• Wigan 16-10 Warrington• Wolves captain sent off for high tackle on Sam Powell
![Wigan make Warrington pay after Chris Hill’s red card in Super League opener](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e3cb1c584a4d8c2c43e45bb0d4ccefbef0c97e34/349_46_1213_728/master/1213.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=f0025fadbe1a283621867c71ba0f113f)
It was never likely to be dull, was it? Following an off-season that has produced high-profile arrivals, Royal involvement with the Rugby League
World Cup and the Israel Folau controversy in the hours leading into the big kick-off, Wigan and Warrington probably had some unwanted pressure to deliver a blockbuster opener to the season here. They did not fail to deliver.
Wigan were made to work for the win against a Warrington side that showed the kind of resilience that could take them a long way over the next eight months. For almost an hour, they were without their captain, Chris Hill, following a tackle that could lead to him have an extended pre-season in the coming weeks.