Gav Rodden hat-trick as Swinton Lions ease past Newcastle Thunder

NEWCASTLE THUNDER 6 SWINTON LIONS 48 IAN RIGG, Crow Trees, Sunday GAV RODDEN grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Swinton made it two wins out of two outings with a runaway victory over a Newcastle side playing their first league match. Thunder had the better of the early exchanges and forced a goal-line drop-out on seven minutes. But they saw