A decent hit out for Mark Dunning's men. I felt that we controlled the game from the early stages of the first half and played some good stuff for a first game back. It was great to see Walker and Holmes play, an improvement on what we had last year. I felt that Wallace, Butler and England did well getting yards on the edge with Holmes, Lawford and Walker providing that creativity. We scored a couple of nice fast tries from deep, which was good to see on such a heavy pitch. Having Lilley at 9 is an interesting statement from MD. I assume he will move between the hooking and halves positions when needed this season.
I felt that the scoreline flattered Dewsbury in the end as they scored 2 late tries when we had our Academy players finishing the game. In conclusion, a game that provided some good rugby and builds some level of excitement under the new regime.
MOTM: Lawford
