Barrow Raiders 36 Dewsbury Rams 22: Dewsbury stunned after Raiders launch fightback

The bottom-of-the-league side produced a burst of 30 points in 17 minutes either side of half-time to blow Glenn Morrison’s men out of the water and take the three points.

Things had started well for the Rams as they dominated the first half.

Aaron Brown put them ahead as he collected a pass from the breaking Lucas Walshaw and ran in, before Jy-Mel Coleman doubled the advantage to 12-0 after Mike Whitehead palmed down his kick into the path of a Dewsbury player.

A third try in six minutes came soon after as another Coleman kick was parried in his own in-goal area by home full-back Lee Haney and Jamaine Akaidaere pounced on the loose ball.

With Karl Pryce scoring wide on the right after the half-hour, things were looking good for the visitors. But Barrow responded through Kurt Haggerty just before the break and came out firing in the second half, with Brad 
Brennan and Danny Jones bringing them within four points at 
22-18.

Captain Liam Harrison gave Raiders the lead with his 100th club try and Haggerty scored his second before Pryce was sent off by referee Joe Cobb for use of the elbow in a late tackle on Liam Campbell.

Haggerty completed his hat-trick minutes later and Dewsbury could find no way through the hosts’ defence to claim even a bonus point.

Barrow: Haney, Larkin, Wiper, Low, Clay, Casey, Campbell, Whitehead, Dandy, Butler, Harrison, K. Haggerty, Jones. Substitutes: Mossop, Dawson, Brannon, McGoff.

Dewsbury: Morton, Akaidere, Pryce, Hale, Scott, Brown, Johnston, Aizue, Wright, Gallagher, Spicer, Walshaw, Coleman. Substitutes: Lillycrop, Spaven, Tonks, Spiers.

Referee: J Cobb (RFL).