WARRINGTON WOLVES UNDER 19s 0-32 WAKEFIELD TRINITY UNDER 19s

Warrington Wolves Under 19s produced a gutsy display in a defeat to an in-form Wakefield Trinity side in the Academy Championship at the Victoria Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having only fourteen players available due to COVID-19 restrictions and injuries.

Wakefield opened the scoring in the eleventh minute when three repeat sets on the Wolves line were rewarded as centre Sam Kavanagh scored wide out on the left and then seven minutes later slick handling created room for stand off Charlie Abraham to break clear and send centre Carter Beevers away and his kick back inside was collected by Abraham to score on the right. Scrum half Robbie Butterworth added the conversion.

Just before the half hour mark a Wolves pass was intercepted by Trinity winger Lewis Murphy and he race ninety metres unopposed to score at the side of the posts. Butterworth converted and then five minutes before the break Trinity substitute James Ferguson spun in the tackle and forced his way over under the posts from close range. Butterworth converted to give his side a 22-0 half time lead.

The young Wolves came out in the second half and took the game to Wakefield but the final pass prevented them from crossing the line and just after the hour mark a handling error on their own ten metre line by the Wolves was punished as Wakefield prop forward Isaac Shaw pounced on the loose ball and forced his way over at the right of the posts. Butterworth converted and then six minutes from time |Trinity kept the ball alive and created space for Murphy to power over in the left corner and make the final score 26-0 to Wakefield.

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