Warrington's Play-off Hopes Hit By Loss At Giants

Betfred Super League

Huddersfield (6) 23

Tries: McGowan, Gagai, Flanagan 2 Goals: Flanagan 3 Drop-goal: Russell

Warrington (10) 10

Tries: Wrench, King Goal: Sneyd

Warrington Wolves' Super League play-off hopes suffered a perchance fatal rustle arsenic they were beaten 23-10 astatine Huddersfield Giants.

It was a crippled afloat of twists and turns, pinch Huddersfield taking nan lead done Aidan McGowan's try.

Connor Wrench and Toby King put Warrington 10-6 successful beforehand astatine half-time.

But Jacob Gagai and a George Flanagan double, positive an Oliver Russell drop-goal, secured triumph for nan location side.

Defeat leaves Warrington 5 points down sixth-placed Hull FC, successful nan last play-off spot, pinch only 4 games of nan regular play remaining.

Despite being put nether early pressure, nan Giants went successful beforehand erstwhile McGowan crossed successful nan corner.

The video referee overturned an first nary effort decision, judging nan shot to person been grounded reasonably aft awesome activity by Flanagan, who converted from a difficult angle.

Warrington deed backmost moments later erstwhile Flanagan mislaid nan shot to Wrench connected nan statement aft Mark Sneyd's guardant kick. The video referee confirmed nan decision, earlier Sneyd grounded to person from adjacent range.

The crippled turned connected its caput erstwhile Matt Dufty, backmost successful nan Wolves broadside aft a disciplinary issue, fed King to people successful a 5th successive crippled against Huddersfield, pinch Sneyd adding nan extras.

Warrington were forced backmost by nan hosts early successful nan 2nd half, but they were patient successful defence. Wrench did brilliantly to trim retired Russell's searching footwear connected nan statement arsenic Gagai lurked pinch intent.

The aforesaid operation yet worked 15 minutes from time, pinch Gagai crossing for his 10th effort of nan play aft immoderate superb improvisation. Flanagan missed his footwear and pinch that nan chance to return nan lead.

But that miss only fuelled nan Giants' desire. They sensed an opportunity and took it erstwhile Gagai fed Flanagan, who drove complete nan statement earlier converting his ain try.

Any Warrington guidance was surgery by nan clip Russell kicked a drop-goal and Flanagan rounded nan time disconnected pinch different converted try.

Huddersfield: Flanagan, McGowan, Gagai, Bibby, Halsall, Rush, Russell, Rogers, Woolford, Powell, Rushton, Greenwood, Cudjoe

Interchanges: Golding, English, Wilson, Burgess

Warrington: Dufty, Jake Thewis, Wrench, King, Josh Thewis, Williams, Sneyd, Yates, Walker, Matterson, Stone, Fitzgibbon. Currie

Interchanges: Thomas, Powell, Holroyd, Harrison

Referee: Aaron Moore.