Doncaster 66 Gateshead Thunder 0: Lunt and Henry earn Doncaster hat-tricks

The bottom club showed plenty of spirit and determination in the first half but fell away completely after the interval against a rampant Dons side.

Second row Scott Watson began the scoring spree with a try in the fourth minute and Henry raced away to increase the lead eight minutes later.

Doncaster weathered some Gateshead pressure before adding two more tries before the interval.

A clever kick from Craig Fawcett set-up position for Dean Colton to charge through a gap and then Lunt forced his way over to make it 20-0 at the interval. The second half was completely one-sided as Doncaster went on the rampage and Gateshead caved in.

Lunt completed his hat-trick with tries in the 46th and 49th minutes before full-back Mick Butterfield touched down following a brilliant pass from Henry, who made it 42-0 moments later.

Aaron Dobek, who also kicked nine goals, went over in the 59th minute following more good work by Henry before Colton and Fawcett added further tries.

Henry capped off a fine individual display with the 12th try eight minutes from time to inflict Gateshead's third biggest losing margin of the season.

Doncaster: Butterfield, Colton, Gomersall, Spurr, Henry, Dobek, Fawcett, Jones, Kesik, Crawley, Watson, Steen, Lunt. Substitutes: Hughes, Ely, Carbutt, Ellery.

Gateshead Thunder: Stoker, Peers, Wilson, Neighbour, M Brown, Scott, Ryan Clarke, Payne, Young, Barron, Rhys Clarke, Garside, J Brown. Substitutes: Welton, Bate, Parker, Aderiye.

Referee: C Leatherbarrow (RFL).