Woolston Rovers put an end to a four game losing run when they claimed their first away victory of the season with an impressive win at Bradford Dudley Hill in the National Conference League Division Two at the Neil Hunt Memorial Ground, Bradford on Saturday afternoon.

Rovers opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute when hooker Adam Files went from dummy half close to the line and found prop forward Harry Files who used his strength to carry three defenders over the line with him to score at the side of the posts. Stand off Theo Holt converted and then six minutes later Rovers moved the ball from their own ten metre line and on the last tackle a superb kick to the corner by Holt was collected by winger Karlton Bates who scored in the right corner. Holt landed a fine touchline conversion.

Two minutes from half time Dudley Hill had prop forward Kyle Bateman sin binned for contact with the head and Rovers made the extra man count when a lovely short ball from Holt put A Files through a gap and he selflessly passed to substitute Scott Whiteley for him to score under the posts. Holt converted to give his side a commanding 18-0 interval advantage.

Rovers moved further ahead eight minutes into the second half when A Files kept the ball alive in the tackle and offloaded to H Files who brushed off four defenders to score on the right. Holt converted and it looked as though Rovers had gone over again shortly afterwards when second row Dan Fearnley powered over but the referee surprisingly adjudged that he had knocked on.

Dudley Hill had substitute Elliott Cousins sin binned for dissent and then on the hour Rovers loose forward Ryan Brown was yellow carded for an incident off the ball and while he was off the field Dudley Hill scored a try in the left corner through centre Byron Lisle after a period of constant pressure and then with seven minutes remaining B Lisle went over again in the left corner but it was merely a consolation as Rovers completed a fine 24-8 success.

The Man of the Match was awarded to Rovers stand off Theo Holt. He was very well supported by prop forward Harry Files and centre Olly Parr.

After the game Rovers Head of Rugby Mal Holt said, “That was a much needed away win for us and fully deserved. We were in control throughout the game and only conceded two late tries on the back of some confusing decisions. I was more than happy with the performance which was much improved from previous weeks. It is always a tough place to go to and all seventeen players contributed to the win. We have a week off now before our next game which sees us travel to Wigan St Judes.”

DUDLEY HILL

Callum Lisle, Brad McLean, Martin Southwell, Byron Lisle, Neil Wall, Brad Clarkson, Ryan Dickinson, Kyle Bateman, Simon Knowles, Robbie Spencer, Sam Moulden, Nathan Broadbent, Aiden Bailey.

Subs: Gareth Ramsden, Elliott Cousins, Micky Glenn, Ben Moore.

Tries
B Lisle (69 mins, 73).

Goals
Wall 0 from 2

ROVERS

Kieran Jones, Karlton Bates, Olly Parr, Kieran Moore, Jake Toher, Theo Holt, Morgan Williams, Harry Files, Adam Files, Ben Crewe, Dan Fearnley, Dan Griffiths, Ryan Brown.

Subs: Dec Leonard, Craig Woolvine, Niall Toher, Scott Whiteley.

Tries
H Files (15 mins, 48), Bates (21), Whiteley (40).

Goals
Holt 4 from 4

Referee: Tom Gibbs.