Hunslet Club Parkside prep for play-offs after perfect run in league
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Parkside have gone through the Conference divisions as champions in successive years and won all 22 fixtures in their debut top-flight campaign.
Coached by Castleford Tigers’ Paul McShane, alongside Martin Rowse and Sam Thorpe, Parkside – formerly Hunslet Old Boys – completed their remarkable 100 per cent record with a 12-6 home win over Siddal.
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Hide AdConnor Squires and Luke Thompson scored Parkside’s tries and Jamie Fields kicked a conversion and penalty.
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The south Leeds side, who finished 14 points clear at the top of the table, will play host to West Hull in a qualifying semi-final on Saturday, September 22.
The winners will go through to the Grand Final at Featherstone on Saturday, October 6, with the losers having another chance in a final eliminator.
Oulton Raiders are safe from relegation following a 30-4 home win over Bradford Dudley Hill in Division One.
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Hide AdRaiders went behind early on, but hit back through a Josh Murray brace, tries by Lee Gomersal, Dom Flanagan and Danny Stanley and five goals from Keiron Walpole.
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Joe Ramsden and Scott Jensen scored tries, both converted by Dave Watmough, in Milford Marlins’ 34-12 defeat at Lock Lane.
Thornhill Trojans will finish top despite a 24-12 loss to York Acorn.
Casey Johnson converted tries by Danny Ratcliffe and Anthony Harris for Trojans who led 12-6 after an hour.
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George Covill crossed twice, Luke Townend was the other try scorer and Liam Copland added two conversions.
A 40-4 drubbing at West Bowling ended East Leeds’ play-offs hopes. Tim Norfolk scored Easts’ only try.
Hunslet Warriors ended their relegation season on a positive note with a 30-22 win over Hull Dockers.
Daryl Gaunt scored a try and five goals and Josh McClelland, Dillon Thornton, Dave Norton and Paul Banks scored Warriors’ other tries.