WARRINGTON boss Daryll van der Velde will leave his club's problems behind him when he returns home to Australia because his mother is seriously ill.

The Wire have been hit by the shock decision to quit after only a month by Aussie Kevin Walters and one of their players failing a drugs' test.

Former Aussie international Allan Langer could be in the frame to take over

The Wolves problems deepened with a 20-32 defeat at home to Hull.

Wigan Warriors found an unexpected matchwinner in stand-off half Phil Jones who scored a hat-trick of tries in their 24-8 victory at Castleford. The former Lancashire Lynx player only started because Matthew Johns pulled out injured.

London Broncos coach Tony Rea criticised referee Steve Ganson after seeing his side slip to a second successive Super League defeat at Halifax.

Rea was incensed by a number of the officials decisions in the second-half which proved crucial to the final 16-11 scoreline, with Halifax winger Jamie Bloem kicking four penalties to condemn the Broncos to defeat.