September 2006
30th September. Bradford 40 Warrington 24. Warrington fought back from a deficit of 18 points to take a 22-24 lead, but late tries from Bradford including a farce of a try from Michael Withers to give him his hat trick, thankfully the try never affected the result but it could deny referee Richard Silverwood a Grand Final game. Coach Paul Cullen: "We took everything Bradford had to throw at us and then some, and then ran the legs off them. "Without one knock-on we could still be in, but they're very tight margins. "It was a remarkable effort to come back and we are very proud of that. We just need to work on not letting them get that far ahead to start with.
Scores: Bradford: (20) 40 Tries: Withers 3, Deacon 2, Vainikolo Goals: Deacon 8 Warrington: (10) 24 Tries: Briers, Fa'afili, Koe-Love, Reardon Goals: Briers 4.
Teams: Bradford: Withers, Bai, B. Harris, Hape, Vainikolo, I. Harris, Deacon, Vagana, Newton, Lynch, McKenna, Meyers, Ferres. Replacements: Cook, Burgess, Henderson, Pryce. Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Briers, Bridge, Wood, M. Gleeson, Rauhihi, Swann, Wainwright, Westwood. Replacements: Grose, Parker, Sullivan, Pickersgill. Attn 12,302
29th September.18-Man Squad Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 18 man squad to face Bradford Bulls at the Grattan Stadium on Saturday evening.
1. Brent Grose
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Toa Kohe Love
5. Stuart Reardon
6. Lee Briers
7. Mike Sullivan
11. Logan Swann
12. Mike Wainwright
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Ben Westwood
16. Paul Wood
18. Richie Barnett
19. Rob Parker
20. Paul Rauhihi
22. Steve Pickersgill
23. Andrew Bracek
25. Chris Bridge
INJURIES: 8. Chris Leikvoll - calf injury sustained in Round 27 v Hull FC (10/09/06) 9. Jon Clarke - shoulder injury sustained in Round 18v Wigan Warriors (23/06/06) 21. Simon Grix - shoulder reconstruction after Round 21 v Hull FC (15/07/06) 24. Chris Riley - ankle injury sustained in the Play Off v Leeds Rhinos (22/09/06)
28th September. Paul Cullen hopes that past results against such as Bradford will help the team overcome the next big hurdle in their quest for Super League glory, beating Leeds last week gives them the chance to be one game away from Old Trafford, and beating Bradford would give them a game against St Helens or Hull and a place in the final.Paul Cullen is convinced taking the big clubs down is a plus when it comes to playing Bradford. "We'd like to think so," Paul said. "In my first full season in 2003 we got into the top six by beating the bottom six on a regular basis. "To get further we knew we had to come up with wins against the so-called big four or five and we would have to do it away from home. "We've achieved that and to win at Bradford, Wigan, Hull and Leeds is a considerable achievement. "We don't feel we've spent too much time looking above us and not concentrating on what's beneath us, although we've been caught out this year by under-par performances against sides in the bottom half. "And without a doubt the feeling of winning a play-off game will spur the players on again at Bradford. "No Warrington side has been in this position before, and there is a steely determination to protect that and go at least one further."
Brent Grose will return for the Bradford game and Chris Leikvoll will have his fitness assessed before the game.Cullen is hopeful that Fa'afilli and Chris Bridge will recover from knocks and will make the Bradford game.
Lee Briers has told the Wire team not to waste the win at Leeds by letting it slipaway at Bradford he said to the Warrington Guardian " I hope I can repeat my performance there has been a lot of publicity but Leeds was just another win to me" he added " I do feel like I am hitting a bit of form and hopefully we will play well at Bradford the Leeds win was a big achievement but it was only a one off game we haven't won anything yet "
27th September.Ticket Update Having sold nearly 3,000 tickets for this weekends clash with the Bulls in the engage Super League Play-Offs, the Wolves have also managed to source more coach transport and the offer of FREE coach travel with tickets purchased is again available. The demand has been massive over the last couple of days and late night openings have helped fans get their tickets for what promises to be one of biggest games for the club in many years. Free coach travel has also spurred fans on to get behind the team, currently 36 coaches will be making their way across to Bradford this Saturday, more coaches have been booked but the uptake has been overwhelming and the offer is subject to availability. Wolfware will be open until 6.30pm this evening to sell tickets, merchandise and of course FREE coach travel.
