In-form Warrington stun Rhinos

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The Wolves trailed 6-4 after a ferociously-contested opening period which saw Kylie Leuluai and Matt King trade touchdowns and Rhinos forward Ali Lauitiiti placed on report for elbowing Ben Westwood in the face.

But they proved irresistible after the restart as hooker Jon Clarke touched down and full-back Chris Hicks grabbed a quickfire double by the hour mark, before Lee Mitchell added a fifth with 12 minutes remaining.

The scores were no more than Warrington deserved, such was their stunning second-half superiority over a Rhinos outfit dogged by injury and wobbling alarmingly as the run-in approaches.

Dumped out of Carnegie Challenge Cup by St Helens last weekend, this latest setback raises serious questions marks over Leeds' ability to defend their Super League crown.

The home side started well but Leeds gradually established a foothold on proceedings and, after Lauitiiti was placed on report for leading with the elbow as he sought to fend off Westwood, they led through Leuluai's close-range score which Kevin Sinfield converted.

However, Warrington rallied and deserved their try on the stroke of half-time as young replacement Mitchell darted through a gap to embark on a fine run. He showed intelligence to find Hicks to his left and King was on hand to finish the move in the left-hand corner.

And they led for the first time in the 45th minute when skipper Adrian Morley drove at the heart of his former club with a rare burst of pace and some clever footwork which sent Clarke scuttling under the posts.

Six minutes later they had their third try as Hicks finished off a bewildering array of inter-passing to cross in the left corner as Leeds gradually fell apart.

A fourth soon followed shortly before the hour mark as Hicks found the space to cross again and with 12 minutes remaining Mitchell exploited a hideous gap in the visiting rearguard to go it alone for a fine individual score in the left corner. Leuluai crossed late on for the Rhinos - and Sinfield converted - but the damage had already been done.