Dane Chisholm stars against former club as Featherstone Rovers hammer Bradford Bulls

Dane Chisholm celebrates one of his three tries for Featherstone Rovers against Bradford Bulls. Picture: James Heaton

Dane Chisholm raced over for a hat-trick of tries against his former club as Featherstone Rovers won the inaugural Peter Fox Memorial Trophy with a brilliant all-round display against Bradford Bulls.

After arriving at Featherstone from the Bulls last month he has proved an inspirational figure at half-back for Rovers and came up with 22 points in a commanding 42-4 victory.

Featherstone led 10-0 at half-time after a solid display that carried on their good work from recent weeks.

After early near misses involving Dane Chisholm, Cameron King and John Davies Rovers opened the scoring as King went over under the posts for a try converted by Chisholm.

It was 10-0 on 16 minutes after great work by Chisholm in combination with Luke Briscoe saw the half-back touch down against his former club.

Bradford went close when Sam Hallas was brought down just short of the line with good defending from the home team.

Rovers then got on top again and missed a great opportunity as Brad Day’s pass went to ground after he tried to send the unmarked Josh Walters over.

More pressure was only just kept out by desperate Bulls defence on their own line and the visitors were relieved to only be 10 points down at the break.

Into the second half Bradford looked unlucky when George Flanagan had a try chalked off by referee Gareth Hewer.

It then needed good defence from Luke Cooper to deny the Bulls as he did well to smother the ball close to his own line.