Ticket News Wolves have now received their second allocation of 1,500 tickets for their Engage Super League Play Off against Bradford Bulls on Saturday 30th, 6.05pm. Unfortunately, the Club have had to withdraw the offer of FREE coach travel as they are unable at this stage to source anymore coaches. The Club has 26 FREE coaches travelling to Bradford on Saturday. Anyone who knows of a coach company with available coaches please contact Dave Hutchinson on (01925) 248880. WOLFWARE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 6.30PM TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
26th September.Ticket News Wolves have sold out of their initial allocation of 2,000 tickets for their Engage Super League Play Off against Bradford Bulls on Saturday 30th, 6.05pm kick off. We are expecting another allocation after 5pm today. WOLFWARE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 6.30PM TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
Team News Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 20 man squad to face Bradford Bulls at the Grattan Stadium on Saturday evening in the engage Super League Play-Offs:
1. Brent Grose
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Toa Kohe Love
5. Stuart Reardon
6. Lee Briers
7. Mike Sullivan
8. Chris Leikvoll
11. Logan Swann
12. Mike Wainwright
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Ben Westwood
16. Paul Wood
18. Richie Barnett
19. Rob Parker
20. Paul Rauhihi
22. Steve Pickersgill
23. Andrew Bracek
24. Chris Riley
25. Chris Bridge.
INJURIES: 9. Jon Clarke - shoulder injury sustained in Round 18v Wigan Warriors (23/06/06) 21. Simon Grix - shoulder reconstruction after Round 21 v Hull FC (15/07/06)
Ticket Update In six hours Warrington Wolves have sold just over 1800 tickets for their play-off match against Bradford Bulls in the Engage Super League.
Tickets went on sale yesterday afternoon at 1.00pm to season ticket holders at a discounted price with the Voucher 20 from the booklet. They went on general sale this morning at 9.00am with a queue forming at Wolfware at 8.00am this morning, with fans determined not to miss out on the biggest event in the Wolves calendar to date.
The Club have also offered FREE coach travel to fans once they have purchased their match ticket, this offer has been embraced by fans and the Wolves are now up to their 20th coach. This is 4 more coaches than last week's trip to Headingley and the offer has still got two days to run, subject to the availability of coaches. If you want to be part of the biggest match this season then here's what to do:
TICKET PRICES Season Ticket holders on production of Voucher 20: Adult: £12.00 Student/OAP: £5.00
Wolfpack/Junior: £5.00
Without a Season Ticket: Adult: £14.00
Student/OAP: £7.00 Junior: £7.00
LATE NIGHT OPENINGS AT WOLFWARE Wolfware is open: Monday: 9am - 5.00pm Tuesday: 9am - 6.30pm Wednesday: 9am - 6.30pm Thursday: 9am - 5.00pm Friday: 9am - 5.00pm Saturday: 9am - 3.00pm Or call 01925 248888 for more Ticket Information
25th September.Martin Gleeson has been named in the GB squad for the Tri Nations,Wood, Reardon and Briers make the standby squad.
Coach Travel With the success of the coach travel to Headingley, the Wolves will be continuing to reward the best fans in Super League with FREE travel to the Grattan Stadium, Bradford on Saturday night. To qualify for FREE coach travel, please purchase your matchday ticket from Wolfware and ask for your Coach Voucher, you must come in person to do this. This offer is available until THURSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER, 5PM.
Ticket Info Play off tickets will go on sale to Season Ticket Holders from today at 1pm and on general sale from 9am on Tuesday 26th September from Wolfware.
TICKET PRICES Season Ticket holders on production of Voucher 20: Adult: £12.00 Student/OAP: £5.00 Wolfpack/Junior: £5.00 Without a Season Ticket: Adult: £14.00 Student/OAP: £7.00 Junior: £7.00 LATE NIGHT OPENINGS AT WOLFWARE
Wolfware is open: Monday: 9am - 5.00pm Tuesday: 9am - 6.30pm Wednesday: 9am - 6.30pm Thursday: 9am - 5.00pm Friday: 9am - 5.00pm Saturday: 9am - 3.00pm Or call 01925 248888 for more Ticket Information
23rd September. Leeds 17 Warrington 18. A superb display from Lee Briers inspired Wire to a fantastic win at Leeds a last minute drop goal from 30 yds saw the Wire into the next round coach Paul Cullen "Lee Briers dragged his team back into the game.He's the smartest, cleverest player in Super League bar none. "We have been hardened by our season's adversity. We held our nerve and I thought that was evident tonight. "We have played out an entire season in 80 minutes. It very much reflects our season. It was an honest effort and I'm proud of the way the club responded."
