The Warrington coach, Daryl Powell, used his best kidology all week to try to play down the significance of this game for one of rugby league’s most famous clubs. Yet the outpouring of emotion as Ben Currie crossed for the try that finally put this game – and perhaps the Wolves’ relegation worries – to bed showed just what victory meant.
There were Wolves players hugging. Others fell to the turf, physically and emotionally exhausted by what they had just gone through. Powell leaped from his seat and punched the air. These were the kind of scenes that Warrington, Powell and their supporters had hoped would be occurring after winning a major trophy, not moving six points clear of relegation with four games remaining.
