Upbeat Richard Knight has challenged his Underbank side to prove their stunning 36-14 home National Conference League Second Division success over Featherstone Lions wasn’t a one-off.

Rangers underlined their promotion potential with a thoroughly-deserved six-try triumph over their big West Yorkshire rivals to move up to fourth in the table after the opening nine rounds.

It was a victory which Knight has hailed as one of the top five in his seven seasons in charge at The Cross.

But he knows that if his side don’t back up their heroics with a win at mid-table Bradford Dudley Hill tonight, much of the magnificent effort put in to devour the Lions will have been in vain.

“That was a great win, one of the top five since I’ve been here,” said Knight after claiming the scalp of his third-placed rivals.

“Everyone contributed to the victory on the night, and it was just what we needed to make sure we remain firmly in the promotion hunt.

“In the build-up to the game, we’d read reports at the Featherstone end that they didn‘t think we were good enough to be promoted at the end of last season. That clearly acted as an extra source of motivation for us and guaranteed our performance was as strong as it was.

“But now the boys have set the standard with this win, the challenge is to make sure they maintain it tonight.

“Like us, Dudley Hill are on a four-game winning run (they thrashed Oldham St Annes 66-16 at home a week ago), so we know it’s going to be tough.

“It’s obviously up to us to make sure we don’t let them get into their stride, which is exactly what will happen if we continue from where we left off against Featherstone.

“This is definitely another game we should be looking at winning.”

Knight is able to field a virtually unchanged side for the short trip to Bradford’s Memorial Grounds.

The one exception is on the wing where Courtney Allette picked up a hamstring injury against the Lions and could be sidelined for three to four weeks, with Will England taking over.

And the Unberbank boss thinks it’s crucial to be able to field a settled side.

“When you’re looking for consistency it always helps when you can keep team changes to a minimum,” added Knight.

“Chopping and changing a side obviously causes disruption.

“But apart from the forced switch on the wing, we’re able to field the same side, which is another big positive.

“I thought our pack did a great job last week to get us playing on the front foot, with Luke Nelmes putting in a man-of-the-match performance at prop, while halves Usher and Croker organised the side really well.

“As a result, we don’t feel there’s any need to change things at all. They all now know what’s required to pick up the big wins for us at this level.”