Scorers.Leeds: (12) 17 Tries: Burrow, McGuire Goals: Sinfield 4 Drop: Sinfield. Warrington: (6) 18 Tries: Fa'afili, Sullivan, Westwood Goals: Briers 2 Drops: Briers 2
Teams.Leeds: Tansey, Donald, Toopi, Senior, Walker, McGuire, Burrow, Jones-Buchanan, Diskin, Peacock, Kirke, Ellis, Sinfield. Replacements: Millard, Lauitiiti, Thackray, Bailey.
Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Briers, Bridge, Wood, M. Gleeson, Rauhihi, Swann, Wainwright, Westwood. Replacements: Sullivan, Parker, Riley, Pickersgill. Attn 10,508
Play Off Ticket Info After a fantastic victory over Leeds Rhinos on Friday evening the Wolves are now waiting to see who they shall face next Saturday in the next round of the engage Super League Play Offs. Tickets to season ticket holders will go on sale Monday 25th September from Wolfware on production of Voucher 20, the time depends on who our opponents are. If the Wolves travel to Salford then tickets are likely to be on sale around 10.30am, if we face a trip to Odsal then the time will likely be 1pm. Tickets will go on General sale from Wolfware on Tuesday 26th September from 9am.
22nd September. Confirmed 18 man Squad.Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 18 man squad to face Leeds Rhinos at Headingley this evening. 2. Henry Fa'afili 3. Martin Gleeson 4. Toa Kohe Love 5. Stuart Reardon 6. Lee Briers 7. Mike Sullivan 11. Logan Swann 12. Mike Wainwright 14. Mark Gleeson 15. Ben Westwood 16. Paul Wood 18. Richie Barnett 19. Rob Parker 20. Paul Rauhihi 22. Steve Pickersgill 23. Andrew Bracek 24. Chris Riley 25. Chris Bridge
INJURIES: 1. Brent Grose - knee injury sustained in Round 25 v Harlequins RLFC (19/07/06) 8. Chris Leikvoll - calf injury sustained in Round 27 v Hull FC (10/09/06) 9. Jon Clarke - shoulder injury sustained in Round 18v Wigan Warriors (23/06/06) 10. Mark Hilton - knee injury in training w/b 14/08/06 21. Simon Grix - shoulder reconstruction after Round 21 v Hull FC (15/07/06)
21st September. The game at Leeds will decide whether this season has been a success or a failure, that is Paul Cullens take on the year so far, he told the Warrington Guardian "Does tomorrows game decide whether this year has been a success or failure , yes it does". He added that the club are not happy at only making sixth place and with the way they played against St Helens. Finishing sixth only gives you a ticket in the raffle.A play off win would be another step forward and that's what this club is about we are trying to improve ourselves year in year out."But can we turn our season around? Yes we can and we've got one game to do it. "Our finishing position now becomes irrelevant. All we've done is bought a ticket to the raffle. "We wanted at least fourth for the home game or even third but we're now past that and it's all over. "We knew when we hit our mid-season injury crisis that it would be very difficult for us to better last year's finishing position of fourth. "It was then about getting people as healthy and as positive as we can going into this one game. "A play-off win would be another step forward and that's what this club is about. We're not about false hype, we're about trying to improve ourselves year in, year out." "We think we can find some vulnerable edges at Headingley but your passes have got to be good and you've got to hit the holes at the right time, which is what we have spent the week working on." "We think we can produce a shock and if we can win at Leeds, we've beaten Bradford, we've beaten Hull and have got close to St Helens on two occasions this year. "Once you're through the first game anything can happen."
Possible 18-man squad: Henry Fa'afili, Chris Riley, Martin Gleeson, Toa Korie-Love, Richie Barnett, Chris Bridge, Lee Briers, Paul Rauhihi, Michael Sullivan, Paul Wood, Logan Swann, Mike Wainwright, Ben Westwood, Rob Parker, Mark Gleeson, Kevin Penny, Stuart Reardon, Chris Leikvoll.
