Much better wasnt it,we held on to the ball instead of throwing silly passes.Nice view behind the cheerleaders(especially when Cassie is there)!London Broncos ended their seven-match losing streak after withstanding a second half City Reds onslaught at Griffin Park. The Broncos had been in freefall since winning of their opening six games of their engage Super League season. But they have shown an improvement since dumping the City Reds out of the Challenge Cup two weeks ago and they were good value for the win. The City Reds hit the ground running putting the Broncos under pressure and it paid off after only three minutes when Luke Robinson’s inside pass brought a try for Sean Rutgerson. The visitors failed to make the most of their good start, however, and the Broncos were level within 10 minutes through Luke Dorn. Prop Mark Tookey punched a large hole in Salford’s defence before the Broncos switched play and Dorn used his speed and agility to tear through the heart if the Salford defence. The Broncos turned the screw and went in front after 23 minutes. Dorn’s high kick was batted into the arms of Rob Purdham, who grounded. The home side were flying and did not have to wait long for their third try. Steve Trindall’s wonderful pass was helped on by Paul Sykes to Tyrone Smith who skillfully squeezed into the corner. The build up to the try was marred by an ugly incident as Mark McLinden was struck late after passing the ball. Salford needed a response and they got it after 37 minutes. John Clough worked an opening with some quick thinking before Andy Coley sent Nathan McAvoy into the corner. The Broncos stepped back up a gear and went into half-time 10 points ahead when Solomon Haumono showed great speed and power to surge over the line after a wonderful 30-metre solo effort. The second half started at a furious pace but none of the sides were able to make an impression on the scoreboard with both defences refusing to give any ground. Salford paid the penalty for failing to turn their possession into points when Tookey scored the Broncos fifth try after 64 minutes. Dorn took himself to within a couple of metres of the line with some clever work before providing an over the shoulder offload for cult hero Tookey, who smashed his way over the line. The City Reds grabbed a consolation after 69 minutes as Gareth Haggerty scored from close range. The Broncos left the best try until last, three minutes from time Robinson lost the ball in a strong challenge, Purdham picked up and raced 60 metres before offloading to Jon Wells for a true wingers finish.
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