Barnett and Dymock elevate Broncos
Warrington Wolves 14 London Broncos 28
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Your support makes all the difference.The Broncos' first away win of the season elevated them to the play-off zone, as Warrington slumped to their seventh defeat, their worst ever run in Super League. Without a win since the opening day of the campaign, the Wolves at least showed a little more fire, but were always a poor second to a London side with too much craft and power, especially from Richie Barnett and Jim Dymock.
The first half-hour produced a couple of goals apiece and the sin-binning of Dale Laughton and Dymock after a furious punch-up, but only one try. It came thanks to the sheer quality of the Broncos' full-back, Barnett, returning Lee Briers' drop-out by shimmying past a series of tacklers and slipping the inside pass for Nigel Roy to score.
The Broncos' lead lasted until a scrum-based move in Warrington's own half sent Sid Domic racing away down the right and his pass allowed Rob Smyth to go in for the equalising try. London took the lead again before half time when Steele Retchless swooped on Dymock's kick-through and Tony Martin added the conversion and a penalty. Bad temper persisted into the second half with Barnett and Leroy Rivett going to the sin bin, while London wasted several good opportunities to take a firmer grip on the game.
They did so after 56 minutes when their captain, Jason Hetherington, barged over from dummy half. Martin's conversion left Warrington needing three tries, but Russell Bawden drove over the line to extend the Bronco's lead and Martin's sixth goal stretched it further.
Wolves had some hollow consolation when Briers' cleverly delayed pass sent Nick Fozzard over, but their fans are now showing understandable signs of disillusionment.
Warrington Wolves: Felton, Smyth, O'Reilly, Alstead, Rivett, Briers, Rodwell, Laughton, Hulse, Fozzard, Marquet, Burns, Domic. Substitutes: Hilton, Guisset, Noone, Sturm.
London Broncos: Barnett, Peters, Roy, Martin, Hall, Gillett, Dymock, Cram, Hetherington, Marshall, Retchless, Toshack, Evans. Substitutes: Stephenson, Bawden, Moore, Wilkinson.
Referee: R Smith (Castleford).
* Supporters of York hoping to revive the club will present a business plan to a meeting of the Rugby League Council today. The club folded in March but fans hope they have brought in enough investment to allow York to play in the Northern Ford Premiership.
* St Helens' Paul Newlove has been suspended for two matches after being found guilty of using a forearm to the head of his Wigan opponent, Brett Dallas.
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