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29-06-2025
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Josh Thewlis on his spectacular try, gaining confidence and key defensive play
Josh Thewlis touches down for the opening try against Hull FC after breaking from deep inside his own half (Image: Paul Currie/ WARRINGTON Wolves needed a good start against Hull FC, and Josh Thewlis provided it in spectacular fashion. With The Wire tasked with coming off their own line early in the game, the winger – back in his regular position after two games at full-back – burst through the Black and Whites defence and streaked home from almost the full length of the field. Advertisement From there, his side never looked back and secured a victory that keeps them alive in the play-off race, when defeat would have all but ended their hopes. 'It was just a yardage carry, I got my nose through and away I went,' the older Thewlis brother told the Warrington Guardian post-match as he completed another game alongside younger sibling Jake, who was on the opposite wing. 'We've been working hard lately and sticking to process and it showed today. 'It was a pretty easy switch – we do two or three training sessions a week so it was just picking up my job again. I spoke to Sam (Burgess) and it's a case of wherever the team needs me. Advertisement 'It was good going back to full-back – you see the game a lot differently – but it's good to be back on the right edge and building some connections with Rod (Tai) and George (Williams).' On the victory, he added: 'We did need it. Closing that gap between us and the six is definitely something we spoke about this week. 'It was either going to be seven points after today or three, and we've made it three so we're back in touch. Hopefully we can charge now for the rest of the season. 'It's been tough recently – we've been putting a lot of effort into games without coming away with points and wins. 'The players have been frustrated more than anyone – I get fans are frustrated as well – but it's good to see us get the benefits out of our hard work. Advertisement 'I think we can gain a lot of confidence from that.' Thewlis the younger joined his brother on the scoresheet shortly afterwards as Warrington struck out into a 12-0 lead, but a nervy second half appeared to be in store after the visitors narrowed the gap to two points with a surge late in the opening period. However, The Wire nailed their start again after the break and back-to-back tries from Sam Powell and Lachlan Fitzgibbon stretched them out to an unassailable lead. 'We spoke about our start all week – Hull have got a good starting pack that come hard with Herman Ese'ese leading it,' Thewlis said. Advertisement 'Our three middles got after it this week and we got a 12-0 start. 'They pegged us back with some unanswered points but in the second half, our emphasis was on going hard again and I think we delivered on both of them.' Warrington kept Hull pretty much at arm's length for the rest of the game, but there was time for a scare when Lewis Martin crossed on Thewlis' right edge. However, video referee Jack Smith chalked the try off after replays showed centre partner Rodrick Tai had done enough to force Martin into touch before he grounded the ball. 'We spoke about moments and winning more of them,' Thewlis said. Advertisement 'Our system works but it's about making one-on-ones and Rod getting around and making that kind of tackle is part of our system. 'It was a massive effort – the game could have been in the swing there but that popped their bubble a bit.'
Yahoo
04-05-2025
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Magic Weekend defeat for Warrington Wolves - post-match reaction
DEFENDING champions Wigan Warriors proved to be too much for a depleted Warrington Wolves side to overcome at Magic Weekend. However, it was not for lack of trying as they came agonisingly close to completing a remarkable late fightback. In the end, they were a missed conversion away from forcing golden point after Stefan Ratchford missed the goal from Jake Thewlis' second try, which narrowed the scores to 22-20 With a raft of key players including George Williams, Danny Walker, Matty Ashton and Marc Sneyd absent, a long afternoon looked to be in store for The Wire after they conceded two tries in as many first-half minutes to Jai Field and Bevan French but to their credit, they fought their way back. Jake Thewlis touched down before the