Siddal vs Hunslet Warriors - Match report

Siddal extended their unbeaten winning streak with a convincing 42 – 10 victory over Hunslet Warriors at Reactiv Park.

The home side scored four tries without reply in the first half, and went 24 – 0 up at the interval.

Gareth Blackburn was impressive with the boot for the table toppers as he converted all seven Siddal tries.

The Warriors came back in the second half with back-to-back scores to attempt to salvage something from the game.

However, Siddal showed why they continue to set the benchmark for the competition with three more tries to round off the scoring.

It took less than five minutes for the blue and whites to get the scoreboard rolling. Chris Brooke’s pass put Ross White through a hole.

Siddal’s ability to play the ball quicker than their opponents came up trumps a few minutes later. George Ambler collecting a cut-out pass from dummy half to crash over.

Once again, the league leaders made good use of quick play-the-balls, as Shaun Garrod scooted over for another Siddal try.

With the last play of the half, the home side went down the left to find some space. Blackburn raced away and picked out Scott Caley to get himself on the score sheet.

Gareth Baker’s halftime team talk inspired the Warriors to get the second half start they so desperately needed. Nathan Kitson’s kick deflected off a Siddal man, Kitson scooped up the loose ball and found Johnny Dawson who fed Josh Murphy to touch down. Kitson failed to add the extras.

The advantage of playing downhill in the second half came to fruition again for the Warriors. Murphy’s cut-out pass from dummy half enabled Luke Pennington to grab himself a try.

The revival from the travelling side was to be short lived. Siddal found their feet again in the game, as Daniel Williams came steaming onto a floating pass from his half-back to go over underneath the posts.

Straight from the restart, Siddal were in again. Stephen Hope burst through the Warriors’ defensive line, and sprinted away unchallenged to score.

Ross White rounded off the scoring at a humid Reactiv Park when he went through the tiresome Warriors defence.