Rotherham T.. 42
Tynedale………… 7
HARRY Dunne marked his 100th Rotherham appearance with a try as the promotion-chasing side negotiated a tricky fixture against in-form Tynedale with aplomb.
The inside centre claimed one of the six tries by the hosts, five of which came in the second half.
The opening period was played almost entirely in the Tynedale half, but they made the hosts work hard for their only firsthalf score, claimed by hooker Luke Cole.
Three yellow cards along the way didn't help the visitors' cause and they couldn't handle the extra pace Titans brought to their work after half-time.
Replacement Loma Kivalu powered over
next to the posts soon and then skipper Zak Poole touched down to leave the hosts close to a four-try bonus point.
It duly arrived when Dunne went in at a corner, with Lloyd Hayes adding the extras. Hayes then turned try scorer, following up a kick and chase to ground the loose ball.
It took Tynedale an hour to mount a serious assault on the home line and it resulted in a try for Michael Hughes, converted by Rob Parker, but Rotherham still had the final say with a score from Tomasi Tanumi. Hayes' conversion took his points tally to 17.
TEAMS
ROTHERHAM: Townend, Tanumi, Hayes, Dunne, Taylor, Milner, Metcalfe, Capps, Cole, Denman, Okafor, Smith, Newborn, Kay, Poole
Replacements: Bergmanas, Kivalu, Allan, Payne, Bruzulier
TYNEDALE: Beaty, Dryden, Forlow, Milner, Hutton, Parker, Telford, Hughes, Johnston, Rewcastle, Wearmouth, Dunn, Cousin, Wainwright, Vassallo
Replacements: White, Haigh, Nankivell, Hanning, Scott
REFEREE: Sam Yates
ATTENDANCE: 398
Star man
Harry Newborn -Rotherham
