Calvert stars as Whitehaven win

Craig Calvert scored a hat-trick of tries as Whitehaven claimed a 42-20 Co-operative Championship 1 victory over Oldham Roughyeds.

Max Wiper, Jessie Joe Parker, Dave Houghton and Andrew Beattie also crossed over for the home side as Carl Rudd and Jamie Rooney added the extras.

Oldham, who suffered a 30-4 derby defeat to Rochdale last weekend, took the lead through Mark McCully in the opening minutes before Whitehaven took charge of the game.

Alex Thompson, Jamie Dallimore and Michael Ward added further tries for the Roughyeds, with Dallimore on target with two goals.