Warrington Wolves 32, Leeds Rhinos 6 - player ratings

A young Leeds Rhinos side gave Warrington Wolves a fright before being beaten 32-6 at HJ Stadium.
Sam Walters scores Rhinos' try. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.Sam Walters scores Rhinos' try. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
Sam Walters scores Rhinos' try. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Missing their big guns, who were rested ahead of Saturday's Coral Challenge Cup final, Leeds trailed only 8-6 at the break and 14 of Warrington's points came in the final 10 minutes as Rhinos ran out of steam.

Here's how the players rated.

Leeds Rhinos

1 Jack Walker: Some errors, but big defensive effort 6

24 Luke Briscoe: No try-scoring chances 6

20 Bodene Thompson: Brought much-needed experience 8

21 Rhys Evans: Solid effort, some important tackles 7

38 Liam Tindall: Another impressive display, though few chances to attack 8

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34 Jack Broadbent: Quality, ball steal on Josh Charnley was a match highlight 8

23 Callum McLelland: Found it tough as lone specialist half-back, 6

17 Adam Cuthbertson: Limited game time, but ran hard 7

33 Jarrod O’Connor: Full 80 minutes, big effort 8

28 Tom Holroyd: Two spells, did okay 7

40 Brett Ferres: Set a solid lead 7

27 Sam Walters: Good try and impressed again 8

22 Cameron Smith: Filled in as a pivot 7

Subs

39 James Harrison: Some promising carries 7

30 Muizz Mustapha: Always lively 7

43 Loui McConnell: Late introduction 6

41 Harvey Whiteley: Brief spell late on 6

Warrington Wolves

1 Stefan Ratchford 7

26 Matty Ashton 7

3 Anthony Gelling 5

4 Toby King 8

5 Josh Charnley 6

7 Gareth Widdop 6

21 Dec Patton 6

8 Chris Hill 7

20 Danny Walker 7

27 Ellis Robson 6

11 Ben Currie 6

12 Jack Hughes 7

14 Jason Clark 7

Subs

9 Daryl Clark 8

19 Matthew Davis 6

18 Sitaleki Akauola 6

22 Luis Johnson 7

Referee: Chris Kendall (Huddersfield) 6

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