Huddersfield University vs Leeds Trinity Titans

Huddersfield University are now level on points with Leeds University 

Huddersfield University kept their title hopes alive after defeating West Yorkshire rivals the Leeds Trinity Titans.

In an error stringed game from both sides, Huddersfield scored five first half unanswered tries to steer towards two points to go level on points with Leeds University in the league table.

Billy Griffiths kicked three conversions out of a possible five whilst team-mate James Senkiw assisted two scores and went over for a try himself. 

Two tries in the second half from the Titans wasn’t enough to kick-start a comeback and cause a major upset.

It didn’t take long for the scoring to get underway, 13 minutes gone on the clock and Senkiw’s offload opened up some space for Thomas Dyson for an easy stroll to the try line.

A few minutes later, Senkiw was involved again.  His dummy down the right hand side followed by a short pass to second rower Bradley Wood sent him away to find Dan Roberts on his inside. He raced away for second quick score.

Huddersfield kept piling on the pressure in the first half and just before the half hour mark. Joe O’Byrne burrowed over from dummy half close to the posts.

The advantage of attacking downhill for Huddersfield was they could gather momentum and put their opposition on the back foot. Good work keeping the ball alive collectively from the Huddersfield outside backs on the right side allowed Jay Ryder to fire a long pass to Joe Woods who crashed his way over from a barnstorming run to the line.

The scoring from Huddersfield was complete just before halftime when Billy Griffiths sliced his way through Leeds Trinity’s defensive line, James Senkiw in support but he couldn’t make the angle for his kicker better as he was being chased down by a Leeds Trinity defender.

The Titans had the advantage of attacking downhill in the second half and put their advantage to good use as early as five minutes into the second half. Good work from the Titans to keep the ball alive created the opportunity for Conor Meese to barge his way over to get Leeds Trinity on the scoreboard.

It was a case of déjà vu for the Titan’s second try, like Huddersfield hooker Joe O’Byrne had done in the first half, Gary Cox the Leeds Trinity number nine went over from dummy half, but the conversion was unsuccessful.

The two scores from Leeds Trinity had galvanized them to cause an upset, however Huddersfield’s defence was too strong to prevent any extra scores from the away side.