- Home
- Warrington Wolves
- Warrington Wolves archive
- Wolves season review 2007
Warrington Wolves 42 Salford City Reds 6
by Gary Skentelbery picture George Thornton
WARRINGTON's young winger Kevin Penny was the hat-trick hero as the Wolves put Salford to the sword - but it was half back Chris Bridge who was the unsung hero.
Bridge, who appears to have put a number of injuries and off field troubles behind him, was at the heart of everything good with a combination of power, pace and skill.
But it was Penny who grabbed the limelight as he touched down for a second-half hat-trick in the space of seven magical minutes, with his third - and ninth in six matches - seeing Phim sprint almost the length of the pitch before touching down. "Kevin's final try took some scoring," enthused Head Coach Paul Cullen. "We've had it in our armoury for a while and Richie Barnett scored one from Lee Briers' kick.
"But this was even better, to outpace two chasers was very special and Kevin has the potential to play top level football.
"He has the pace for all to see and has taken his chance exceptionally well.
"Henry Fa'afili delivered him some great balls, Adrian Morley was almost unstoppable and Jon Clarke was very smart from dummy half.
"Chris Bridge has gone through a difficult period with injuries but we have been very patient and he is paying us back."
But Warrington suffered a blow after Michael Sullivan broke his arm, with Cullen adding: "It was a clean break but if it needs plating he could be out for the rest of the season."
Warrington ran in nine tries and the scoreline would have been much greater had Lee Briers not left his kicking boots at home, missing seven of his attempts, with Bridge also missing one.
Winger Penny is
hat-trick hero!
by Gary Skentelbery picture George Thornton
WARRINGTON's young winger Kevin Penny was the hat-trick hero as the Wolves put Salford to the sword - but it was half back Chris Bridge who was the unsung hero.
Bridge, who appears to have put a number of injuries and off field troubles behind him, was at the heart of everything good with a combination of power, pace and skill.
But it was Penny who grabbed the limelight as he touched down for a second-half hat-trick in the space of seven magical minutes, with his third - and ninth in six matches - seeing Phim sprint almost the length of the pitch before touching down. "Kevin's final try took some scoring," enthused Head Coach Paul Cullen. "We've had it in our armoury for a while and Richie Barnett scored one from Lee Briers' kick.
"But this was even better, to outpace two chasers was very special and Kevin has the potential to play top level football.
"He has the pace for all to see and has taken his chance exceptionally well.
"Henry Fa'afili delivered him some great balls, Adrian Morley was almost unstoppable and Jon Clarke was very smart from dummy half.
"Chris Bridge has gone through a difficult period with injuries but we have been very patient and he is paying us back."
But Warrington suffered a blow after Michael Sullivan broke his arm, with Cullen adding: "It was a clean break but if it needs plating he could be out for the rest of the season."
Warrington ran in nine tries and the scoreline would have been much greater had Lee Briers not left his kicking boots at home, missing seven of his attempts, with Bridge also missing one.
Warrington (22) 42.
Tries: Clarke 2, Westwood, Fa'afili, Briers, M. Gleeson, Penny 3. Goals: Briers 3.
Salford (6) 6.
Tries: Dorn. Goals: Wilshere.
Att: 9,634
