Wolves beat Hull KR to move two points off Super League top spot

Warrington Wolves' win puts them two points behind Leeds and Wigan; Mikey Lewis was sent to the sin bin on the return from his four-match ban for dangerous contact with kicker Ewan Irwin; round 24 of Super League continues on Thursday August 20, live on Sky Sports

Warrington Wolves sent a statement with a 34-28 win over Hull KR in their rearranged Super League round two match at Sewell Group Craven Park.

The match could not take place 22 rounds ago due to the Robins being in Las Vegas but the new allotted time seemed to suit Sam Burgess' side as they romped to a victory which puts them two points off top spot.

For the home side, the stand out point will be that Mikey Lewis returned from a four-game ban, in which they won all four matches, but then was sin-binned in a contest in which they were second best.

The Robins did have a 14-10 half-time lead thanks to a Rhyse Martin penalty plus converted Lewis and Karl Lawton tries.

Warrington went over through an unconverted Albert Hopoate effort and a James Bentley try, but were four points adrift.

But a dominant second half saw Toafofa Sipley, Liam Byrne, George Williams and Albert Hopoate all score, ensuring late tries from Dean Hadley and Tevita Pangai Jnr were sheer consolations, while Mikey Lewis was sin-binned on his return from suspension.

Hull KR took an early lead through the boot of Martin after Warrington conceded a penalty for a high shot on Frenchman Arthur Mourgue.

But the Robins started to make errors, twice dropping the ball and then conceding a penalty. Warrington slowly turned the screw and after forcing three repeat sets, they eventually scored the first try of the game as a sweeping move from left to right saw Hopoate squeeze home in the corner on 18 minutes.

Irwin couldn't convert, and it was the Wire who came up with errors for the next period. However, the hosts didn't punish them and when they eventually conceded a penalty for holding down, England captain Williams produced a crisp pass for Bentley to race on to and score from close range, Irwin tagging on the extras this time for a 10-2 lead.

But Rovers were ahead before the break. On his return from a four-match suspension, Lewis got himself on the scoresheet after being the first to react to Jez Litten's threaded kick to the in-goal, and a minute before the break Lawton barged over, with both tries converted by Mourgue.

That put Rovers 14-10 ahead, but Sam Burgess' side were ahead three minutes after the interval as powerhouse prop Sipley crashed over from a few meters out after Danny Walker's smart pass, with Irwin converting once again.

On 50 minutes, Mourgue brought the game level with a penalty goal, leaving the game evenly poised at a crucial period.

The game would soon be injected with further spice as a commotion saw players from both teams come together.