The win moved Wolves to within two points of competition pacesetters Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors – who are only second on points difference – after 23 games, while the loss leaves Hull KR fifth and still battling to secure a play-off spot.
While Rhyse Martin opened the scoring with an early penalty for the hosts, Wolves grabbed the game’s first four-pointer through Hopoate out wide after the Robins were stretched and overworked defending successive sets on their line.
And after Bentley spent part of the first half being checked over by medics for a head injury assessment, having been crunched in a tackle by Sauaso Sue, the second-rower returned to the pitch to touch down his side’s second try just before the half-hour.
A head-high hit from Sam Stone on Mourgue close to the line proved to be the defining penalty of the first half, with Jez Litten sending Lewis over for the Robins’ first try with an expertly threaded grubber kick.
Lawton powered over under the sticks to nudge Hull KR ahead once more, but once Sipley touched down early in the second half Warrington refused to relinquish the lead again.
The flourish of tries from Byrne, Williams and Hopoate that put Wolves out of reach was, however, soured by the loss of full-back Josh Thewlis to a hamstring injury.
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters told BBC Radio Humberside:
“I thought we were brave in large parts of that game, but we were silly.
“We lost some vital moments and it snowballed off the back of that.
“I thought Warrington were exceptional in terms of their last plays and building pressure and putting us in vulnerable positions. I don’t think we did that enough to them.”
On Mikey Lewis’ performance and sin-binning: “He has had four weeks off, I thought he did some good things and then he gets 10 minutes for the charge down.
“I need to look at it, but I don’t think there was malice in it. Mikey has done some silly things this year, and that one there he was definitely going to put kick pressure on. From what I saw, I don’t believe there was malice to go and hurt the player.”
Warrington head coach Sam Burgess told BBC Radio Merseyside:
“I thought George [Williams] was magnificent tonight. In the second half he grabbed the game by the scruff of its neck. He has been itching to play for a number of months and we saw a little bit of that tonight.
“Last week he was finding his groove a little bit, but this week we saw his pure quality.
“I’m happy with the game. I thought at half-time we had control of the game, and the scoreline wasn’t a fair reflection. It was important to be calm in there at half-time.
“And again at full-time, I don’t think it quite reflected the full performance, but I’m very happy and proud of the team again.”
Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Burgess; Lewis, May; Sue, Litten, Hadley, Whitbread, Martin, Minchella.
Interchanges: Amone, Luckley, Lawton, Pangai Jr.
Warrington Wolves: J Thewlis; Hopoate, Lindop, King, Ashton; Williams, Irwin; Byrne, Walker, Harrison, Bentley, Stone, Currie.
Interchanges: Tanginoa, Sipley, Wood, Crowther.
Referee: Liam Moore.
