08 October 1921

VISITORS DEFEATED IN HARD GAME

In a rather desperately fought game, witnessed by 5,000 people at Craven Street, between the local Rovers and the Rovers of Featherstone, the home team steadily asserted their supremacy, and finally won more readily than at one period seemed likely. Featherstone had to make several changes in their three-quarter line, but their opponents, who rested McGiever and gave trial to Brown, a reserve half back, lost the services of Bradshaw in first half of the game. Bielby took the position on the left wing, and the weakened home scrummagers were often overplayed by the Featherstone forwards. In the loose, however, the winners were speedier, and Westerdale and Clark obtained clever tries in the first half, Osborne converting the second one. At half-time, Kingston Rovers led by eight points to nil.

Though Williams, Clements, and Stott put in much sound work for Featherstone, the visitors were unable maintain the pace of the game, and the skill of Cook and Harris led the last named scoring an unconverted try.  Clements kicked penalty goal for the visitors, and after Bielby had added another, unconverted try for the winners, Higson burst through with deserving try for Featherstone.

Yorkshire Post 10 October 1921