Doncaster 20 Hunslet Hawks 30 - Doncaster go close but Hunslet prevail

Loose forward Rob Lunt gave the visitors a shock when he charged over for Doncaster's first try in the sixth minute.

Sean Leaf also touched down for Doncaster and it needed a double dose of good fortune to help Hunslet level in the 16th minute. Paul March's hopeful punt bounced unkindly for Doncaster and resulted in Wayne Pryce being awarded a try.

Michael Mark dived over following a spell of pressure to put Hawks in front in the 19th minute and when the influential Danny Grimshaw added a super solo try five minutes later a simple win looked on the cards.

But Doncaster bounced back with a well-worked try from Dean Colton in the 32nd minute following a terrific run by Leaf.

Mark and Wayne McHugh added a couple of disputed tries to make it 20-8 to Hunslet at the interval and Doncaster looked to be up against it when Leaf was forced off through injury early in the second half.

Paul March cashed in with a couple of tries but Doncaster stormed back with converted touchdowns from Liam Crawley and Lunt. Hunslet had Charlie Wabo and Paul March sin-binned in the closing stages and hung on on at the finish as Doncaster had two tries disallowed.

Doncaster: Butterfield, Colton, Spurr, Leaf, Wilson, Brown, Fawcett, Crawley, Kesik, Carbutt, Watson, Steen, Lunt. Substitutes: Hughes, Ely, Shaw, Gomersall.

Hunslet Hawks: Kain, Mark, Oakes, McHugh, Pryce, Grimshaw, P March, Sullivan, Haigh, Houston, Dooler, Haughey, D March. Substitutes: Robinson, Wabo, Woodcock, Helme.

Referee: D Merrick (RFL).