Blackpool Panthers 12 - Doncaster 54

Having had a difficult game on Good Friday and having sustained a number of injuries, the team put a spirited performance against a team, who will be expecting to return to the higher flight at the first attempt. Perhaps it was a case of “keeping an eye on Ellery Hanley” but not fully realising that the legend of Rugby League is now only the coach of Doncaster, and once his players had crossed the whitwash, there was little he could achieve.

Kyle Briggs notched 22 points as Doncaster passed the 50 point mark for the second time in four days. The “Dons” who had smashed London Skolars 56-0 on Good Friday set about making light work of Martin Crompton’s men from the first whistle. Hanley’s men raced into a 24-0 half time lead in as many minutes but, to their credit, the Panthers fought back to reduce the deficit to a respectable 24-12 deficit at halftime.

However, the League two hopefuls pulled away in the second half, leaving the Panthers still searching for their first victory. Even when down to 12 men for the last 25 minutes, Panthers could not prevent further scores from the Dons, the class told in the end.