The damage was done in the first half as Will Forsyth,
Chester Butler and Richard Lopag all crossed for four pointers with Chris
Brooke only converting one of them.
However, the Warriors got themselves on the board on 58
minutes when Daryl Gaunt went over in an action-less second half.
Six minutes had gone on the clock when Forsyth strolled his way
over in the right corner. Brooke landed the conversion from the touchline.
Despite their relegation being confirmed two weeks ago, the
Warriors weren’t willing to go down without a fight. Gary McClelland was sent
racing away down field by his skipper Caldon Bravo. But a few tackles later,
Lloyd Templeton was unable to touch down Gaunt’s grubber kick.
Siddal were providing the Warriors with a couple of
piggybacks into their half with penalties for dissent. Eventually, referee
Stephen Race placed the visitors on a team warning.
The warning calmed Siddal down and just before the half hour
mark, they shifted the ball to the left and Butler slid his way over to make it 10
– 0.
The Warriors provided Siddal with some easy metres
themselves when a shoulder charge brought them to Hunslet’s 20-metre line. A
few tackles later, Lopag slipped his way through the Hunslet defence. Brooke
failed to add the extras.
The second 40 saw little action from both outfits, and the
first and only points came two minutes before the hour mark. From a seemingly
unplanned move, Gaunt weaved his way to the line for four points. McClelland’s
kick wasn’t academic.
Hunslet went close before time came to a halt, but a
goal-line dropout was the outcome for the home side who will be aiming to make
a swift return to the top flight.
