Great defence nils the Rams!

Jun 10 2002 By Chris Roberts, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

An Elston break from deep and the close calls for Watene and Flynn gave the home side renewed hope.

But by the 64th minute normal service was resumed as the Giants grabbed their fifth try to wrap up the contest.

McNamara's excellent crossfield kick on the sixth tackle failed to be collected by Flynn and O'Hare gratefully accepted the gift.

Graeme Hallas also failed to add the conversion, but five tries to nil speaks for itself.

MATCH FACTS

Dewsbury Rams Batty (Benn 40mins); Wainwright, Chapman, Longo (Moore 48mins), Flynn; Redfred, Elston; Watene, Briggs, Fella (Longo 72mins), Kirke (Parker 27mins, Roberts 30mins bb), Hicks, Slater.

Sin-binning - Elston (obstruction, 17mins).

Huddersfield Giants - Reilly (Cruckshank 65mins); O'Hare, Cooper, Hallas, Langley; March (Whittaker 51mins), Moxon; Wittenberg (Walker 52mins), Turner, Molyneux (Slicker 21mins), Atkins (Molyneux 71mins), Cruckshank (Roberts 21mins), McNamara.

Tries - O'Hare (10mins & 64mins), March (20mins), Wittenberg (44mins), Reilly (47mins).

Goals - McNamara 1 from 4, Hallas 0 from 1.

Half-time - 0-8.

Referee Julian King (St Helens).

Attendance - 1,550.

Scrums won - Dewsbury 14, Huddersfield 13.

Penalties conceded - Dewsbury 8, Huddersfield 6.

Top Huddersfield tacklers - Atkins 32, Moxon 27, Turner 26, Wittenberg 26, Slicker 25, March 23.

Next Giants game - Home to Chorley Lynx on Sunday (3.00).