Rampant Rovers trounce ragged Rams
The Rams looked capable of causing an upset when Ryan Hepworth and Dale Morton grabbed early tries but Rovers hit back to lead 28-12 at half-time and ran out easy winners in the end.
Will Sharp and Greg Worthington each scored three tries in a victory that kept Rovers three points behind leaders Sheffield.
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Hide AdTheir other try scorers were Jonny Hepworth, on-loan Sam Barlow and Liam Finn, who also landed eight goals, including three from the touchline.
Dewsbury were in contention when Aaron Brown scored in the 48th minute and Kieran Hyde kicked his third goal to cut the gap to 28-18 but they finished well beaten after conceding three tries in the last six minutes.
Featherstone Rovers: Hepworth; Sharp, Mellars, Worthington, Saxton; Kain, Finn; Crossley, Ellis, James, Lockwood, Spears, Dale. Subs: Barlow, Bussey, Green, Bostock.
Dewsbury Rams: Morton; Craven, Scott, Pryce, Buchanan; Hyde, Schofield; Nash, Bentley, Aizue, Hepworth, Hale, Brown. Subs: Tebb, Tonks, Gallagher, Lillycrop.
Referee: Gareth Hewer (Whitehaven).