Paul Wood was awarded Wolves' player of the year and players' player of the year awards on Tuesday. Steve Pickersgill took the under 21s prize, with Kash Watkins winning the under 18s award.
Stuart Reardon and Chris Leikvoll are expected to return after the former suffered an illness and the latter a calf injury.
20th September. 19 man squad for Leeds game.Fa'afili, Martin Gleeson, Love, Reardon, Briers, Sullivan, Leikvoll, Swann, Wainwright, Mark Gleeson, Westwood, Wood, Barnett, Rauhihi, Pickersgill, Riley, Bridge, Harrison, Penny .
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19th September. Playoff Express! As a gesture to the best fans in Super League Warrington Wolves are offering Free coach travel to this Fridays engage Super League Playoff match at Leeds, for fans calling into the Wolfware shop before 5pm Wednesday, hurry though as places are limited! Ticket Prices: Season Ticket holders on production of Voucher 21: Adult: £14.00, £5.00 Wolfpack/Junior, £9 Student/OAP Without a Season Ticket: Adult: £15.00, £10.00 Student/OAP/Wolfpack Wolfware is open Monday-Saturday, 9am - 5pm or shop 24 hours online www.wolfwareonline.com Or call 01925 248888 for more Ticket Information
18th September.Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves Friday 22nd September 2006, 8pm kick off Headingley, Leeds Play off tickets will go on sale to Season Ticket Holders from today at 1pm and on general sale from Tuesday 19th September from Wolfware. Ticket Prices: Season Ticket holders on production of Voucher 21: Adult: £12.00, Concession: £5.00 Without a Season Ticket: Adult: £14.00, Concession: £7.00 Wolfware is open Monday-Saturday, 9am - 5pm or shop 24 hours online www.wolfwareonline.com Or call 01925 248888 for more Ticket Information.
17th September. Warrington 30 St Helens 38. Warrington coach Paul Cullen, looking ahead to the play-offs: "There were great signs of the character that we need to take us to the next level. "We're hardened by the season we've had and our win against Hull last week. "We've attempted to take on the most offensive side in the competition and run them off the park - and we very nearly did it." HT 16-28.
Scores Warrington Tries: Wood, Barnett, Westwood, Kohe-Love, Martin Gleeson, Bridge Goals: Briers 3 St Helens Tries: Wilkin, Gardner 2, Wellens 2, Talau, V Anderson Goals: Lyon 5 .
Squads. Warrington: Riley, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Bridge, Briers, Wood, Sullivan, Rauhihi, Swann, Wainwright, Westwood. Replacements: Penny, M Gleeson, Parker, Cooper. St Helens: Wellens, Gardner, Lyon, Talau, Meli, Pryce, Long, Cayless, Cunningham, P Anderson, Gilmour, Wilkin, Bennett. Replacements: Roby, V Anderson, Graham, Fa'asavalu. Attn 13,024.
15th September.It's a Sell Out! Engage Super League XI Round 28 Warrington Wolves v St Helens Sunday 17th September 2006, 3pm Warrington Wolves are delighted to announce their third sell out of the season. All tickets for all stands have now gone. Any supporters without tickets or St Helens junior season ticket holders that haven't already exchanged their vouchers will not be given access on the day. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM ON SUNDAY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TICKET, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN. PLAY OFF INFORMATION: Play off tickets will go on sale to Season Ticket Holders from Monday 18th September at 1pm and on general sale from Tuesday 19th September from Wolfware. Wolfware is open Monday-Saturday, 9am - 5pm or shop 24 hours online www.wolfwareonline.com Or call 01925 248888 for more Ticket Information
18-Man Squad Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 18 man squad to face St Helens in the final round of the engage Super League XI this Sunday, kick-off 3pm. 2. Henry Fa'afili 3. Martin Gleeson 4. Toa Kohe Love 5. Stuart Reardon 6. Lee Briers 7. Mike Sullivan 8. Chris Leikvoll 11. Logan Swann 12. Mike Wainwright 14. Mark Gleeson 15. Ben Westwood 16. Paul Wood 18. Richie Barnett 19. Rob Parker 20. Paul Rauhihi 22. Steve Pickersgill 24. Chris Riley 25. Chris Bridge.
