Woolston Rovers 20 Dewsbury Moor Maroons 30

WOOLSTON Rovers suffered their first defeat of the season in a loss to Dewsbury Moor Maroons in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three at Monks Sports Club on Saturday.

Dewsbury Moor opened the scoring in the third minute through second row Tobias Richardson, converted by Brad Foster, but Rovers hit back 21 minutes later.

Glyn Roberts raced 60 metres to score and centre Lewis Hoarty converted to level.

Rovers then moved ahead for the only time in the game when Anthony Clayton dummied his way through the line to score on the right. Hoarty converted.

A Bartley O’Brien converted score sent the sides in level, before Moor moved ahead with a second Foster try.

Rovers replied when hooker Ryan Brown found Hoarty, bouncing off his knee, and he pounced.

George Croisdale extended the lead, with Brown the one to reply for Rovers this time before Lewis Holliday settled it.

Rovers: Ryan Cosgrove, Tom Woodward, Lewis Hoarty, Paul Berry, Christian Taylor, Billy Maunder, Ryan Cosgrove, Jack Sherratt, Ryan Brown, Matt Clarke, Dan Fearnley, Anthony Clayton, Chris Mellor. Subs: Harry Files, Graham Healey, Matt Robinson, Mark Robinson.

Crosfields 6 Drighlington 38

CROSFIELDS slumped to a home defeat at the hands of NCL newcomers Drighlington.

Jack Reid assisted Hayden James to bring the hosts level early on, but that would prove their only score.

Oldham St Annes A 26 Woolston Rovers A 22

WOOLSTON Rovers A suffered a narrow defeat at Oldham St Annes A in NWML Division Two.

St Annes built a lead through Brad Turner, Oliver Bryan and Mat Whitehead scores, before Mike Ward set up Sam Vernon to reply.

Bryan and Vernon traded further tries before the break, while Rovers hooker Ian Ward scored soon after before Vernon completed his hat-trick to narrow the gap to four points.

They took the lead when Jack Holt scored and Jason Rutter converted, but a Callum Cashin long-distance try sealed Oldham the win late on.

Rovers A: Liam Sullivan, Jack Holt, James Evans, Mark Forster, Sam Vernon, Jason Rutter, Dominic Ball, Conor Gerrard, Ian Ward, Tom Fagan, Jake Upton, Mike Ward, Peter Leonard. Subs: Danny Forster, Richard Potts, Danny Griffiths, Andy Addison.

Crosfields A 40 Bolton Mets 16

CROSFIELDS moved eighth in the league with a win over Bolton.

The hosts enjoyed two tries each for Jonny Pennel, Ryan Crowley and Danny Lee and one for Andrew Campbell.

Ryan Connally added four conversions and Sam Hickey kicked a further two.

Rylands Sharks A 52 Cadishead Rhinos 16

RYLANDS’ A team easily disposed of Cadishead in Division Four.

Tries came via an Aaron Holiday hat-trick, two for Tony Fretwell and one apiece for Chris Meacock, Matty Ryan and Alex Hodgson.

Rylands: Chris Meacock, Aaron Holiday, Danny Hoyland, Carl Lloyd, Alex Hodgson, Matthew Ryan, Louis Walsh, Mark Mcardle, Elliot Best, Mal Mason, Daryl Smith, Tony Fretwell, Liam Lawton, Mitch McJay, Richard Clancy, Chris Morley, Jack Inman, Matty Barber.

Thatto Heath 24 Latchford 12

TRIES from Danny Brown and Jake Ashton, converted by Sam Dobson, proved too little for Latchford at Thatto Heath in an under-par performance on Saturday.