Fitzhenry double lifts Rovers

Late Huby try is no consolation for Tigers

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Fitzhenry double lifts Rovers

Fitzhenry: Two tries

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Daniel Fitzhenry scored two tries as Hull KR cruised past Castleford 20-4 for their third win of the Super League season.

Chev Walker and Ben Cockayne also touched down for Justin Morgan's men in a one-sided contest which was played out in misty conditions at Craven Park.

Craig Huby crossed in the closing minutes for Castleford, but their only score of the night came much too late to have any impact.

The thick fog which threatened a postponement before the match eventually began to lift and it was the home side who found the right combinations at the right times in testing circumstances.

The Tigers, who caught the eye with a ruthless dismantling of Leeds last week, never reached those heights and were hamstrung by some poor decision making in the halves - an element that was a feature of their win over Leeds last week.

Back to earth

If they were still buoyant after that result, then they were brought back to earth with a bump early on as Hull KR set about avenging their defeat at Wakefield last Sunday and went ahead in the fifth minute.

Fitzhenry was the scorer, with his third try of the season and his effort could not have been simpler as he followed in Ben Galea's kick and skipped past Stuart Donlan to ground.

Scott Murrell failed to convert the score, leaving the deficit at just four points and Castleford immediately pressed on with wiping it out and could have scored two tries of their own.

The first opportunity came when Michael Wainwright was crunched down by Clint Newton after good work from Ryan McGoldrick and Kirk Dixon, whilst McGoldrick was denied by the video referee after losing the ball under pressure from Shaun Briscoe as he followed up Brent Sherwin's kick.

James Webster would later also have a try chalked off by Ashley Klein just before the interval, but Rovers had extended their lead by then as Cockayne touched down. Again it came from a kick, this time from Murrell, who then converted after Klein approved the score.

Fitzhenry's fourth score of the season opened up the second half after Jake Webster sent him flying clear down the left following a sumptuous break, with Murrell edging the conversion over off the post.

Walker then cantered in for his first try since his return to the code after an impressive looped ball from James Webster, before the latter nearly provided Jon Steel with a first try in a year.

Webster pierced the Castleford line with an interception and sent Steel free, only for Shenton to usher him into touch as he shaped to cross in the corner.

Castleford's misery continued as they threw a couple of overlap opportunities into touch, inviting Rovers to apply further pressure which nearly resulted in a hat-trick for Fitzhenry but he could not gather Shaun Briscoe's high pass.

Castleford did close out the game with a try, a simple grounding for Huby after a neat kick from McGoldrick, but the game had long since gone.