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Article: This Week's Rugby League Part Two
Nothing really to get excited about in the Championship leagues but I'm going to play one game where my tissue differs slightly from the layers:
Hunslet v Dewsbury

26th April 15:00 BST
Dewsbury are riding high at the top of the league and had a great win last weekend at biggest rivals Oldham. They are clearly going to take some stopping in their march to promotion. They also have a Northern Rail quarter final in the bag and have had scalps from higher ranking teams in that competition.
Hunslet, however, have improved significantly and they have lost only one of their opening fixtures. They benefit from a week off and they could push Dewsbury close.
Co-operative Championship 1 table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | PTS | |
| 1 | Dewsbury | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 45 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Swinton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 84 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Hunslet | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 68 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Oldham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 120 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 110 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Keighley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 95 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | York | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 75 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 146 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | London Skolars | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 124 | 3 | -6 |
The big game last weekend will have taken a lot out of Dewsbury and it is hard to back up such a fine performance. Let's hope it's a case of after the Lord Mayor's Show. I had Dewsbury by 18-20pts.
Pick: Hunslet +24 2pts @ 1.91 with Stan James
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Author: The Man, Published 25 Apr 09


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