Mike Gregory - Hall of Fame Warrington Past Players Association are inducting into their Hall of Fame one of the legends of Rugby League, former Warrington and Great Britain Captain Mike Gregory. Mike Gregory epitomises all that is good about our great game and past chairman Nobby Clarke, who sadly passed away recently, instigated Mike's induction into the Hall of Fame and the Past Players' are proud to make this presentation to Sam and Ben Gregory, Mike's sons at Half-time in the final Round of Super League XI against St Helens this Suday. Mike will be in attendance at the match. Mike played loose forward for he club between 1982-1994 making 246 appearances (including subs) scoring 45 tries. He joined the club from Wigan St Patrick's in June 1982 and quickly established himself in the first team winning the Lancashire Cup, the Premiership Trophy in 1986. He scored two tries on his debut for GB v France in 1987 and then went on to be made Warrington Captain in February 1988. He was Warrington's only representative on the 1988 GB Tour to Papua New Guinea playing in all 5 tests. He then went on to captain Warrington to victory in the Lancashire Cup against Oldham in 1989, which led to him being named GB Captain for the series against NZ.
14th September.. Continuing injury concerns are causing problems at the Wire,The problems of which Paul Cullen says are the root cause of Warrington's topsy turvy season show no signs of abating.Chris Leikvoll, Martin Gleeson and Ben Westwood are all doubtful for the Saints game, Paul Cullen said that he was immensely proud of the efforts of the players and coaching staff because we had a lot of serious issues that were kept in house and not made public knowledge.He also revealed that Stuart Reardon saw a specialist last week and it was even suggested that an operation on a dislocated thumd was a possibility and that was before he had what Paul Cullen described as his best game of the year against Hull. Paul Wood and Rob Parker only just made the game and Lee Briers had to have injections for a thumb injury, Paul Wood is also going through the mill and is said to be carrying 6 injuries and add to that that Paul Rauhihi is not fully fit and it puts a different light on Warrington's performances of late.
Rumours persist linking Warrington with various Austarlian players, Adam Dykes and Michael Monaghan being the latest to be linked to the club, although the club as is always the case do not reveal who they are looking at or have signed untill the time is right.
Martin Gleeson scoffed at reports that he was due to sign for Wigan, he siad that he had spoken to no one at the club and that he has 2 years to run on his Wire contract and he is going nowhere, End of said he .
Don't Miss Out! The final match of the season at the Halliwell Jones Stadium is set to be a sell out in all home areas. * 250 tickets in the Primetime Stand (South) * Odd seats available in the North and Martin Dawes Stand (no seats together) There are tickets still available in the West Stand – the away support. If you want to be part of what is expected to be the third sell out this season then make sure you get your ticket in advance, please do not leave it until the match day and queue at the ticket office only to be left disappointed. To order your tickets either go online: www.wolfwareonline.co.uk or telephone Wolfware on 01925 248888. Please note that we do not take telephone bookings for tickets on match day, all pre-booked tickets need to be paid for by Saturday 16th September, Wolfware will be open 9am-5pm on Saturday.
Tetley's search for the Warrington Wolves Super League Legend has ended with cult hero Lee Briers receiving the majority vote from the Wolves fans who voted in their masses for the number 6. Tetley's, the official beer of the Warrington Wolves, launched the competition earlier this season with fans given the option of voting for the player they think has excelled most over the past decade of Super League action. Greats such as Nathan Wood, Mark Hilton and Allan Langer were short-listed but it was the fans-favourite, Briers, who came out on top. Douglas Hegg from Appleton was one of the fans who picked Lee as his Super League Legend and was lucky enough to present the man himself with a special trophy, as well as being given a crate of beer on behalf of Tetley's. Legend Briers, 28, said, "To be voted Tetley's Super League Legend for the club is a fantastic honour and I am delighted to have received the award especially as there were so many great names competing with me. I appreciate anything that the fans are associated with, as they have always stuck by me, and I would like to thank them and Tetley's for the award." Gareth Roberts, Sponsorship Controller Carlsberg UK, commented: "I would like to congratulate Lee on becoming the Tetley's Wolves Super League Legend. He thoroughly deserves the award for his performances in recent years, scoring hundreds of vital points for the team. We wish Lee and the rest of the squad well for the remainder of the season."
