Mikey Lewis expertly pulled the strings as early Tremendous League pace-setters Hull KR prolonged their excellent begin to the season by sweeping apart rock-bottom Huddersfield.
Lewis bagged a hat-trick and had a hand in nearly all the Robins’ 9 tries as they recorded a 50-4 win – their sixth victory from as many league matches to regain their three-point cushion on the high of the desk.
George Flanagan’s unbelievable particular person effort was scant comfort for Huddersfield, who put up a struggle within the first 40 minutes however had been overwhelmed and crashed to a sixth successive defeat.
Arthur Mourgue marked his Hull KR debut with a try to seven conversions, however this was the Lewis present as he bought the higher of a compelling arm wrestle with fellow half-back Flanagan, beginning as early because the sixth minute because the guests hit the entrance.
They had been gifted possession on midway after Harry Rushton’s dealing with error and didn’t waste it, with Lewis drawing in a few defenders, together with Flanagan, then offloading for Oliver Gildart to bag a seventh attempt in his final 5 outings.
Lewis, although, was greedy at contemporary air after Flanagan left him in his wake, the teen discovering the narrowest of gaps earlier than side-stepping full-back Mourgue for a improbable 50-metre solo attempt.
Flanagan fluffed his traces with a easy conversion in entrance of the posts and missed a sort out shortly after as Lewis had his revenge, spinning over and reaching out to floor the ball on the left.
Flanagan’s tried grubber was then devoured up by the irrepressible Lewis and whereas he was stopped in need of doubling his tally after a 70-metre burst, Huddersfield had been scrambling and Mourgue took benefit by dotting down on the suitable on the half-hour.
Huddersfield solely trailed 16-4 on the break, however hopes of a second-half comeback receded with Lewis as soon as once more the architect for the following two tries.
First, Lewis nimbly went via the Huddersfield backline and even a stumble performed into his fingers because the overlaying Jacob Gagai went excessive of him, permitting the 23-year-old to regain his toes and ship over Jai Whitbread.
Lewis then received possession for Hull KR and held off a number of challenges earlier than releasing Jez Litten, who went from try-scorer to offering the help from dummy-half for Sauaso Sue to crash over from shut vary.
Having teed up a number of of his team-mates, Lewis gratefully accepted a cross from Mourgue after which Gildart to the touch down in fast succession for a deserved treble towards Huddersfield’s flagging defence.
Tom Davies accomplished the rout after one other gorgeous break, with the wing getting on the top of Tyrone Might’s grubber earlier than Mourgue introduced up a half-century of factors to finish a complete Hull KR victory.
Wardle hat-trick as Wigan return to profitable methods
Jake Wardle scored two tries in Wigan’s thumping 54-0 win over Salford Pink Devils
Wing Jake Wardle scored a hat-trick as Wigan returned to profitable methods by inflicting one other heavy Tremendous League defeat on crisis-club Salford, who misplaced 54-0 on the Brick Group Stadium.
The Warriors bounced again from their latest Problem Cup exit to Hull and final week’s Tremendous League defeat at Leeds by working in 10 tries towards a patched-up Salford line-up.
Wardle went over twice within the first half and once more late within the second, full-back Jai Subject scored twice and there have been additionally tries for Junior Nsemba, Liam Marshall, Bevan French, Sam Walters and Josh Eckersley as Wigan climbed as much as third within the desk.
Junior Nsemba was among the many scores in Wigan’s nine-try victory
Salford proceed to function below a wage cap sanction because of considerations over their present takeover, with gamers and workers receiving their wages late for the second consecutive month this week.
The Pink Devils went right down to a file 82-0 Tremendous League defeat at St Helens final month, whereas the sanctions, allied with a prolonged harm checklist and the latest departure of key gamers, has left head coach Paul Rowley critically in need of choices.
Sky Sports activities will once more present each sport of the Tremendous League reside this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely reside, with the remaining 4 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+ by way of the purple button.
