A night that started with the bizarre spectacle of a child in a toy car dubbed Whizzy Rascal delivering the match ball concluded in relatively straightforward fashion for Warrington and their coach, Daryl Powell, against his former club Castleford.
There is plenty that unites the two towns, including an insatiable thirst for a first Super League title and the way in which rugby league dictates the mood of so many inhabitants of both areas. But on the basis of what we have seen in the opening fortnight, these two clubs seem likely to be heading in different directions in 2022.
