26/11/09 00:10 GMT
  £30 Free Bet Super League Betting Latest Odds Sky Games Competitions Mobile
 
HULL_K_R REPORTS 2008

Hull KR 16 Harlequins 40

By James Coldman, PA Sport

Click here to bet on rugby league with Sky Bet!
Click here for rugby league fixtures
Click here for rugby league results
Click here for more rugby league news

Harlequins followed up last week's victory over Bradford with a resounding win over Hull KR in their engage Super League clash at Craven Park.

Six tries and eight goals put the home side to the sword as they struggled to compete with the Londoners from the off.

The Quins now leapfrog the Robins, who kept alive their faint hopes of securing the the final play-off spot.

Chad Randall, Will Sharp, Dave Howell, Henry Paul and two penalties from Rob Purdham gave the Quins a 28-0 half-time lead from which Rovers would never recover.

And despite a late fightback from Rovers led by Michael Dobson, Harlequins ran out clear winners.

The early stages belonged to Harlequins with Paul pegging the hosts back with a series of long kicks on a greasy Craven Park surface.

Shaun Briscoe weathered the aerial bombardment well and Rovers seemed to have soaked up the early pressure from Quins.

But Randall opened the scoring for Harlequins in the sixth minute.

The Quins hooker darted for the line following a good spell of possession. And despite the best efforts of the two Robins defenders he somehow managed to touch down.

Purdham added the extras and moments later Sharp finished a good Quins move following an attempted interception from Jake Webster.

After being handed another set of six, fast Quins hands left Sharp with plenty to do but the winger stepped inside and crashed over. Purdham was on hand to convert.

Harlequins continued their examination of the Rovers defence and grabbed a third in the 14th minute.

Stand-off Scott Hill slid a kick in behind the home defence and the chasing Purdham did well to gather it up and offload it to centre Howell, who was presented with the easy task of crossing the whitewash.

Purdham converted and then struck a penalty to give the Londoners a 20-point lead with little Rovers resistance.

Paul forced his way over in the 28th minute following another sustained period of possession.

Centre Webster added to Rovers' woes on the stroke of half-time, nudging an advancing Quins attacker off the ball as he chased a clever grubber from Paul.

Purdham converted to give the away side a 28-0 lead at the interval.

Paul Cooke made his return to the Rovers side following a two-game absence for disciplinary reasons and it made a brief difference as the Robins hit back in the opening minute of the second half.

Following a good set of six from Rovers, Dobson grubbered through towards the Quins line.

The ball bounced kindly for Jon Steel, who did well to scoop up and cross the line.

Prop Gareth Haggerty then dashed any hope of a comeback, crashing over after the Quins forced their way to within metres of the line.

The home side then conceded another soft try as Hill sauntered over the line. Purdham then maintained his 100% record with the boot as he made it eight from eight.

Peter Fox sprinted the length of the field and Dobson touched down in the closing stages but it proved only to be too little too late for Rovers.

E-mail this article E-mail Article Print this article Print-Friendly Subscribe to sportinglife RSS feed Subscribe to RSS Feed
Digg this story post this story to del.icio.us - social bookmarking site Post to del.icio.us Facebook

Click here to send us your sporting feedback

  Latest Rugby League Stories
 DRAGONS HOPEFUL OVER KEEPING BIRD
 WILDCATS DUO ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
 FORD A NON-STARTER FOR LEAGUE JOB
 NEW SPONSOR DEAL FOR ROVERS
 KEAR DISMISSES ENGLAND LINK
 FORD IN FRAME FOR LEAGUE JOB
 GIANTS RECRUIT CORDING
 SALFORD SWITCH FOR HOLDSWORTH
 PASSPORT WORRY FOR STOSIC
 BULLS SILENT OVER WALKER CLAIM

----------------------------------------------------------------
Part of 365 Media Group

Sports News & Entertainment
Sporting Life | TEAMtalk | Sportal | Football365 | Cricket365
Golf365 | Fixtures365 | Extreme365 | Planet F1 | Planet Rugby | Sky Sports | Football365 ZA

Betting & Gaming
Betting Zone | WSOP |Sky Bet | Poker | Online Casino | Online Bingo | Oddschecker | Casino Checker | Poker Checker | Bingo Checker | Free Bets

Mobile, Fun & Games
Free Online Games | 24-7 Football | Fantasy Football | Fantasy F1
----------------------------------------------------------------

© 2009 365 Media Group Ltd, All Rights Reserved.
Email Your Comments - Advertise With Us - About/Contact Us
Terms & Conditions - Privacy Policy - RSS


2009 Reports
Bradford Bulls
Castleford Tigers
Catalans Dragons
Celtic Crusaders
Harlequins RL
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Hull KR
Leeds Rhinos
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Warrington
Wigan
2008 Reports
Bradford Bulls
Castleford Tigers
Catalans Dragons
Harlequins RL
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Hull KR
Leeds Rhinos
St Helens
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Warrington
Wigan
2007 Reports
Bradford Bulls
Catalans Dragons
Harlequins RL
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Hull KR
Leeds Rhinos
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Warrington
Wigan
2006 Reports
Bradford Bulls
Castleford
Catalans Dragons
Harlequins RL
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Leeds Rhinos
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Warrington
Wigan
2005 Reports
Bradford
Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
Leigh
London
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
2004 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
M Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
London
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
2003 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
Halifax
Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
London
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
2002 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
Halifax
Hull
Leeds
London
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Widnes
Wigan
2001 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
Halifax
Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
London
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Wigan
2000 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
Halifax
Hudd/Sheff
Hull
Leeds
London
Salford
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Wigan
1999 Reports
Bradford
Castleford
Halifax
Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
London
Salford
Sheffield
St Helens
Wakefield
Warrington
Wigan