The Championship Chat: Round 14, 2017

MJ Black

Rovers stay four points clear

Hull KR are still four points clear at the top of the Championship after recording a 42-18 win over Swinton Lions.

Ryan Shaw (3) and Jordan Abdull (2) topped the try scorers, while Joe Wardill and Andrew Heffernan were also on the scoresheet for Rovers.

Featherstone rout the Rams

Fev demolished Dewsbury 52-10 to maintain second place in the table – Josh Hardcastle, Jason Walton and Scott Turner all scored twice for Jon Sharp’s team, with James Lockwood, Misi Taulapapa, Frankie Mariano and Jack Ormondroyd also crossing the line.

Toulouse still in the mix

Third-placed Toulouse sealed a 45-20 win over Sheffield Eagles – Stan Robin (2) and Sebastien Planas (2) led the way for the French side, with Kane Bentley, Bastian Canet and Kuni Mungia scoring their other tries.

Dixon leads Broncos’ romp

London Broncos raced to a 56-12 victory over Bradford at Odsal – Kieran Dixon scored four tries for the visitors.

Vitale Roqica and Jarrod Sammut weighed in with two apiece for the Broncos, with Jay Pitts and Rhys Williams adding further tries.

Batley enjoy away success

Batley secured a 48-28 win over Oldham at Manchester Regional Arena.

Danny Cowling, Joel Farrell, Al Leak, Adam Gledhill, Wayne Reittie, Dominic Brambani, James Harrison and Tom Lillycrop scored for the Bulldogs.

Halifax down sorry Hornets

Ben Johnston, Steve Tyrer, Will Sharp, Adam Tangata and Simon Grix all crossed for Halifax as they defeated Rochdale 28-2.