VIKINGS MAINTAIN PLAY-OFF PUSH
JAMES GORDON DCBL Stadium, Sunday
WIDNES VIKINGS 40
HUNSLET 12
WIDNES recorded their fifth successive victory but had to stay patient against a spirited Hunslet side.
The final scoreline didn’t reflect the effort of the Championship basement boys, particularly in the first half, when despite being on the wrong side of an 8-1 penalty count they only trailed by four.
A neat offload close to the line by Matt Fleming put Jon Bennison over on 13 minutes to open the scoring for the Vikings, who named the same 17 that beat Featherstone last time out.