10th September. Warrington 26 Hull 14.Warrington ensured they will be in the Super League play-offs for the second season in a row after handing out a rare defeat to second-placed Hull. Richie Barnett and Chris Bridge crossed to put Warrington 14-2 up at half-time.Paul Cooke's 10th-minute penalty gave Hull a brief lead, while Tony had a try disallowed for a double movement. Barnett put Warrington in front on 12 minutes as he climbed above Shaun Briscoe to collect Briers' high kick. Bridge showed surprising strength to burst out of a series of attempted tackles to touch down six minutes before half-time. A superb display by Lee Briers who was man of the match, he sealed the game at the end with an interception try that ensured that the Wire won. Wire are now guaranteed to finish at least sixth, and could yet move up to fifth.
Scores Warrington: 26 (14) Tries: Briers, Westwood, Bridge, Barnett Goals: Briers 5. Hull: 14 (2) Tries: Raynor, Tony Goals: Cooke 3 .
Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Bridge, Briers, Leikvoll, Sullivan, Rauhihi, Swann, Wainwright, Westwood. Replacements: Riley, M. Gleeson, Parker, Wood. Hull: Tony, Briscoe, Domic, Yeaman, Raynor, Cooke, R. Horne, Dowes, Swain, Carvell, Radford, McMenemy, Washbrook. Replacements: Whiting, G. Horne, Dale, Wheeldon.
8th September.18-Man Squad Coach Paul Cullen has named his 18 man squad to face Hull FC in the penultimate round of the normal season this weekend.
2. Henry Fa'afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Toa Kohe Love
5. Stuart Reardon
6. Lee Briers
7. Mike Sullivan
8. Chris Leikvoll
11. Logan Swann
12. Mike Wainwright
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Ben Westwood
16. Paul Wood
18. Richie Barnett
19. Rob Parker
20. Paul Rauhihi
24. Chris Riley
25. Chris Bridge
26. Ben Harrison
INJURIES: 1. Brent Grose - knee injury sustained in Round 25 v Harlequins RLFC (19/07/06) 9. Jon Clarke - shoulder injury sustained in Round 18v Wigan Warriors (23/06/06) 10. Mark Hilton - knee injury in training w/b 14/08/06 21. Simon Grix - shoulder reconstruction after Round 21 v Hull FC (15/07/06)
Engage Super League Round 27 Warrington Wolves v Hull FC Sunday 10th September 2006, Kick Off 3.00pm The Wolves have only 750 tickets in the home support areas available for their must win game against Hull FC on Sunday. This is a crucial game to retain the Top 6th spot and if you want to be part of it, then don’t delay. Do not leave it until Sunday morning and queue for the ticket office, as you maybe disappointed. The tickets available are for: NORTH STAND (seating) MARTIN DAWES STAND (East seating) PRIMETIME STAND (South standing) To order your tickets either go online: www.wolfwareonline.co.uk or telephone Wolfware on 01925 248888. Please note that we do not take telephone bookings for tickets on matchday, all pre-booked tickets need to be paid for by Saturday 9th September. BE PART OF THE ACTION BOOK NOW!
7th September. Warrington Wolves have urged their supporters to snap up their tickets quickly for the crucial clash with Hull FC on Sunday. Only 750 tickets remain in the home support areas of the North Stand, the Martin Dawes East Stand and the Primetime South Stand for this Sunday’s engage Super League clash, which kicks off at 3pm. To order your tickets either go online at www.wolfwareonline.com or telephone Wolfware on 01925 248888. No telephone bookings will be taken on matchday, and all pre-booked tickets need to be paid for by Saturday September 9.
