A Douglas side, weakened by the wedding of skipper Niall Killey and the absence of a number of his team-mates, were comfortably beaten at home by Warrington in South Lancashire/Cheshire Division Two.
They lost 38-5 with their only crumb of comfort coming via a Johnny Howarth try.
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