Australian forward Clint Newton scored a hat-trick of tries as Hull KR strengthened their hold on third place in engage Super League and gained a touch of revenge for their extra-time Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat by Warrington in May.

The Wolves picked up from where they left off at Wembley a week ago by storming into a 12-6 lead but they could not sustain their challenge and a sixth defeat from their last seven League games has virtually ended their play-off hopes.

Rovers scored four tries without reply in the second and third quarters, two of them spectacular 70-metre counter-attacking efforts, to seize control of the game and second rower Newton capped a fabulous performance with a treble.

Earlier, Warrington's rookie forward Tyrone McCarthy maintained his fairytale start to his professional rugby league career by scoring his first try for the club.

Just a week after picking up a Challenge Cup winners' medal from only his third senior appearance, the 21-year-old opened his Super League account as the Wolves battled to keep alive their play-off hopes.

McCarthy took a flat pass from stand-off Lee Briers to cross the line just three minutes after going as a substitute for injured back rower Ben Harrison and his try put his side back in front.

Warrington were without three members of their Challenge Cup-winning team in Matt King, Chris Bridge and Paul Johnson but their Wembley victory clearly did wonders for their confidence.

They took the lead when Briers dummied his way through the Hull KR defence to send hooker Micky Higham over for the game's first try after only five minutes.

The injury-hit Wolves had forwards occupying both centre spots and Hull KR's former Kiwi international Jake Webster took advantage of their lack of mobility to scythe through for an equalising try three minutes later.

McCarthy's try then put the visitors back in front but Rovers hit back with three tries in 18 minutes to take a 22-12 lead by half-time.

Stand-off Paul Cooke brushed off the challenge of Ben Westwood to touch down and second rower Newton bounced off the attempted tackle of Louis Anderson to romp over from 40 metres.

In between the scores, Higham had a second try disallowed by video referee Phil Bentham for a double movement and Warrington suffered a blow in first-half injury time when Rovers centre Kris Welham scooped up a loose ball and raced 70 metres for a gift try.

When Warrington substitute Lee Mitchell failed to take Michael Monaghan's pass just short of the line early in the second half, there was no way back for the visitors.

Welham pounced on another wayward Warrington pass to send winger Peter Fox in for a long-range try and, although Chris Hicks pulled one back for the visitors, Newton took Dobson's short pass to crash over for his second try and put the result beyond doubt.

Newton then completed his hat-trick, taking an inside pass from winger Liam Colbon, and Dobson took his goal tally to six from seven attempts.