Match Report: Hunslet

London Broncos 78 - 16 Hunslet RLFC

London Broncos defeated Hunslet 78–16 at Ebbsfleet United FC. During the match, Gairo Voro set two club records by scoring seven tries and recording 44 points.

Hunslet received the opening kick-off but did not complete their first set. Half-back Lee Jowitt was injured during his first carry of the game and did not return.

A penalty gave London field position during their opening possession. The attack ended with Finley Glare running from dummy half before passing to Connor O’Beirne, whose pass sent Alex Walker over for the opening try. Voro missed his first conversion attempt but successfully converted eight of his remaining 13 attempts.

Following the restart, London kicked on the last tackle. Voro's high kick was collected by Neil Tchamambe above Charlie Graham. Tchamambe passed to O’Beirne, who instead found an unmarked Will Lovell inside for London's second try. Voro converted.

After Hunslet conceded another penalty, Siliva Havili scored London's third try after receiving a pass from Glare and grounding the ball despite contact from defenders.

Hunslet went approximately 10 minutes between possessions while London scored three tries. On Hunslet's next possession, a third-tackle kick was fielded by Alex Walker. A subsequent Hunslet knock-on gave London a scrum, from which Voro fed the ball into the scrum, looped behind the pack, received Glare's pass and scored.

Lee Gaskell's restart then went into touch. From the resulting possession, Hunslet created space on the left and Gaskell's long pass allowed Charlie Graham to score in the corner.

A pass intended for Tchamambe was intercepted by Graham, who ran around 60 metres before being tackled by Elliot Wallis and Brandon Webster-Mansfield. Before London had reset their defensive line, Gaskell kicked across field and Mo Agoro scored. Gaskell missed the first conversion attempt but converted the second.

On London's next possession, Graham collected another loose ball but lost possession in the tackle. From the turnover, O’Beirne passed Voro through a gap for another London try. Shortly before half-time, Walker scored his second try after breaking through the defensive line.

Shortly after the restart, Marcus Stock was tackled by Ant Walker, who was placed on report. Stock completed the subsequent play-the-ball before later leaving the field.

Two penalties against London gave Hunslet an attacking opportunity, but Harrison Gilmore was ruled offside from Gaskell's grubber kick and the try was disallowed.

London scored 10 tries during the remainder of the second half. In the 48th minute, Voro completed his hat-trick after receiving a pass from O’Beirne and scoring after cutting inside Joe Butterfield.

Although O’Beirne did not score, he created several tries. One of his passes released Voro, who ran approximately 50 metres to score his fourth try. From the restart, Brandon Webster-Mansfield's run created the opportunity for Walker to complete his hat-trick.

Walker then provided the final pass for Elliot Wallis to score in the left corner after receiving an O’Beirne pass.



In the 62nd minute, O’Beirne's final-tackle pass sent Voro over for his fifth try, equalling the club record for tries in a match. Voro scored his sixth try later in the game after Glare made a break from dummy half.

Neil Tchamambe scored in the 72nd minute after receiving a long pass from Glare near the touchline before cutting infield to score closer to the posts.

After 75 minutes, Hunslet added their third try when Gaskell's kick into the in-goal area was grounded by Myles Harrop. Gaskell converted.

London added two further tries before full-time. Following a Hunslet handling error, Reagan Campbell-Gillard passed to Luke Smith, who scored his 17th try of the season.

As time expired, another pass from Glare sent Voro over for his seventh try of the match, giving him a total of 44 points and setting new club records for tries and points in a single game.

For the final conversion attempt, Alex Walker declined the kick and Brandon Webster-Mansfield successfully converted.

London Broncos: 22 Alex Walker, 2 Elliot Wallis, 20 Brandon Webster-Mansfield, 11 Luke Smith, 26 Neil Tchamambe, 23 Gairo Voro, 6 Connor O’Beirne, 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 14 Finley Glare, 10 Emarly Bitungane, 19 Ben Hursey-Hord, 21 Will Lovell, 13 Siliva Havili. Replacements: 9 Sam Davis, 17 Marcus Stock, 24 Lewis Bienek, 29 Jake Ramsden. 18th man: 28 Bobby Hartley.

Tries: Walker (5, 37, 54), Lovell (9), Havili (12), Voro (17, 33, 48, 51, 62, 66, 80), Wallis (58), Tchamambe (70), Smith (78)

Goals: Voro 8/14, Webster-Mansfield 1/1

Hunslet: 18 Jimmy Watson, 27 Charlie Graham, 3 Myles Harrop, 44 Josh Ratuvou, 5 Mo Agoro, 6 Lee Gaskell, 1 Billy Jowitt, 26 Ethan O’Hanlon, 37 Aiden Doolan, 8 Harvey Hallas, 11 Harrison Gilmore, 20 Liam Carr, 13 Eddie Battye.

Replacements: 17 Kevin Larroyer, 29 Ant Walker, 38 Sam Grice, 39 Joe Butterfield. 18th man: 30 Dom Tydeman.

Tries: Graham (22), Agoro (28), Harrop (75)

Goals: Gaskell 2/3

Match report by David Ballheimer