Injury worries for Warrington and Wigan after Wolves triumph
Friday 29 April 2016 09:53, UK
Warrington and Wigan both suffered fresh injury concerns as the Wolves defeated the Warriors 40-10 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Thursday evening to move two points clear at the top of the Super League table.
The Wolves lost winger Tom Lineham with a head knock after only 11 minutes, while centre Ryan Atkins came off with a fractured finger after scoring two tries for the hosts.
Warrington coach Tony Smith said: "We've taken Tom Lineham to hospital because it was a fair knock. I'm pretty sure he will be okay but when you get a knock like that you need to make sure he sees the right people."
Wigan had five England players and another three regulars on the sidelines and they then lost forwards Tony Clubb (head), Lee Mossop (quad) and Taulima Tautai (calf) to injury in the second half as they finished the game with 12 men.
Coach Shaun Wane, who was taking charge of his 150th game, said: "I thought we showed some toughness, we didn't give in. We finished with 12 men, we just gave ourselves too much to do against a very good team who were red hot.
"I'm happy with where we're at, we've got some players to come back."
Smith was delighted with his side's win but he also had some sympathy for the visitors.
"Wigan were down on a number of players and so are we," Smith said. "The difference is most of our starting players were on the park.
"We did what we ought to have done. Wigan are missing some crucial players at the moment. They're doing it tough."
