Widnes Vikings booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 1895 Cup after a convincing 50-10 victory over Dewsbury Rams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the hosts who got themselves on the board first as Jacob Hookem took the ball from acting half and crashed under the sticks after just three minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the Vikings mounted a quick response, Dan Murray pouncing on a short ball and bowling his way over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Widnes then hit the front 12 minutes later, a searching run from Danny Langtree towards the Rams line resulting in him going over for a try.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With 10 minutes to go until the break, the Vikings then consolidated their advantage. A clever kick from Jack Owens caught the Dewsbury defence napping and found Nathan Connell, who walked in to score.<\/p>\n
Connell then added his second of the afternoon, Max Roberts finding a line break then handing the ball off to the full-back to give the Vikings a 24-6 lead at the break.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Widnes made a quickfire start to the second half as Kieran Taylor went over from close range.<\/p>\n
However, Dewsbury then responded with a try of their own as Hookem scored his second of the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Vikings were keen to regain their authority and strengthen their grip of the tie, and after gaining good field position from a penalty, it was Morgan McWhirter\u2019s turn to crash under the sticks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor then doubled his tally for the afternoon, Widnes moving the ball from left to right from a scrum which gave the centre a walk-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few minutes later, Connell completed his hat-trick, smartly beating a couple of defenders and strolling under the posts for another four-pointer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just before the hooter, Joe Edge pounced on a kick from Owens to bring up the half-century of points- rounding off the Vikings\u2019 scoring for the afternoon.<\/p>\n