break and when Rodrick Tai followed him over the line just after half time, Warrington had narrowed the gap to just two points. However, Abbas Miski and Adam Keighran touched down to get Wigan back out to arm's length and a seemingly safe margin. Once Joe Philbin rumbled over and Thewlis touched down for his second, however, the comeback was on but Burgess' boys fell just short. More post-match reaction to follow > Re-live the action from St James' Park as it happened here > INSTANT REACTION: Depleted Wire fall agonisingly short at Magic Match facts: Super League, Round 10 (Magic Weekend) Sunday, May 4, 2025 Wigan Warriors...22 Warrington Wolves...20 Warriors: Jai Field; Abbas Miski, Adam Keighran, Jake Wardle, Liam Marshall; Bevan French, Harry Smith; Liam Byrne, Brad O'Neill, Luke Thompson, Junior Nsemba, Liam Farrell, Kaide Ellis. Subs: Kruise Leeming, Tyler Dupree, Harvie Hill, Sam Walters. 18th man: Zach Eckersley Wolves: Matt Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Rodrick Tai, Arron Lindop, Jake Thewlis; Oli Leyland, Stefan Ratchford; Luke Yates, Sam Powell, Paul Vaughan, Adam Holroyd, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ben Currie. Subs: Zane Musgrove, James Harrison, Joe Philbin, Jordy Crowther. 18th man: Ewan Irwin Scoring: Field try, 11mins, Keighran goal, 6-0; French try, 14mins, Keighran goal, 12-0; Jake Thewlis try, 19mins, 12-4; Tai try, 43mins, Ratchford goal, 12-10; Miski try, 53mins, Keighran goal, 18-10; Keighran try, 70mins, 22-10; Philbin try, 74mins, Ratchford goal, 22-16; Jake Thewlis try, 76mins, 22-20 Penalties: Warriors 2 Wolves 8 Referee: Chris Kendall Attendance: TBC
BBC News
04-05-2025
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Wigan hold on for Magic win against Warrington
Betfred Super LeagueWigan (12) 22Tries: Field, French, Miski, Keighran Goals: Keighran 3Warrington (4) 20Tries: Thewlis 2, Tai, Philbin Goals: Ratchford 2 Wigan Warriors returned to second in Super League as they held on to beat Warrington Wolves in a Magic Weekend thriller at St James' Field dived in to put Wigan in front and Bevan French added to their tally soon after before Warrington's Jake Thewlis went in at the Tai ran in for the Wire after the break but Abbas Miski and Adam Keighran tries widened the gap for Philbin's powerful carry over the line set up a tense finale and Thewlis' second clawed Warrington to within two points, but Stefan Ratchford missed the extras as Wigan held on in the final few for Wigan means they move back to second place having been bumped down on Saturday by borough neighbours Leigh's win over is the second time Warrington have lost to Wigan this term, having been on the losing side in Las Vegas in March, but Sam Burgess' side produced a much better display this time despite the result. Wigan went ahead courtesy of Field's 14th try of the season in all competitions when he received French's offload and spotted a gap before rushing in to cross the try swiftly followed, but Wigan were given a bizarre advantage from referee Chris Kendall, who mistakenly obstructed Jake Thewlis before he could try to tackle the Warriors Thewlis responded in style to get Warrington going as he went in for their first try, but Wigan kept an eight-point advantage as Ratchford missed his kick at with George Williams, Marc Sneyd and Danny Walker on the sidelines, fielded Oli Leyland and Ratchford in the halves, with Leyland returning to the side for the first time since he was withdrawn in their chastening Las Vegas defeat by the an off-season signing from London Broncos, has been on the periphery since that loss and has seen opportunities further limited by the signing of Sneyd, but this was a more assured performance against a side he struggled against two months previously. Wigan thought they had moved further ahead when Field went in again, but Junior Nsemba was ruled to have obstructed Leyland during the was a case of deja vu when Wigan touched down just before half-time through Kruise Leeming, but it was again chalked off for Nsemba obstructing Leyland in the and Jake Thewlis combined in the build-up to Tai's score after the break but Miski ran in with ease following some sensational work from French and Field to send him through as Wigan kept added a try to his points tally in audacious fashion - having initially failed to receive a high kick, it bounced fortuitously for Jake Thewlis, but Keighran regained possession when the ball bounced loose and he managed to run in