Team News Head Coach Paul Cullen has named his 20 man squad to face Hull FC at the Halliwell-Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon:
2. Henry Fa’afili
3. Martin Gleeson
4. Toa Kohe Love
5. Stuart Reardon
6. Lee Briers
7. Mike Sullivan
8. Chris Leikvoll
11. Logan Swann
12. Mike Wainwright
14. Mark Gleeson
15. Ben Westwood
16. Paul Wood
18. Richie Barnett
19. Rob Parker
20. Paul Rauhihi
22. Steve Pickersgill
23. Andrew Bracek
24. Chris Riley
25. Chris Bridge
26. Ben Harrison
INJURIES: 1. Brent Grose – knee injury sustained in Round 25 v Harlequins RLFC (19/07/06) 9. Jon Clarke – shoulder injury sustained in Round 18v Wigan Warriors (23/06/06) 10. Mark Hilton – knee injury in training w/b 14/08/06 21. Simon Grix – shoulder reconstruction after Round 21 v Hull FC (15/07/06)
Super League At The Millennium Stadium Millenium Stadium Cardiff To accommodate a competitive International fixture mid-season, 2007 will see a reduction in the number of league games played from 28 to 27. Each Super League team will now play 13 home games and 13 away games, with the May Bank Holiday weekend (5th-6th) seeing Super League fans heading to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium where all teams will meet for one entire round with three fixtures held on each of the two days. Tickets purchased for our fixture will include a seat for all three fixtures played on the day, and The Wolves are delighted to be in a position to offer an exclusive 50% discount to those purchasing Earlybird season tickets (25% discount to season ticket holders after the earlybird offer). Supporters still benefit from great savings of 3 FREE games with an Earlybird Season Ticket (13 games for the price of 10), and a number of additional season ticket benefits have also been introduced such as the once in a lifetime opportunity to win an all expenses paid trip Down Under to see a State Of Origin tie.
Mark Hilton calls it a day. Mark Hilton is to finish playing Rugby league and is to take up a teaching post at Great Sankey High School as a mathematics teacher, his only regret is leaving rugby with an injury which prevents him from seeing out the season. I am sure you will all join me in wishing him every success in his new career.
Mike Forshaw has issued a rallying call to the Wire squad for Sundays game against Hull at the The Halliwell Jones Stadium KO 3pm, the defeat at Leeds was a poor display and he is urging the players to show pride in the shirt in front of the home fans on Sunday. The following week we meet the league leaders St Helens and said Forshaw we have to put on a show against these teams. Paul Rauhihi makes his return after suspension and should add some weight to the pack he could replace Paul Wood who had to go off at Leeds with a shoulder problem, Stuart Reardon will probably return but Brent Grose could miss another week.
Rumours persisted at the beginning of the week that Wigan were chasing Martin Gleeson, well that's all they were rumours as Simon Moran said on Radio Manchester last week he aint going nowhere, now that is poor English.
Lee Briers took two awards from the fans ,The Warrington Wolves Supporters Trust and Wolf Pack player of the year both went to Lee Briers.Other awards went to: Best try. Toa Kohe-Love versus Harlequins (H). Outstanding tackler-. Paul Wood. Supporters' Trust under 21s player of the year: Chris Riley. Wolf Pack under 21s player of the year: Sam Gee. Supporters' Trust under 18s player of the year: Jake Emmitt. Wolf Pack under 18s player of the.year: Kevin Penny.
4th September.A Major Player. Harry Major, the former Warrington, Wigan and Lancashire forward, has died at the age of 68. He was a key figure in the second row in the Wire team who reached the Lancashire Cup final in 1959 and the Championship final in 1961. Warrington were the underdogs on both occasions but beat St Helens 5-4 in the Lancashire Cup final before losing 25-10 to a Lewis Jones-inspired Leeds in the Championship final. Both games attracted massive crowds, with 39,237 witnessing the Lancashire Cup final at Wigan's Central Park when Brian Bevan scored the only try and 52,177 packing into Bradford's Odsal Stadium for the Championship final. Major's Warrington career lasted just five years, from his debut as a teenager in 1957 to his final appearance in 1962, but yielded 150 appearances and 15 tries. He was transferred to Oldham in 1962 and went on to play for Wigan (50 appearances) and Leigh (55 appearances) and represent Lancashire in a career that continued until 1969. While at Leigh, he played in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final against Castleford at Headingley alongside future Warrington stars Alex Murphy and Kevin Ashcroft. "When he played at Wigan I played against him for Leigh and he was a hard bugger," said Ashcroft. "Then, of course, he came to Leigh when Murphy took over as coach. Murph signed Laurie Gilfedder and Major and they had a couple of great seasons. "Harry was a hard lad and a good footballer too. I rated him very highly and he looked after me. I was hooking and you needed someone to look after you and Harry never failed in that. He always got stuck in, no messing. "Harry was a good trainer, but everybody was a good trainer then. You were working as well and once you had done a shift it was a release to go for a run and get a bit of fresh air. Ninety per cent of us worked in factories and engineering works so it was just nice to get out and get some shorts on. We enjoyed it more than work. "There is no question about it, Harry was a top club man. He was never late for training and if the team played 40 games in a season Harry would play in all 40. He was never injured. "I remember when we played Featherstone everybody on the field was fighting except the two touch judges. I think that was Harry's second game for Leigh. A whale of a day that was." Major's son, David, continued the family love affair with rugby league by playing for Salford in the 1980s after graduating through the junior set-up at Crosfields. Gary Slater.
