The Championship Chat: Round 19, 2017
Hull KR stayed five points clear of London Broncos at the top of the Championship with a 40-18 win at Sheffield.
Justin Carney weighed in with a pair of tries on his debut to put Rovers one victory away from claiming the League Leaders Shield.
REACTION: Tim Sheens speaks to the club's website after today's victory over Sheffield … https://t.co/F80DkDvNL0 pic.twitter.com/wyL9hDWzaB
— Hull Kingston Rovers (@hullkrofficial) June 25, 2017
London won 36-30 at home to Featherstone – tries by Alex Walker (2), Matt Gee, William Barthau, Kieran Dixon and Elliot Kear secured the points for the Broncos.
? REPORT: The #Broncos made it ten wins from ten today, after recording a superb comeback against @FevRovers ? https://t.co/FsDnY5AtOp
— London Broncos RL (@LondonBroncosRL) June 25, 2017
Dewsbury recorded a shock 34-22 victory over Toulouse as the French side failed to capitalise on Featherstone’s defeat.
Lucas Walshaw (2), Macauley Hallett, Alex Brown and Jode Sheriffe were on the scoresheet for the Rams.
"Already, I can't wait to pull on the Dewsbury shirt again"
Everett relishing challenge following impressive debut: https://t.co/sgdaXqxBsO
— Dewsbury Rams (@DewsburyRams) June 27, 2017
Halifax’s top four hopes were hit as Chris Atkin’s drop-goal earned Swinton a late 13-12 victory at Heywood Road.
You can read all of today's action with @Swinton_Lions in our official match report! #SWIvHAL #Faxontour https://t.co/Q0vqGzdTKW pic.twitter.com/7FxGPiCsL4
— Halifax RLFC (@Halifax_RLFC) June 25, 2017
Batley won their third game on the spin with a 24-14 victory over Rochdale – Adam Gledhill, Shaun Ainscough and Alistair Leak crossed for the Bulldogs.
Match Summary and Bulldogs' Tries from Rochdalehttps://t.co/p71S7WaCfG pic.twitter.com/IhpUtfpF34
— Batley Bulldogs RLFC (@BatleyRLFC) June 26, 2017
Bradford ended their long losing run with a convincing 47-12 win over Oldham – Ethan Ryan topped the scoring with four tries.
?️ HEAR from @TheJoeKeyes after a stand-out performance against @Roughyeds on Sunday.
Details ➡️ https://t.co/Yp7uBO68qw pic.twitter.com/WUjnxOuKZA
— Bradford Bulls (@OfficialBullsRL) June 27, 2017
