Preview - Leeds Rhinos v Warrington
By Chris Lord
May 29 2007
Warrington Wolves make the the trip down the M62 to Yorkshire to face joint leaders Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. Wolves will be hoping for a repeat of the shock 17-18 playoff victory at the same ground last september. The Wolves recent form will need to improve if Warrington are to make it into the playoffs again this season.
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LEEDS RHINOS v
WARRINGTON WOLVES
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Friday 1st June 2007, 20:00
Warrington Wolves will be hoping to kick start there season when they travel to Headingley the ground on which the Wolves recoreded there first ever victory in a play off fixture against the Rhinos last October. Since then Warrington have failed to live upto expectation and are currently in 10th position in the table 3 points ahead of bottom club Salford following only 1 victory in the past 7 league matches and that was against Salford in the Millenium Magic weekend in Cardiff.
Leeds Rhinos go into the match as joint leaders Super league along with St. Helens and will be looking to complete a league double of the Wolves following a 10-52 success earlier in the season at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. The Rhinos are expected to field an unchanged team for the third successive match for the visit of the Wolves and will no doubt start as odds on to add more woe to the Warrington side.
Injuries are once again effecting the Warrington Wolves team with Vinne Anderson on the sidelines following an injury sustained in the Wolves 12-40 home defeat to St. Helens. However, the long term injured Simon Grix will make his return to the Wolves team following an injury picked up in the Wolves Wire FM Challenge match with Widnes on Boxing Day.
| Leeds Rhinos Squad |
| Webb, Donald, Toopi, Senior, Smith, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Ellis, Sinfield, Thackray, Bailey, Kirke, Williams, Ablett, Tansey, Hall. |
| Warrington Wolves Squad |
| Fa'afili, M. Gleeson, Johnson, Grose, Briers, Leikvoll, Clarke, Morley, Westwood, M. Gleeson, Parker, Wood, Barnett, Pickersgill, Grix, Bracek, Harrison, Wainwright, Riley, Penny. |
Leeds v Warrington - Archive from 1996
Warrington 10-30 Leeds (10/02/96) – 5800 - Challenge Cup
Leeds 18-22 Warrington (31/03/96) - 10751
Warrington 36-12 Leeds (14/06/96) - 5209
Leeds 50-12 Warrington (30/05/97) – 10150
Warrington 16-23 Leeds (11/07/97) – 4705
Leeds 30-8 Warrington (05/04/98) – 9897
Warrington 14-27 Leeds (28/06/98) – 5334
Warrington 10-28 Leeds (16/05/99) – 5708
Leeds 34-30 Warrington (06/08/99) – 10670
Warrington 44-10 Leeds (16/04/00) – 6948
Leeds 28-24 Warrington (23/06/00) – 11432
Warrington 36-6 Leeds (12/04/01) – 5871
Leeds 24-24 Warrington (22/06/01) – 12178
Leeds 16-12 Warrington (31/08/01) – 10291
Warrington 28-50 Leeds (22/03/02) – 6642
Leeds 22-23 Warrington (04/07/02) – 9018
Warrington 22-32 Leeds (09/03/03) – 8705
Leeds 30-20 Warrington (06/07/03) – 13498
Leeds 34-26 Warrington (29/08/03) – 10750
Leeds 23-10 Warrington (07/05/04) – 16065
Warrington 22-38 Leeds (04/07/04) – 10404
Warrington 12-44 Leeds (15/08/04) – 9360
Leeds 38-6 Warrington (11/03/05) – 15637
Leeds 26-22 Warrington (02/04/05) - 6730 - Challenge Cup
Warrington 22-46 Leeds (23/07/05) – 11036
Warrington 33-16 Leeds (10/09/05) – 13024
Warrington 44-16 Leeds (01/05/06) – 11753
Leeds 54-16 Warrington (01/09/06) – 17349
Leeds 17-18 Warrington (22/09/06) – 10508 – Play Off
Warrington 10-52 Leeds (15/04/07) - 10117
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| at Warrington | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 347 | 430 |
| as Leeds | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 257 | 444 |
Ticket Information - Leeds v Warrington
Around 1,500 Warrington Wolves fans are expected to travel across the M62 to Yorkshire to see the Wolves take on Leeds Rhinos. Warrington fans are advised that the match away to Leeds Rhinos is not all ticket and fans can pay on the turnstiles around the stadium. Warrington Wolves fans normally gather in the West Terrace underneath the scoreboard, however the stadium is not segregated and fans are welcome in any area within the ground.
Admission to the terracing for the trip to Leeds is £17.00 for Adults and £12.00 for Concessions. Fans who wish to sit down they are charged between £20.00 - £25.00 for Adults and £13.00 - £17.00 for Concessions. For more information about ticketing for the trip to Leeds, contact the Leeds Rhinos Ticket Hotline on 08700 606050 (lines open 9-5 monday to friday).
Please get down to Headingley and support the Wolves as the team needs your support now more then ever.
Prediction - WOLVES TO SHOW THERE TEETH?
Leeds fans will no doubt fancy themselves to post a record scoreline against the Wolves on Friday night, but against the odds Warrington have won twice at Leeds and i hope they can make it a third time come Friday. I feel that another defeat on Friday will signal the end of Paul Cullens role as Head Coach at Warrington. It will be tight but i think Wire will come good in the end.
LEEDS RHINOS 22
WARRINGTON WOLVES 28
Keep the Faith!!!