Flying Vikings will not get carried away

WIDNES coach Simon Finnigan insisted no one at the club was getting carried away after the Vikings made it four from four with a brilliant 10-36 victory over Dewsbury Rams in Round

Four of the Betfred Championship.

“Spirit is high when you win, but it’s been like that since we came back in for pre-season,” said Finnigan. “There’s a good buzz, we’re winning games, they are working hard and the crowd are playing their part, so I feel there is a bit of momentum building at the minute – but it’s only round four. We’re building nicely but we won’t get carried away.”

Ste Tyrer and Joe Lyons came in to start the game in two changes to last week’s starting 13, replacing Joe Edge and the injured Danny Craven. Shane Grady also made his return from injury in the interchanges.

The Vikings got off the mark seven minutes into the contest when Joe Lyons spotted the chance to send Lloyd Roby racing under the sticks.

The hosts pulled level through Harry Kidd 23 minutes into the contest after a dummy and break from Matty Beharrell.

Widnes got back in front half an hour in, after a great short-side play which sent Roby flying over for his second of the night.

The Rams pulled one back before half time through Keenen Tomlinson, but Matty Beharrel was unable to convert so the Vikings took a two-point lead into the break.

Widnes pulled away again early in the second half when Adam Lawton powered through to break the line and set Brad Holroyd racing away out wide.

Tyler Dupree got over an hour into the contest after a feed from Fozard to stretch the lead to 14, before Joe Lyons played a one-two with Brad Holroyd to get under for his first of the season.

Adam Lawton crashed over late on to secure the win for the Vikings who made it four wins from four.

Next up it’s league leaders Leigh at Sports Village on Monday evening.

“Everyone is saying next week will be a tough challenge, well yes of course it will be, Leigh are a good side, a full-time team, they have some classy players and they are playing well,” said Finnigan.

“But they are all tough games and we’ll go there confident and prepare to give a good account of ourselves.”

Calum Turner, Andy Gabriel, Bradley Graham, David Dixon, Lewis Carr, Matty Beharrell, Paul Sykes, James Beckett, Dom Speakman, Harry Kidd, Keenen Tomlinson, Adam Ryder, Jonathan Magrin. Interchanges: Reiss Butterworth, Ross Peltier, Robson Stevens, Jordan Schofield.

Harry Kidd, Keenen Tomlinson

Matty Beharrell (1/2).

Lloyd Roby, Ryan Ince, Matt Fleming, Ste Tyrer, Brad Holroyd, Joe Lyons, Matty Smith, Tyler Dupree, Matty Fozard, Kenny Baker, Sam Wilde, Olly Davies, Aaron Brown. Interchanges: Eribe Doro, Adam

Lawton, Lewis Hulme, Shane Grady.

Lloyd Roby (2), Adam Lawton, Tyler Dupree, Brad Holroyd, Joe Lyons

Ste Tyrer (6/6)*