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Saturday 15 November 2014

Skirlaugh vs Hunslet Warriors - match report


Skirlaugh have ended Hunslet Warriors’ one-year stay in the National Conference Premier after a 38 – 0 blitz over their Yorkshire rivals.
Seven tries, including braces from Kieran Jones and Alex Foster along with a penalty goal from Ross Kemp was enough to condemn the Warriors back to division one.
Tempers flared with four minutes remaining as both sides had a player red carded along with a player each sent to the sin bin.
The home side mounted the pressure on their visitors with back-to-back sets within the first four minutes, and they were rewarded with six points as Jones collected a tip-on to score. Kemp added the extra two.
Five minutes later and the lead was stretched to 10 – 0 when Sean Wildbore sent Mike Johnson away who found his winger Foster.
Hunslet almost had two scores themselves in a ten minute spell. However, Matty Fox’s break resulted in no points and Chris Hartley was forced into touch after sprinting away down the right side.
Skirlaugh went into the dressing rooms 18 – 0 up as Kemp converted a penalty for interference and Jones doubled his try tally when he backed Joe McLocklin’s break.
The onslaught continued seven minutes after the interval with three tries in eight minutes. Matty Sheard firstly crashed over close to the posts and Shaun Painter evaded Warriors defenders to touch down.
The home side’s top try scorer, Kemp, finished a sweeping move to the left side. But, was unsuccessful in converting his own try.
34 – 0 down, Warriors’ full-back Gary McClelland had a try chalked off after Lloyd Templeton was judged to be offside in the build-up.
Four minutes from the full-time whistle saw all 26 players involved in a touchline scuffle. Referee Chris Hancock sent off Skirlaugh’s Jed Carter and Hunslet’s Jim Baker. Templeton and Jones were shown the yellow card.
Skirlaugh rounded off the scoring with the last play of the game as Johnson cut through the tiresome Warriors defence to set up Foster for his second try.






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