Rugby league’s most noteworthy drought is tantalisingly within reach of coming to an end once again. We have been here before – several times, in fact – but Warrington Wolves are within one victory of a first league title not just in the Super League era, but since all the way back in 1955.
It was a night not without drama: and perhaps even a shade of controversy. But as 4,000 Warrington supporters burst into raptures under the Headingley lights as Jake Connor’s last-ditch attempt to send this engrossing semi-final into extra time fell short, it was worth a brief pause to reflect on how far this club have come in a short space of time.
