the wolves faced a challenging start to the season, with their opening three fixtures all replays of 2013 losses. history repeated itself against st helens r.f.c. at home and leeds rhinos away in rounds 1 and 2 respectively, bringing about warrington's worst start since the 2009 season. however, a gritty 18-16 win at home to hull f.c. followed by two consecutive away wins to 2013's bottom teams, london broncos and salford red devils got their season under way with some points on the board. next came a replay of the 2013 grand final against the wigan warriors, where an error-strewn performance in wet and windy conditions led to further disappointment for the wolves in a 12-4 loss to the reigning champions. the next round brought a visit to huddersfield, where the wire trailed 14-4 at half time to the giants. however, an outstanding second half fightback and five unanswered tries secured a 33-14 wolves win - their tenth in a row against the huddersfield giants in all competitions. next up was a double fixture against hull kingston rovers. warrington successfully booked a place in the 5th round of the 2014 challenge cup in their visit to the craven park, however five days later when they hosted the robins at the halliwell jones stadium, they lost 12-25. a modest 4 wins from the first 8 rounds of super league.