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Hull KR vs Castleford (H) 22 - 10 Won |
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15/03/08
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New Craven Park
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Steve Ganson
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Castleford Tigers
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22 - 10
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Two tries from Daniel Fitzhenry ensured that the Robins bounced back
to secure the two points with a solid, if unspectacular display against
Super League new-boys Castleford Tigers.
After the disappointing display at Wakefield the week before, coach
Justin Morgan sprung a selection surprise, naming Ben Galea at
stand-off, as the Robins welcomed the Castleford Tigers to a very foggy
Craven Park.
The Red and Whites set the tone early, with Daniel Fitzhenry
registering the opening score inside the first five minutes, from an
inch-perfect Ben Galea grubber. Murrell was off-target with the
touchline conversion, but Rovers were looking a very different team to
the one which played last week. However they were given a scary moment
when a Brent Sherwin grubber was touched down by Ryan McGoldrick, only
for the video referee Ashley Klein to rule out the score for a
knock-on.
The Robins came back at the Tigers, stretching the visitors defence as
they searched for another score. The Castleford line held, but mid-way
through the half, another grubber kick unlocked the door. This time it
was Ben Cockayne who profited, showing his full-back’s instincts to
follow up Scott Murrell’s kick. Murrell added the extras, and, full of
confidence, the Robins looked for a killer blow just before the break.
With only a couple of minutes to go, they thought they had it. James
Webster’s grubber rebounded off the base of the post, and the scrum
half followed up to hack it into the in-goal area and touch down. But
after some deliberation, the score was ruled out by video referee
Klein, who adjudged that Shaun Briscoe was offside in following up the
initial kick, and had impeded a Tigers player. As the seconds ticked
down to the hooter, Castleford went looking for a score to cut the
Robins’ lead, but thanks to good pressure from the Red and White
defence, they held out to the interval.
For a full match report visit the robins official site .
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| Briscoe, Steel, J. Webster, Walker, Fitzhenry, Galea, J. Webster, Vella, K. Netherton, Mills, Newton, Gene, Murrell. |
McGoldrick, Donlan, Shenton, Dixon, Wainwright, Dorn, Sherwin, Huby, Moore, Korkidas, Guttenbeil, Lupton, Westerman. |
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