The Championship Chat: Round 10 & 11, 2017

MJ Black

Rovers’ run ends in France

Hull KR’s unbeaten record in the Championship was ended on Monday as they fell 14-6 at Toulouse Olympique.

Rovers went into the game on the back of a 30-22 victory over Featherstone on Friday, but they couldn’t follow up in France as tries by Kuni Minga and Rhys Curran secured the points for Toulouse.

Fev hit back against Bradford

Featherstone bounced back from Friday’s defeat with an impressive 44-18 home victory over Bradford Bulls on Monday – Scott Turner and Cory Aston topped the scoring with a couple of tries apiece.

Four-point weekend for the Broncos

London Broncos enjoyed a productive Easter weekend, winning 30-16 at home to Toulouse and 42-4 at Batley – James Cunningham weighed in with a couple of tries against the Bulldogs.

Halifax double up

Halifax also picked up four points courtesy of 22-12 win at Bradford and a 16-14 home win against Oldham.

Behold! Lo runs riot

Sheffield Eagles triumphed 42-18 at Rochdale Hornets and rounded off the weekend on a high with a 48-12 home success against Dewsbury Rams – Garry Lo scored seven tries over the the two games.

Dewsbury finally off the mark

Swinton had a mixed weekend, losing 22-18 at Oldham before grabbing a narrow 23-22 home success against Rochdale. Dewsbury recorded their first win of the season on Friday as they ran out 20-4 winners at home to Batley.

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