Roughyeds hammer Dewsbury, securing place in Challenge Cup last 16

Oldham eased into the Challenge Cup fourth round following another big home win, this time at the hands of Dewsbury Rams.

The 46-0 victory also means Roughyeds have kept three different opponents scoreless after just four matches played.

With 14 different players already scoring tries this season, Oldham pose a threat from all areas of the pitch. Combined with their resolute defence, Roughyeds could be a real force this year.

"It is very pleasing to not concede a point," said boss Alan Kilshaw.

We have managed to keep our opponent to zero again and they threw a bit at us, too.

There was a sloppy period in the second half where we gave penalties away and invited pressure, but we managed to come out of the other side.

I am pleased with the points we scored as well because we had disruption to the spine with Riley Dean being forced off early on."

Kilshaw, speaking after the game, felt hopeful Dean may be back fit for Oldham's next game against Widnes.

"Riley has hurt his ribs so it is hard to tell, but hopefully it is nothing long-term," he said.

Rib injuries are difficult ones so we will just have to manage that. It is hard to do physio on ribs so we will leave him in the hands of the medical team and hopefully he is fit for thr Widnes game."

In on Dean's place was Emmanuel Waine who played at centre following Davies' move to full-back. It was a move that turned out to be something of a masterstroke by the Roughyeds boss.

"We've been looking for somebody to come off the bench who can cover the edge and the middle and Manu fits that bill," he explained.

"He was telling me all week he could play centre so I saw it as an opportunity.

"Some of the boys were looking at me thinking: 'does he know what he is doing?' – but I think Manu silenced that.

Waine – named the player of the match by sponsors J&B Installation Group – wasn’t just big and strong – he also had the pace to match, allowing the Papua New Guinean to steamroll anything in his path, leaving Dewsbury powerless to stop him.

Ewan Moore, making his first start for the Roughyeds, was another standout, showcasing flair down Oldham's right edge, contributing to several tries, and even crossing the line for one of his own.

Kieran Dixon got the ball rolling for Oldham, inside the opening five minutes, as he dived over in the corner following a Ben Davies pass.

There was a Nisbet-Bibby one-two for Oldham's second which saw the 2022 Challenge Cup winner Bibby go over for a 10-0 lead.

And Dixon grabbed another not long after, following another perfect Davies pass, for his sixth try of the season already.

Moore claimed the fourth try, capitalising on some clever play from dummy-half by his former Burleigh teammate, Cole Geyer, who laid the groundwork.

Before half-time, Harvey Makin punished the Rams after they failed to deal with Josh Drinkwater's spiralling high kick, with the Wigan loanee pouncing to score.

Jake Bibby grabbed a second in a move which involved quick hands between Morgan Smith, Moore and Davies.

Cole Geyer was next up, scoring after collecting Nisbet's chipped kick after the winger broke through.

Waine extended the advantage, with Dewsbury unable to stop the former London and Bradford man as he ran at full speed toward the line.

Nisbet finished things off, scoring in the corner after another well-executed Davies hand-off, to wrap up a 46-0 win.

Roughyeds will find out their Challenge Cup fourth round opponents when the draw is made live on BBC Radio Manchester on Monday evening at approximately 6:40pm.