A Pack Full of Reasons Warrington Wolves are delighted to announce details about the launch of our much anticipated engage Super League XII season tickets, with even more additional benefits than in 2006. They will be available for both renewals and new purchases at the club shop from 11am on Thursday 14th September, and a renewal night will take place in the Prime Time Hospitality Lounge (within the Martin Dawes East Stand) from 3pm to 8pm on Wednesday 13th September, with special player appearances from 5pm onwards. However, please be aware that in recent seasons this night has been extremely busy, and a number of alternative methods of payment are available to all supporters. Exclusive Online Pre-Launch Sales If you would like to avoid the hassle and queues of purchasing in person, then take advantage of our secure online ticketing facility at www.wolfwareonline.com. This exclusive service will be available from Wednesday 6th September and tickets will be available for collection at Wolfware from Monday 11th September. Direct Debit Scheme Why not spread the cost of your 2007 season ticket with our easy Direct Debit Payment scheme, whereby you can pay for your 2006 season ticket in 3 monthly payments (mid-November, December & January). By taking advantage of this scheme you will automatically qualify for our 'Earlybird Deal'. Please see Wolfware for further details; applications must be returned to the club by Monday 9th October. Secure Your Seat Don't miss the opportunity to renew your very own reserved seat within the comfort of your favourite stand at The Halliwell Jones Stadium. Demand for East and North seats was phenomenal in 2006 and this season will be no exception. All existing North and East Stand season ticket holders have until Wednesday 4th October to renew their current seat. All remaining seats will then go on general sale from Monday 9th October. Ticket Earlybird Standard Halliwell-Jones Stand
(North Seating) Adult e/b £231 f £277 Conc/Student e/b £151 f £181 Junior Wolfpack e/b£80 f £90
Martin Dawes Stand (East Seating) Adult e/b £181 f £217 Conc/Student e/b £101 f £121 Junior Wolfpack e/b £70 f £80 Full Family (2 adults & 2 children) e/b £402 f £452 Single Parent Family (1 adult & 2 children) £261 £301
Prime Time Stand (South Standing) Adult e/b £161 f £193 Conc/Student e/b £101 f £121 Junior Wolfpack e/b £60 f £70 Age Criteria * Wolfpack - Aged between 5-16 (year 11 at school - Please note a photocopy of a birth certificate is required) * Student - Aged 18+ and in full time education. Any person in part-time education will not qualify for the student rate. A photocopy of a college/university card showing course dates or a college letter of confirmation is required * Concession - Aged 60 years or over e/b= Earlybird, f =Full price
1st September. Leeds 54 Warrington.16. Jekyll and Hyde make an appearance once again for the Wire, we can only look forward to the playoffs with trepidation unless we fail at the last. Remarked Coach Cullen "Warrington coach Paul Cullen: "The scoreline always reflects the game. "It reflects our inability to maintain any level of discipline for sustained periods. "We lost the penalty count and we were punished every time we erred. "You can't play without the ball, field position and pressure. I'm surprised we've scored as many points as we have. We've got a lot of work to do."
Scores. Leeds: (30) 54 Tries: Thackray 2, Donald 2, Lauitiiti, Gibson, Senior 3 Goals: Sinfield 8, Burrow Warrington: (10) 16 Tries: Sullivan, Barnett, Swann Goals: Briers 2/
Teams.Leeds: Tansey, Donald, Toopi, Senior, Gibson, Sinfield, Burrow, Thackray, Diskin, Jones-Buchanan, Lauitiiti, Peacock, Ellis. Replacements: Millard, Walker, Kirke, Bailey. Warrington: Reardon, Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Kohe-Love, Barnett, Briers, Bridge, Leikvoll, Sullivan, Wood, Wainwright, Swann, Westwood. Replacements: M. Gleeson, Bracek, Parker, Riley. attn 17,349
