Swinton Lions 44 East Hull 4: Minnows put up fine effort against Lions

EAST Hull coach Lee Radford paid a glowing tribute to his players despite crashing out at the third round stage with a hammering at the hands of Swinton Lions.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Mar 2011, 11:00 BST

The visitors were convincingly beaten by 40 points at The Willows, but Radford was pleased with the way his National Conference League Premier Division side battled against their higher placed hosts.

“I’m very proud of my players because it was a step up in quality for them,” said Radford.

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Craig Poucher scored the visitors’ only try but Jamie Edwards failed to convert as the Lions scored eight tries, six of which were converted.

Dean Thompson and Joe Fitzpatrick both bagged braces for the Lions, with Martin Ainscough, Tommy Gallagher, Ian Mort and Karl Ashall also on target.

Swinton: Mort, Foxen, Reay, Thompson, Hamilton, Ainscough, Watson, Morrison, Smith, Holland, Cunniffe, Gallagher, Wingfield. Substitutes: Ashall, Forber, Fitzpatrick, Wilson.

East Hull: Abdul, Thackrey, Edwards, Precious, King, Blanchard, Puckering, Brown, Painter, Docherty, Bell, Poucher, Blakeley. Substitutes: Roberts, Cator, Partis, Lyth.

Referee: P Brooke (RFL).