Warrington stage late fightback to beat Leeds
Warrington Wolves produced a second-half fightback to beat Leeds Rhinos in the 5,000th game to be played in Super League.After Arron Lindop had put the hosts in front with a fine individual try, Leeds crossed three times without reply either side of half-time.Tries from James McDonnell, Riley Lumb and Ryan Hall gave the Rhinos a 14-6 advantage midway through the second period.But Stefan Ratchford's converted try took Warrington back within two points and, with Leeds' Keenan Palasia in the sin-bin late on, Jake Thewlis dived over in the corner to secure a fourth win in six league outings for the Wire in 2025.More to follow.
Warrington: Dufty; Thewlis, Ratchford, Currie, Lindop; Williams, Sneyd; Musgrove, Walker, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Harrison.Interchanges: Yates, Powell, Philbin, Wood.Leeds: Miller; Lumb, Newman, Handley, Hall; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, O'Connor, Jenkins, Bentley, McDonnell, Palasia.Interchanges: Lisone, Gannon, Holroyd, Sinfield.Referee: Tom Grant.
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