Thursday:
Championship:
Batley 24 HALIFAX 34
Friday:
Championship One:
BLACKPOOL 36 Rochdale 14
Hunslet 16 OLDHAM 29
Saturday:
Championship:
WHITEHAVEN 34 Toulouse 20
Sunday:
Championship:
Dewsbury 10 FEATHERSTONE 40
Keighley 12 LEIGH 34
Sheffield 30 WIDNES 44
Championship One:
Doncaster 8 SOUTH WALES 18
London Skolars 16 SWINTON 52
WORKINGTON 32 York 22
After a day or so of not posting anything and sorting out programme deadlines I'm back with my thoughts on the weekend's action. Some interesting results, with Batley doing well to fight back and claim a bonus point. Okay the game wasn't the best but in Jonny Campbell the Bulldogs have a man that just can't stop scoring at the moment.
A big pat on the back should also go to Oldham's Matt Ashe who defied blurred vision from a mild eye injury to lead Oldham to victory over Hunslet and ensure that after two games the embattled club sit top of the table. Ashe scored two tries and kicked four goals.
Mick Nanyn looks to be running into point scoring form again after a slightly subdued start to the season. Seven games in he has scored 6 tries and kicked 22 goals for 68 points, 18 of which came against Keighley.
On the same vein I must also credit Lee Waterman. This time last year he was playing amateur rugby for Skirlaugh Bulls but the York centre has taken to the pro game like a duck to water. So far he has scored 11 tries this season and kicked 27 goals for an excellent 98 points. Even this has been topped by Widnes Vikings Shane Grady who continues to go from strength to strength as a goal kicker. From a starting point of 2 from 6 against Gateshead, he has continued to build his percentages - kicking 8 from 12 a week ago against Wigan St Judes before landing 8 from 8 at Sheffield when the pressure was on. He has now kicked 38 goals to lead the goal kicking charts ahead of Halifax' Lee Paterson (34) and became the first player to reach 100 points in the game this season.
Result of the week came at Derwent Park Workington where Town roared to a brilliant 30-6 half-time lead before a revival in the second half earned York a bonus point. Key to victory for town were halfbacks Scott Kaighan and Liam Finch while veteran Neil Frazer got a good write-up in the RL trade press.
Blackpool only named nine ex Leigh players in their team against Rochdale and also paraded new dual contract signings Chris Tuson and Neil Holland (Wigan).
Just out of interest here are the top try, goal and point scorers outside of Super League:
CO-OPERATIVE CHAMPIONSHIP AND CHAMPIONSHIP ONE CLUBS
(All matches, including Carnegie Challenge Cup and Northern Rail Cup)
Tries
Johnny Campbell (Batley) 11
Lee Waterman (York) 11
Shad Royston (Halifax) 8
Dave Alstead (Leigh) 7
Jesse-Joe Parker (Featherstone) 7
Craig Cook (Sheffield) 7
Wayne McHugh (Hunslet) 7
Lucas Onyango (Oldham) 7
Goals
Shane Grady (Widnes) 38
Lee Patterson (Halifax) 34
Gareth Moore (Batley) 33
Matt Ashe (Oldham) 29
Jamie Rooney (Barrow) 29
Lee Waterman (York) 27
Wayne McHugh (Hunslet) 23
Gavin Dodd (Swinton) 23
Tom Hemingway (Blackpool) 23
Mick Nanyn (Leigh) 22
Scott Kaighan (Workington) 22
( ) Drop goals included in total
Points
Shane Grady (Widnes) 100
Lee Waterman (York) 98
Gareth Moore (Batley) 78
Wayne McHugh (Hunslet) 74
Matt Ashe (Oldham) 74
Lee Patterson (Halifax) 72
Jamie Rooney (Barrow) 70
Mick Nanyn (Leigh) 68
Gavin Dodd (Swinton) 66
Scott Kaighan (Workington) 60
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