from distance, but not before wrongfooting Matt Dufty on the way to cantering in on the ensured Wigan would have to work for the points, however, as Philbin touched down with an outstretched arm with six minutes Wire were not done there - Dufty atoned for the error which led to Keighran's score by battering his way through the Wigan defence and running most of the length of the field before offloading to Josh Thewlis who then teed up his brother Jake to touch point was not to be for Burgess' side, however, as Ratchford could not slot his kick through the posts, meaning Wigan held on for a victory which had looked like it was going to be much more comfortable before a frantic final five minutes. Wigan: Field; Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Leeming, Dupree, Hill, Dufty; Josh Thewlis, Lindop, Tai, Jake Thewlis; Ratchford, Leyland; Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Harrison, Philbin, Musgrove, Chris Kendall.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
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RESERVES: Wire run riot after 'extremely frustrating' start
WARRINGTON Wolves' reserves turned on the style to extend their winning start to the season on Saturday. They had to overcome what head coach Ryan O'Brien labelled an 'extremely frustrating' first quarter which featured them conceding in the very first set of the game, but that was the extent of their hardship as they ran in 11 tries against Leigh Leopards. Three of those went to Frank Sergent as he completed a hat-trick, with fellow winger Jake Thewlis bagging a brace in a 58-8 victory at Victoria Park. Zack Gardner, Joe Hickey and Tom McKinney all touched down in the first half with Nolan Tupaea, Flynn Holden and Oliver Morgan scoring after the break. Despite initially struggling and falling behind through a try from ex-Wolves centre Jack Darbyshire, who pounced on an error from a kick to touch down inside two minutes before adding another try after the break, O'Brien was pleased with how his players were able to ride out the danger and earn the right to express themselves. However, he picked out an area in which he says his players will be working hard ahead of their next game – a trip to face Bradford Bulls on Friday, March 28. 'The first quarter was extremely frustrating - we were coughing up far too much ball and could not string back-to-back sets together,' he said. 'It was pleasing, though, that we were resilient when defending our goal-line for the second week in a row. 'We were very clinical with the ball but were not great at controlling the ruck without it, so we need to spend a fair bit of time working on that over the coming weeks.' Wolves: Flynn Holden; Frank Sergent, James Duffy, Zack Gardner, Jake Thewlis; Joe Hickey, Ewan Irwin; Logan Raughter, Ben Hartill, Luke Thomas, Ewan Smith, Nolan Tupaea, Tom Whitehead. Subs: Oliver Morgan, Tom McKinney, Isaac Reid, Joe Bajer. 18th man: Daniel Regan
Yahoo
08-02-2025
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Whitehaven 4 Wire 44 - Burgess' boys progress in cup
WARRINGTON Wolves' got their 2025 season underway by safely progressing to the Challenge Cup fourth round thanks to a victory at League One side Whitehaven. More to follow > INSTANT REACTION: Job done for Wire in Cumbria > Re-live the action from the Ortus Rec here Match facts: Challenge Cup, third round Saturday, February 8, 2025 Whitehaven...4 Warrington Wolves...44 Haven: Jordan Burns; Mitchell Todd, Chris Taylor, Ethan Bickerdike, Jay Weatherill; Kieran Tyrer, Jack Newbegin; Jake Pearce, Luke Collins, Jordan Thomson, Connor Holliday, Rio McQuistan, Jack Kellett. Subs: Brad Brennan, Ellison Holgate, Mason Lewthwaite, Aaron Turnbull. 18th man: Josh Blinkhorn Wolves: Cai Taylor-Wray; Josh Thewlis, Rodrick Tai, Arron Lindop, Jake Thewlis; Stefan Ratchford, Oli Leyland; Luke Yates, Danny Walker, Zane Musgrove, Dan Russell, Adam Holroyd, Tom Whitehead. Subs: James Harrison, Luke Thomas, Max Wood, Ben Hartill. 18th man: Lucas Green Scoring: Walker try, 7mins, Ratchford goal, 0-6; Leyland try, 12mins, Ratchford goal, 0-12; Jake Thewlis try, 33mins, 0-16; Walker try, 39mins, Ratchford goal, 0-22; Jake Thewlis try, 44mins, 0-26; Taylor-Wray try, 50mins, Josh Thewlis goal, 0-32; Weatherill try, 59mins, 4-32; Taylor-Wray try, 67mins, Josh Thewlis goal, 4-38; Leyland try, 73mins, Josh Thewlis goal, 4-44 Penalties: Haven 2 Wolves 3 Sin bin: Weatherill (42mins, trip) Referee: Aaron Moore Attendance:
