EAST LEEDS registered a first win of the NCL season, after a couple of near misses, with a 48-10 triumph at Gateshead Storm.
The Cross-League fixture (Easts are in League D and the Storm in League E in a campaign in which the flagship league is operating on a regionalised basis) was in the balance on the half-hour, when the home side led 10-6.
But a young East Leeds side duly cut loose, building on Roy Railton’s opener with a couple of Aaron Kibler tries and touchdowns for Liam English, Luke Mullen, Owen Hughes, Tom Howson, Josh Wood and Luke Littlewood, six of which Littlewood improved.
STANNINGLEY also hit the straps with a 50-10 League D success at HUNSLET WARRIORS after having led 16-0 midway through the first half with tries for William Barker, Jack Sykes and Edward Crossland.
Jack Smith, Dean Parker, Samuel Moorhouse, Dion Henry, Luke Townend and Carl McGuigan subsequently dotted down, with Crossland booting seven goals.
The Warriors had to settle for tries by Ben Smith and, in the closing stages, Josh McLelland, the second of which Jordan Gale improved.
HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE have bene nudged off the top of the section by Siddal, who edged matters in Halifax 22-16, the hosts holding out after the visitors had reduced the deficit to six points with Connor Squires’ try eight minutes from time.
Parkside had led 12-8 at halftime through touchdowns for Hunslet RLFC’s development officer Mikey Nuttall and George Clarke, both converted by Andy Hullock.
DRIGHLINGTON, meanwhile, are finding the going tough in League F and were 42-0 adrift against West Bowling before Sam Thornton crossed on 65 minutes. The Bradford side went on to prevail 52-4.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Saturday 5 June 2021
League D: Hunslet Warriors 10, Stanningley 50; Milford v Oulton Raiders –pp; Siddal 22, Hunslet Club Parkside 16.
League F: Drighlington 4, West Bowling 52.
Cross-League: Gateshead Storm (E) 10, East Leeds (D) 48.
Fixtures
Saturday 12 June 2021
LEAGUE D: East Leeds v Milford; Hunslet Club Parkside v Hunslet Warriors; Oulton Raiders v Siddal.
LEAGUE F: Bradford Dudley Hill v Drighlington.
CROSS-LEAGUE: Stanningley (D) v Shaw Cross Sharks (E).
| LEAGUE D | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff % | Win % | |
| Siddal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 38 | 189.47 | 100.00 |
| Milford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 133.33 | 100.00 |
| Hunslet Club Parkside | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 46 | 160.86 | 66.66 |
| Stanningley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 60 | 153.33 | 66.66 |
| Oulton Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47.36 | 50.00 |
| East Leeds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 50 | 156.00 | 33.33 |
| Hunslet Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 34.37 | 00.00 |
| LEAGUE F | ||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff % | Win % | |
| West Bowling | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 26 | 546.15 | 100.00 |
| Thornhill Trojans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 440.00 | 100.00 |
| Lock Lane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 25 | 216.00 | 50.00 |
| Featherstone Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 64 | 100.00 | 50.00 |
| Underbank Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 60 | 80.00 | 50.00 |
| Bradford Dudley Hill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 84 | 71.42 | 33.33 |
| Drighlington | 3< |
