what followed was a spectacular 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions, amongst which warrington thoroughly reasserted themselves as contenders in 2014 with impressive wins over top teams st helens and leeds rhinos. at the end of july came a dip in form where warrington suffered two consecutive super league losses; for the second year running they were beaten away by their derby rivals widnes and the following week saw the emphatic homecoming of chris riley (who played only one match for warrington in 2014 before being sent on loan) whose hat-trick in wakefield colours consolidated a 28-40 home loss and a drop to 6th in the table.