Dewsbury Rams 0 Featherstone Rovers 31 - More misery for Rams as Rovers cruise to win

Rovers defended superbly to keep the Rams scoreless.

Samoan international centre Misi Taulapapa bagged two tries although he blotted his copybook slightly when he was sin-binned in the first-half.

Rams had earlier had two players sin-binned in separate incidents.

Ex-Rovers player Jason Crookes was the first to be shown a yellow card in the 11th minute for a high tackle and, two minutes later, Taulapapa’s first try put Rovers ahead. Luke Adamson became the second Rams player to be sin-binned in the 23rd minute.

A minute later, Featherstone’s Jamie Foster had an effort ruled out for a double movement.

However, it wasn’t long before Featherstone stretched their lead, John Davies going over and Foster converting. Taulapapa was then sin-binned in the 34th minute. Five minutes after he returned to the field in the second half he grabbed his second touchdown that Foster goaled from the touchline.

Foster kicked a penalty goal and Kyle Briggs landed a drop goal before Rovers sealed victory with Jamie Cording’s 62nd-minute score.

Ian Hardman rounded things off for Rovers with a try six minutes from time, with Foster adding his fifth goal.

Dewsbury Rams: Guzdek, Uaisele, Crookes, Grady, Grant, Sykes, Kain, Groat, Hemingway, L. Adamson, Hale, Trout, Farrell. Substitutes:Conroy, Brown, Muranka, Tonks.

Featherstone Rovers: Craven, Johnson, Hardman, Taulapapa, Foster, Abdull, Thackeray, Bostock, Ellis, Baldwinson, Cording, Davies, Spears. Substitutes: Briggs, Griffin, Roche, Ormondroyd.

Referee: J Roberts (RFL)