Report: West Hull 54-6 Thatto Heath Crusaders
The fifth instalment of National Conference League coverage on Our League at the weekend pitted the top two of the Premier Division against each other and by the end of eighty minutes leaders West Hull walked tall after running ten tries past their undermanned visitors.
A good game looked in prospect as West Hull started at pace but the first points went the way of Thatto after Harry Reardon intercepted fifteen metres from his own line and ran down the ground. Jack Jones missed the goal and West Hull equalised a few minutes later when outstanding hooker Nathan Powley tore out of dummy half and galloped in from twenty-five metres for prop Ryan Wilson to goal.
A penalty at the other end was converted by Jones to lock the sides up at 6-6 and the crowd waited until the 20th minute for the next points when Ryan Steen scored by the posts and Wilson goaled. A clinical passing movement on the left was touched down by Matt Kingdom after 28 minutes to put further distance between the teams before a flashpoint confrontation on the stroke of halftime saw Jamie Holroyd sent off for punching and Benn Arbon given a yellow card for provoking him.
The first ten minutes of the second half went from end to end, but it was Wests that quickly took charge when restored to full compliment.
First Wilson stepped into the backfield before surging over for a try, converting to make it 22-6 after 51 minutes.
Next came a great try with some eye-catching interplay before Tom Burke angled back to the posts and Wilson was on target again.
This sparked a golden ten minutes that also brought tries for top scorer Arbon, Luke Moss and Jansin Turgut as West Hull impressively cut loose.
The loss of Ryan Houghton, Sean Leicester and Cameron McCabe to injury in the first half cut Thatto deep and without interchange options, they could not go with their hosts.
Youngsters Robbie Jones and Jack Donkin impressed in the last twenty minutes, Donkin nudging over three goals and picking up the penultimate try before Elliott Jones had to beat a determined Tom Mitchell three times after another long-range raid in the last minute to take the league leaders past fifty points.
Elsewhere in the Premier Division Egremont Rangers had a thumping home win over Thornhill Trojans, Hunslet Club Parkside continued their pursuit of a top-four finish at the expense of Rochdale Mayfield, York Acorn sprung a surprise on Leigh Miners Rangers, Lock Lane won a low scoring clash against Wath Brow Hornets and Siddal were ultimately comfortable winners at Pilkington Recs.
In Division One Featherstone Lions claimed a narrow victory over Myton Warriors while Hull Dockers won at Milford. Ince Rose Bridge were in the points at Saddleworth and Kells won an excellent game at Skirlaugh, there were also big wins for West Bowling over Oulton Raiders and Wigan St Pats against Stanningley.
Crosfields won at Beverley in Division Two with perhaps the stand-out result of the season going the way of Dewsbury Celtic who were magnificent in defeating league leaders Heworth. An exciting game also played out at Dewsbury Moor where the Maroons and Clock Face Miners fought out a draw while Normanton's play-off charge gathered pace with an impressive win over Barrow Island. Wigan St Judes claimed a notable win over Hunslet Warriors while Woolston Rovers held off a spirited effort from Bradford Dudley Hill.
East Leeds grabbed a hard-fought win over spirited Leigh East in Division Three while there were also wins for Seaton at Drighlington, Waterhead Warriors who topped fifty points at Eastmoor Dragons, Oldham St Annes over Millom and a big result came in Hensingham as they won a thriller against Bentley.
Results
PREMIER DIVISION
Egremont Rangers 52
Thornhill Trojans 12
Rangers. T – Thompson, Hutchins, Mumberson, Horner, Brocklebank, McBride, M Bewsher 2, Tyson 2; G – Thompson 6
Trojans. T – Joss Ratcliffe, Sam Ratcliffe; G – Woodcock 2
Hunslet Club Parkside 44
Rochdale Mayfield 0
Parkside. T – Shulver, Haigh, Morgan, J McShane 3, C McShane, Alrawi; G – Squires 6
Leigh Miners Rangers 16
York Acorn 24
