WARRINGTON Wolves moved back to within a point of table topping Wigan as they romped to victory 24-54 at Harlequins with Chris Bridge (pictured above) grabbing four of nine tries.
The game was over as a contest by the break as the Wolves roared into a 6-36 interval lead.
Warrington’s other tries came from Paul Wood, Lee Briers, Joel Monaghan, Richie Myler and Garreth Carvell with Brett Hodgson adding seven goals, while Briers and Mickey Higham also added conversions.
Luke Dorn (2), Andy Ellis and Daniel Sarginson crossed for Harlequins tries while Luke Gale kicked four goals.
Warrington took the lead inside two minutes when Gale’s kick was charged down allowing Carvell to go under the posts.
Soon after Myler dummied through a gap and offloaded for Bridge to touch down.
There were still only nine minutes on the clock when Bridge helped himself to his second try, shrugging off some weak tackling to stroll home.
Harlequins did flicker into life, Gale cashing in after his own kick had deflected off a host of players to claim a try.
A lengthy stoppage for an injury to Matt King halted a brief Harlequins revival in its tracks and Joel Monaghan pushed Warrington further ahead when he darted over after Bridge had been held just short.
Things were swiftly becoming embarrassing for the hosts as Michael Monaghan breezed through some weak tackling to set up Briers.
The visitors were already up to the 30-point mark with less than 30 minutes on the clock and the one-way traffic continued as Bridge completed his hat-trick after Hodgson had created a gap.
It was more of the same after the break, Bridge notching his fourth try as he took a Joel Monaghan offload from a Myler kick. Myler then struck with a try of his own as Quins once more fell apart.
The home side briefly showed signs of life, Dorn racing home after a Tony Clubb break.Sarginson then got in on the act, the teenager jinking inside and out before diving over for Harlequins’ third try.
But Wood rounded things off for the Wolves when he crashed over minutes from time, with Ellis adding a late consolation.
Wolves romp to victory at Quins
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