Following an early exchange of penalties, Hornets got the show on the road in the 18th minute when Paul Owen took a neat pass from Warren Ayres, jinked his way acros the line and, when it finally opened up for him, nipped in smartish from 20 metres to score. Hunslet took another two to make it 8-4, but - just as the home crowd was sensing a comeback - Hornets hit the turbo button to notch three tries in six minutes.
First Darren Robinson followed a typical Sculthorpe half break on the last tackle, taking a smart pass to score. Then Dave 'Skoda' Larder showed the defence a clean pair of heels as he sprinted away from half way, sold the fullback a quite ludicrous dummy and set up Warren Ayres for an unobstructed run to the line. Credit here to Matt Calland who spotted the break and legged it 60 metres to get in position for a pass, only to see Larder choose the inside option. Still, nice to have a choice. Then some neat work out wide by Watto found Marlon Billy on the burst and he ran straight through Lee Maher to score in tha corner. Danny Wood rubbed salt in by stroking tha ball through the uprights from the touchline and Hornets were well away at 24-4.
Not untypically, Hornets' defence switched off right on half time as an outnumbered Wayne McHugh was beaten to a neat crossfield kick for North to score. The conversion sent the teams in at 10-24 and Hunslet again had a sniff of the game. Their chance to get back in the game evaporated five minutes after the restart. Martin Bunce made a huge break through the Hunslet defence, carrying the ball 60 metres before being dragged down by Raynor. His efforts were to no avail, though as Hornets shipped the ball in the opposite direction for Larder to score wide out.
Not to be outdone, Hunslet worked the ball back up the field for Kershaw to find a gap and sneak in for a try. 30-16. But Hornets were in no mood to sit back. First Danny Wood teasing and testing dummied through to score, followed to the line by Marlon Billy after good work on the left. Full credit to Hunslet, though as they carved out a try for Ibbotson in the last minute to close the scoring at 20-42.
So another away win and another valuable two points. That both teams could manage 62 points on this narrow pitch is testimony to their attacking prowess. That Hornets could concede 20 on it must be a source of conternation to Martin Hall. And again Hornets lost their shape a bit when both props left the field - which is a concern to everyone.
On the positive side, Scully and Andy I. both had big games again, ably supported by the non-stop Dave Watson, who's rapidly becoming a bit of cult hero with the supporters for his tenacity, passion and all round good-blokeness.
Man of the match, though was Danny Wood. 18 points is no mean feat, but he bossed the game in the middle of the park so completely that Hunslet's Robinson never really got a sniff.
Only the most cavalier of Hornets fans would swagger 'Bring on the Rams'. But on current form, let's have 'em.