Miners. T – Lancelott, Williamson 2; G – Pilkington 2
Acorn. T – Parker, M Chilton 3; G – A Chilton 4
Lock Lane 14 Wath Brow
Hornets 0
Lane. T – Cranswick, Maskill; G – Egan 2, Fozzard
Pilkington Recs 0 Siddal
22
Siddal. T – Chatterton 2, Williams, Walsh; G – Pogson 3
West Hull 54 Thatto Heath
Crusaders 6
Wests. T – Powley, Steen, Kingdom, Wilson, Burke, Arbon, Moss, Turgut, Donkin, Jones; G – Wilson 4, Donkin 3
Crusaders. T – Jones; G - Jones
DIVISION ONE
Featherstone Lions 24
Myton Warriors 22
Lions. T – Millard 2, Veerasamy, Axe, Perkins; G – I Jackson, L Kay
Warriors. T – L Ward 2, Oades, Brooke; G – A James 3
Milford 14 Hull Dockers 24
Milford. T – Greenall, Pinder, Lowes; G – Sinclair-Parker
Dockers. T – Lyth, Larvin, Flintham, Bade; G – D Suddaby 4
Saddleworth Rangers 24
Ince Rose Bridge 48
Rangers. T – Whitehead, Chipchase, Dodd, L Hough; G – McManus 4
Bridge. T – Butler, Morrison 2, Rodgers, Ecclestone, Hughes 3, Penny; G – Gaskell 3, R Valentine 3
Skirlaugh 18 Kells 26
Skirlaugh. T – Fitzgerald, Sharpe, Thompson; G – Gilbey 2, Puckering
Kells. T – Parker, Watson, Nelson, Lewthwaite; G – R Gainford 5
West Bowling 40 Oulton
Raiders 6
Wests. T – Taylor, Carter, Williams, Lumb, Wright 2, Fontaine; G – Williams 6
Raiders. T – Jones; G – K Walpole
Wigan St Patricks 36
Stanningley 4
Pats. T – Storey 2, Thomas 2, Taylor 2; G – Thomas 6
Stanningley. T - Adams
DIVISION TWO
Beverley 16 Crosfields 36
Beverley. T – Wallis, Beardshaw, Coggle; G – Coggle, Dobson
Soap. T – Walker, Ditchfield, James 2, Lewis, Stevens; G – Lewis 6
Dewsbury Celtic 16 Heworth
12
Celtic. T – Copley, Egan, Heaton; G – Heaton 2
Villagers. T – Watling, Elliott; G – Dyson-Dent, Ogilvie
Dewsbury Moor Maroons 22
Clock Face Miners 22
Maroons. T – Samme, James, Walker, Scriven-Heywood; G – Walker 3
Miners. T – Forber, Eccleston, Jones 2; G – Highcock 2, Costello
Normanton Knights 31
Barrow Island 12
Knights. T – Bailey,
Barker, Jacob Crossland, Tyson, Haynes; G – Barker 5; DG – Jacob Crossland
Island. T – C Corrie, Robinson; G – A Jackson, B Corrie
Wigan St Judes 40 Hunslet
Warriors 20
Judes. T – C Parkinson 2, Belshaw 2, Rogerson, D Parkinson, Rennox, Dugdale; G – Fallon 2, Matthews 2
Warriors. T – Cassar, Foster, McClelland; G – Wheelhouse 4
Woolston Rovers 30
Bradford Dudley Hill 18
Rovers. T – Moore, Leonard 2, Smith, Fearnley; G – Barber 5
Hill. T – Wall, B Lisle, Clarkson; G – Clarkson 3
DIVISION THREE
Batley Boys 15 Shaw Cross
Sharks 23
The result is an artificial scoreline, calculated by the NCL Management Group, following Batley Boys' withdrawal from the league in early July.
Drighlington 16 Seaton Rangers 18
Drig. T – Richardson, Thornton, Hallas; G – Jones 2
Rangers. T – Smallwood, McGlasson, Taylor; G – Smallwood 3
East Leeds 28 Leigh East 12
Leeds. T – Plunkett, Littlewood, Forsell, Djeukessi, Thackray; G – Littlewood 4
Leigh. T – Appleby, Hellam; G – Hellam 2
Eastmoor Dragons 6
Waterhead Warriors 56
Dragons. T – Allman; G - Johnson
Warriors. T – Owen 2, Hamilton, Dean 3, Yates 3, Perks; G – Dean 8
Hensingham 22 Bentley 14
Hens. T – Middleton, McGarry, Conway, Rogerson; G – Kellett 3
Bentley. T – Hill, Jack Craswell, Roach; G - Roach
Oldham St Annes 28 Millom 6
Saints. T – Cashin, Turner, Deakin, Fletcher, Morrison; G – Flanagan, Barran 3
Woolybacks. T – E Kelly; G - Newbegin
Fixtures - Friday 22 July 2022
PREMIER DIVISION
Leigh Miners Rangers v Thatto Heath Crusaders
DIVISION TWO
Hunslet Warriors v Dewsbury Moor Maroons
DIVISION THREE
Bentley v Drighlington
Saturday 23 July 2022
PREMIER DIVISION
Pilkington Recs v Hunslet Club Parkside
Rochdale Mayfield v Lock Lane
Siddal v West Hull
York Acorn v Egremont Rangers
DIVISION ONE
Hull Dockers v Featherstone Lions
Kells v Wigan St Patricks
Myton Warriors v Ince Rose Bridge
Skirlaugh v Saddleworth Rangers
Stanningley v Oulton Raiders
West Bowling v Milford
DIVISION TWO
Barrow Island v Crosfields
Bradford Dudley Hill v Wigan St Judes
Clock Face Miners v Beverley
Normanton Knights v Dewsbury Celtic
Woolston Rovers v Heworth
DIVISION THREE
Leigh East v Eastmoor Dragons
Millom v Shaw Cross Sharks
Seaton Rangers v Oldham St Annes
Waterhead Warriors v East Leeds
