Hunslet Hawks 24 Workington 14: Hawks soar clear of nearest title rivals

CENTRE Wayne McHugh scored a hat-trick of tries to take his tally for the season to 27 but Hunslet had to withstand a spirited challenge from Workington before moving six points clear of Oldham at the top of Championship One.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Aug 2010, 10:46 BST
Updated 6th Aug 2010, 10:46 BST

Player-coach Paul March took a pass from his brother David to score the first try after six minutes, with the latter adding the goal.

Darren Holt cut Workington's deficit with a penalty before Hunslet stretched their lead through McHugh's first, converted by David March.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Holt converted Scott Kaighan's cleverly-taken try to leave the visitors trailing by just four points at the break.

It got worse for the hosts when Workington snatched the lead seven minutes into the second half through James Robinson's converted try.

But McHugh's second, again goaled by March, put the Hawks back in control at 18-14 and, after Workington second rower Jarrad Stack was sin-binned after a mass brawl in the 75th minute, McHugh snatched Hunslet's fourth try in injury-time, with March kicking his fourth goal.

Hunslet Hawks: Kain; Pryce, Clayton, McHugh, Oakes; Grimshaw, P March; Sullivan, Haigh, Houston, Dooler, Haughey, D March. Substitutes: Chapman, Wabo, Lowe, Woodcock.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Workington Town: Carter; Frazer, Lowe, Miller, Backhouse; Holt, Kaighan; Coward, Pedley, Rhodes, Whitehead, Stack, Coupar. Substitutes: McDonald, McKenna, Robinson, Lebbon.

Referee: T Roby (Clayton le Woods).

Related topics:HunsletOldham