RESULTS: 2022 Betfred Championship Round 4

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A wrap of the fourth round, which contained three postponements due to Storm Eunice.

All listed times are AEDT (NSW/VIC/ACT).


RELATED: See the full list of 2022 Betfred Championship Draw and Results.


Newcastle Thunder 40 Whitehaven RLFC 24
Venue: Kingston Park
Crowd: 719
Date: Sunday 20 February 2022 at 2:00am

Newcastle Thunder (40)
Tries: Sam Halsall 3, Matt Nicholson, Craig Mullen 2, Gideon Boafo 2, Josh Eaves
Goals: Craig Mullen 2

Whitehaven RLFC (24)
Tries: Ryan King, Tom Wilkinson, Alex Bishop, Callum Phillips
Goals: Alex Bishop 4

Trailing 24-16 at the break, the Thunder put in a stellar second half to down Whitehaven comfortably at home on a chilly Newcastle afternoon.


Featherstone Rovers 30 London Broncos 12
Venue: Millennium Stadium
Crowd: 2796
Date: Sunday 20 February 2022 at 4:30am

Featherstone Rovers (30)
Tries: Brandon Pickersgill 2, Gareth Gale 2, Craig Hall
Goals: Craig Hall 5

London Broncos (12)
Tries: Dean Parata, Ollie Leyland
Goals: Siti Moceidreke 2

After a patchy first three weeks, London started positively, keeping pace with Featherstone in the first half before a Gareth Gale try on the 30th minute shot Featherstone to a 12-6 halftime lead. In the second half London continued to pressure and at one point had the score at 12-18 before Featherstone kicked away late for a 30-12 win.


York City Knights 4 Leigh Centurions 40
Venue: LNER Community Stadium
Crowd: 2069
Date: Monday 21 February 2022 at 2:00am

York City Knights (4)
Tries: Will Jubb

Leigh Centurions (40)
Tries: Sam Stone, Ben Reynolds 2, Caleb Aekins, Ed Chamberlain, Joe Mellor
Goals: Ben Reynolds 8

Despite a competitive first half, which finished with Leigh leading 6-4, York were left in the dust in the second half. Leigh scored six unanswered tries in the second half. It's York's biggest loss at home in nine years.


Dewsbury Rams 10 Widnes Vikings 36
Venue: Tetley's Stadium
Date: Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 6:45am

Dewsbury Rams (10)
Tries: Harry Kidd, Keenen Tomlinson
Goals: Matty Beharrell 1

Widnes Vikings (36)
Tries: Lloyd Roby 2, Brad Holroyd, Tyler Dupree, Joe Lyons, Adam Lawton
Goals: Ste Tyrer 6

The story of the weekend - a close first half which saw Widnes go into the sheds 12-10 leaders before a blistering second forty from the Vikings to record a solid 26-point win.


Workington Town v Halifax Panthers
Venue: Derwent Park
Postponed

Batley Bulldogs v Sheffield Eagles
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium
Postponed

Bradford Bulls v Barrow Raiders
Venue: Odsal Stadium
Postponed

Three matches were postponed due to pitches being waterlogged in the wake of rain activity from Storm Eunice. These matches will be rescheduled to a later date.


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