Haven have to settle for 24 all Draw in an intense and ILL Tempered Clash
This clash was another yardstick for the young Haven Teams progress . After two defeats and with injuries list growing This game was going to be a test of the Depth in the squad While the visitors with an identical playing record to Haven may have seen this as a winnable game
Dewsbury started strong, scoring the first two tries, with Louis Collinson and Paul Sykes crossing the line. Whitehaven responded while Dewsbury was down to 12 players, with Cameron Brown and Mitchell Todd levelling the scores before halftime.
The second half saw Whitehaven take the lead through Connor Holliday, but Dewsbury quickly equalized with Will Shaw scoring from dummy-half. Dewsbury edged ahead again with Jamie Field scoring after good work by Dec Tomlinson, but Whitehaven struck back late, with Brown grabbing his second try of the afternoon.
The game had a dramatic finish, with Jack McShane sin-binned for a high tackle and Weatherill missing a penalty attempt that could have won it for Whitehaven. From the restart Haven took possession and drove to the visitors line where Browns Field goal was deflected by a Rams player. Have once gain regained the ball and this time Tyrers one point attempt went wide as the hooter sounded for full time Finals Score Haven 24 Dewsbury Rams 24 intense and ill-tempered game, featuring 24 penalties and three yellow cards.
A thrilling contest— Certainly in the second half as both teams had chances to win, but a draw was probably a fair result. What did you think of the game?
WHITEHAVEN
5 Jay Weatherill
32 Mitchell Todd
3 Chris Taylor
4 Ethan Bickerdike
22 Max Anderson-Moore
6 Kieran Tyrer
20 Cameron Brown
18 Aaron Turnbull
9 Ellison Holgate
10 Jordan Thomson
11 Connor Holliday
21 Ellis Nixon
13 Jack Kellett
Subs
16 Brad Brennan
14 Luke Collins
17 Karl Garner
12 Clarke Chambers
Tries: Brown (35, 67), Todd (39), Holliday (45)
Goals: Weatherill 4/6
Sin bin: Bickerdike (50) – dangerous tackle
RAMS
30 Craig McShane
27 Tom Delaney
3 Caelum Jordan
4 George Senior
22 Liam Copland
26 Paul Sykes
7 Jacob Hookem
18 Jamie Field
31 Jack McShane
13 Dec Tomlinson
15 Keenen Tomlinson
12 Matt Garside
16 Louis Collinson
Subs
23 Will Shaw
10 Toby Everett
8 Jackson Walker
35 Jamie Gill
Tries: Collinson (12), Sykes (22), Shaw (51), Field (62)
Goals: Hookem 4/4