quick scores, as the Wolves two times barged through the home defence either side of Taylor-Wray collecting a neat pass to review in the corner.
Fifteen minutes later, Warrington, exceptionally, found themselves behind following a storming resurgence from the home side.
Ben Jones-Bishop got the Knights on the board, before Denive Balmforth went over following wise hands from full-back Tom Mata'afa, who scored a shot of his own minutes later on to complete the turnaround.
The lead changed hands once again minutes later, Stone scoring his second shot to send the Wolves in 22-18 at the break.
The second half mirrored the very first, as the hosts came out of the traps slower than their more knowledgeable Super League challengers. George Williams crossed to score before Currie raised his century of tries for Warrington, from under the posts.
Still the hosts contradicted defeat, as Paul Vaughan, against his previous side, and Liam Harris declared attempts to bring the Knights within two points of their challengers.
Thewlis went over once again with 10 minutes to go, and Marc Sneyd transformed the extras as the Wolves saw out success.
They go back to action at Goole Vikings in the Challenge Cup on Saturday, 14 March, while York face Keighley Cougars in the exact same competitors.
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'We anticipate much better from ourselves' - reaction
York head coach Mark Applegarth told BBC Radio York:
"Fair play to Warrington, congratulations to them. They began really strong in both halves and we got caught.
"I was really happy with the spirit we revealed and how we got back into it, but there were some valuable lessons for us in all of that.
"If you score 30 points in a video game, that need to suffice to win it, however I thought we left some soft attempts out there.
"I thought we looked great on the front foot, but the momentum shifts at this level are huge, and these groups can publish some huge scores quite rapidly.
"We're not here to be pleased losers so it does sting a bit that we got ourselves back into the game and let it get away from us once again. We anticipate much better from ourselves."
York: Mata'afa; Jones-Bishop, Wood, Williams, Nofoaluma; Richardson, Harris; Martin, McShane, Vaughan, Field, Dee, Thompson.
Interchanges: Griffin, Balmforth, Va'a, Sangare.
Warrington: Taylor-Wray; Thewlis, King, Hopoate, Smith; Williams, Sneyd; Yates, Walker, Byrne, Harrison, Stone, Currie.
Interchanges: Powell, Sipley, Philbin, Tanginoa.