Halifax romp to 15-try win as lowly Scorpions suffer rout at Shay

The Scorpions, who conceded home advantage due to the unavailability of their ground, took the lead after just two minutes when full-back David James sprinted through a gap in the home defence for the opening try and Scott Leatherbarrow kicked the first of four goals.

But Halifax quickly demonstrated their class against their lower-division opponents to establish a 36-12 interval lead and ran riot in the second half with nine further tries.

Tryscorers for the home side were Callum Casey, Craig Ashall, Anthony Bowman (2), Paul White (2), Joe Chandler, Paul Handforth, Steve Tyrer (2), Sean Hesketh, Dane Manning, Makali Aizue, Sean Penkywicz and Lee Paterson, who also kicked 12 goals.

James added a second try for South Wales, while Rodney Peake, Steve Parry and Jack Murphy added others.

South Wales: James, Gahan, Murphy, Parker, Grant, Leatherbarrow, Peake, J. Burke, Mossop, Greenwood, G. Burke, Vitalini, Davies. Substitutes: Parry, Carberry, Bateman, McDonald.

Halifax: White, Worrincy, Tyrer, Heaton, Paterson, Handforth, Bowman, Hesketh, Casey, Aizue, Manning, Divorty, Ashall. Substitutes: Penkywicz, J. Barlow, S. Barlow, Chandler.

Referee: R Hicks (Oldham).