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Warrington fell to defeat to Wigan in our first outing of 2022 in Stefan Ratchford's Testimonial game.

The Wire number one made his first appearance for the club in 2012 and has gone on to make 277 appearances during the last 10 years. He has scored 83 tries and converted 430 goals, which puts him 8^th in the all time goal standings for the club.

Wigan started the brighter of the two sides, with Jai Field going close to opening the scoring inside the opening five minutes.

The Warriors went into the break with a 10-0 lead thanks to a try from Field and an acrobatic score from Iain Thornley.

Warrington started the second half on the front foot and hit back inside the opening 10 minutes. Stefan Ratchford found Matty Ashton in the corner and the Wire was able to touch down.

However, two minutes later, Wigan struck back as Field raced away for his second of the evening to restore their lead at 14-6 with 24 minutes remaining.

Warrington attempted to strike back in the remainder of the half, but Wigan’s defence stood firm. Kaide Ellis was sent to the sin bin with seven minutes remaining for a high tackle, but Warrington were unable to capitalise on the man advantage and Wigan held on to the 14-6 victory.

Pre-season defeat for Wire in Ratchford Testimonial