Strong Field secure superb away victory

catch from the kick off the ball was channelled right and centre Alex Wilcockson scored the Lions’ second try after some tidy passing exchanges.

Joe Boden’s conversion reduced Huddersfield’s lead to a single point.

The see-saw tipped back Huddersfield’s way almost immediately.

Throughout the match the Huddersfield pack had been producing punchy and powerful short breaks which provided clean ruck ball and set up good attacking possibilities.

After a couple of excellent phases down the middle, hooker Ben Morrill charged through for Huddersfield’s second try which Davey converted.

The visitors put themselves under some unnecessary pressure as a result of a lost line-out in stoppage time put their defence under the cosh, but they held firm and they retained their lead at the interval.

Huddersfield made a good start to the second period and extended their lead with another penalty five minutes in, but when the Lions scored the try of the match on the hour the game was thrown wide open once again.

A beautiful move from a clean lineout deep inside their own half saw the ball run and passed full width right and then full width left, with lock forward Ollie Tapscott being the man to touch down.

When Huddersfield lost the services of their influential lock Austen Thompson to the sin bin with a quarter of an hour to go it did seem like the game was there for the home side to take. However, 14-man Huddersfield showed great resilience in defence, scrummaging well close to their own line and turning defence into attack with some superb ball retention and continuous closephase play.

Number eight Richard Piper showed great leadership quality in setting up the forward momentum and a spell of continuous Huddersfield possession which lasted for over five minutes.

A couple more successful penalties resulting from the pressure left the Lions needing two scores to take the game, but it was Huddersfield who closed the match by getting another.

Deep into injury time, Davey rounded the defence on the right wing for a third try after a fine final spell.