Hunslet Club Parkside 36 Woolston Rovers 4

WOOLSTON Rovers were below par as they suffered a disappointing defeat at unbeaten league leaders Hunslet Club Parkside in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Three on Saturday afternoon.

Hunslet opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a try from stand off Andy Hullock that he converted himself and then nine minutes later winger Danny Harrison scored in the right corner. Prop forward Jamie Fields added the conversion.

Almost immediately the home side move further ahead when winger Omar Alwari raced away to score; Fields converted and despite Rovers having full back Glyn Roberts sin binned on the half hour for holding down the score remained at 18-0 at half time.

A minute into the second half Hunslet had prop forward Tom Sykes sent off for kicking out but they increased their lead two minutes later when a long ball out wide found Alwari who scored in the left corner; Hullock converted and ten minutes later Fields put loose forward Jamie Bradley away to score under the posts. Field added the simple conversion.

Rovers finally got onto the scoreboard just after the hour mark when prop forward Matt Clarke and scrum half Billy Maunder combined to put centre Paul Berry over on the left but it was Hunslet who had the final say sixteen minutes from time when Hullock scored under the posts. Fields converted to complete a 36-4 victory for the Leeds side.

The Rovers Man of the Match was awarded to prop forward Matt Clarke. He was well supported by centre Paul Berry, second row Sean Conway and scrum half Billy Maunder.

Rovers: Glyn Roberts; Jack Holt, Tom Keevil, Paul Berry, Shane Duffy; Graham Healey, Billy Maunder; Mark Robinson, Ryan Brown, Matt Clarke, Sean Conway, Jake Upton, Harry Files. Subs: Ryan Cosgrove, Sam Wood, Dan Fearnley, Jack Sherratt.