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5 Jun 2023

League One Round-Up | Round 11

League One Round-Up | Round 11

North Wales Crusaders made their trip to the capital worthwhile, as they defeated London Skolars 60-6.

The victory was a third in a row for Crusaders, who moved up to seventh in the table.

The other match on Saturday saw Oldham beat Hunslet.

Hunslet opened the scoring through Jack Render after just seven minutes, before Matty Wilkinson struck back for the hosts.

The sides traded tries, with the Roughyeds taking an 18-14 lead at the break.

Hunslet regained the lead after half-time, however, Oldham went on to score 22 unanswered points. The victory sees them create a three point gap on Hunslet in the Betfred League One table.

Workington Town beat Cornwall at Derwent Park. Workington scored six tries in the opening 40, which gave them a 32-0 lead at the break. Town added a further four second half scores to defeat Cornwall 54-0.

A strong second half performance saw Doncaster keep up their chase for top spot.

The Dons got off to a great start with two tries scored by Luke Cooper inside the opening 10 minutes.

Midlands struck back with three tries of their own, which snatched the lead from Doncaster, however it was the visitors who went into half-time with the lead. A Dean Roberts try before the break saw the scores sat at 18-16 in favour of Doncaster.

Doncaster showed their dominance, as they pulled into a 54-16 lead. Cooper was on the scoresheet again which completed his hat-trick. Midlands scored two consolation tries inside the final three minutes.

 

Results

  • London Skolars 6-60 North Wales Crusaders
  • Oldham 40-20 Hunslet
  • Workington Town 54-0 Cornwall
  • Midlands Hurricanes 26-54 Doncaster