Sunday ( 27th Nov) saw a very depleted Hull Wyke ladies team take a trip to Bradford, the team made the trip down the M62 with only 14 girls available for the game.
The game started with both sides making errors within the first few minutes but it was the home side who settled quickest and took control as early as the 5th minute when Beth Greenwood crossed the line ( try converted) 6-0.
This was the start of a dominant 10 minutes for Odsal as they scored again on the 11th and 16th minutes with tries from Amanda Wigglesworth and Kara Priestley ( both converted) 16-0.
Wyke tried to stop a very strong running pack causing more problems for themselves but could only do this for a further 6 minutes when off the back of a penalty Odsal went in again with Beth Greenwood getting her second of the game (try converted) to make it 22-0
Wyke realised they had to do something to stop the game running away from them and they did exactly that, a deep kick on the last from Sara Lynes saw a great chase from Dee Richardson, Sam Crane and Tash Lister put pressure on the defender who fumbled it for Dee Richardson to pick it up and race 30 metres under the posts, the try was converted by Billie Davies (22-6) . (30 minutes)
The home side didn’t take this lying down and grabbed another before the break as Lauren Everad scored for Odsal ( try converted) 28-6 HT.
The second half started off the same as the first ended with the home side going in again after 42 minutes with a try by Claire Williams to make it 32-6.
With the game effectively out of reach for Wyke a brilliant solo run saw Jade Key find a gap to score on the 50th minute, the try was converted by Tash Diamond 32-12.
Only two minutes later Odsal extended their well earned lead as Amanda Wigglesworth grabbed a brace (36-12).
The stretched Wyke side managed to put a stop to the home side’s pressure and got a couple of tries in the last ten minutes with Dee Richardson getting her second as she barged over from 5 metres out. (converted by Tasha Diamond) 36-18.
And on the final whistle a cross field dart and a powerful finish saw Ruby Adkins score in the corner to make the final score 36-22.
The player of the match for Hull Wyke (picked by the referee) went to Ruby Adkins for a massive effort in defence. For Odsal the award went to Gemma Fordham.
Match report courtesy of Rich Ellerington (Hull Wyke)
