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Johns quiet but wins continue
September 17, 2005
Warrington 30 Hull 16
MASTER playmaker Andrew Johns took more of a back seat but that didn't stop Warrington from pulling off a 30-16 victory over Hull, the club's first win at the KC Stadium.
The triumph earned a home tie in next week's engage Super League play-offs.
The Wolves stormed into a 16-0 lead after only 19 minutes and held off a spirited Hull fightback to climb from fifth to third place and boost their hopes of a first Grand Final appearance.
All eyes were on Johns, making his second appearance for the Wolves, but it was former Hull centre Toa Kohe-Love who stole the limelight with two late tries to clinch a memorable victory.
Hull paraded the Challenge Cup after the match but it was a low-key affair after a third defeat in four games almost certainly wrecked their hopes of completing the double.
They also suffered a couple of injury blows with the loss of goalkicking half-back Danny Brough (ankle) and recent signing Sione Faumuina (shoulder).
John Kear's men never recovered from a shocking start in which they conceded three tries in the opening quarter, two of them from second rower Logan Swann.
He scored from the visitors' first attack after only four minutes and Hull had barely recovered from that shock when Johns combined with full-back Brent Grose to get the lanky New Zealander over for his second.
Surprisingly, Johns was off target with his first kick at goal but converted his second attempt from a similar position to make it 10-0.
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September 17, 2005
Warrington 30 Hull 16
MASTER playmaker Andrew Johns took more of a back seat but that didn't stop Warrington from pulling off a 30-16 victory over Hull, the club's first win at the KC Stadium.
The triumph earned a home tie in next week's engage Super League play-offs.
The Wolves stormed into a 16-0 lead after only 19 minutes and held off a spirited Hull fightback to climb from fifth to third place and boost their hopes of a first Grand Final appearance.
All eyes were on Johns, making his second appearance for the Wolves, but it was former Hull centre Toa Kohe-Love who stole the limelight with two late tries to clinch a memorable victory.
Hull paraded the Challenge Cup after the match but it was a low-key affair after a third defeat in four games almost certainly wrecked their hopes of completing the double.
They also suffered a couple of injury blows with the loss of goalkicking half-back Danny Brough (ankle) and recent signing Sione Faumuina (shoulder).
John Kear's men never recovered from a shocking start in which they conceded three tries in the opening quarter, two of them from second rower Logan Swann.
He scored from the visitors' first attack after only four minutes and Hull had barely recovered from that shock when Johns combined with full-back Brent Grose to get the lanky New Zealander over for his second.
Surprisingly, Johns was off target with his first kick at goal but converted his second attempt from a similar position to make it 10-0.
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