4:53PM, Mon Jun 11, 2012

Gateshead Thunder Suffer 40-18 Loss Against Barrow Raiders

By Phil Forster and Tom Carlisle Location: Filtrona Park

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Gateshead Thunder fell to their 57th consecutive defeat against professional opposition in a 40-18 loss against Championship leaders Barrow Raiders.

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The Raiders led 16-0 afer 21 minutes thanks to tries from Lee Hanley, Jamie Butler and Scott Kaighan.

Chris Parker pulled one back for Thunder just before half time to send the team in at the break 16-6.

Barrow scored first in the second half through Ryan Shaw but Paul Stamp grabbed a try a few minutes later to keep the hosts in the game.

James Nixon scored an 80 metre interception to put the Raiders 28-12 ahead before Gateshead's Matty Barron went over to move Thunder to within ten points with only ten minutes left to play.

Kaighan scored his second of the afternoon in the last five minutes to put the result beyond Thunder's reach, leaving Gateshead rooted to the bottom of the league and putting the Raiders two points ahead of Workington.

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Northern Rail Cup Group - Pool A

Pos	Team	P	Pts
1	Crusaders	3	9
2	Oldham	4	9
3	Rochdale Hornets	4	6
4	Gateshead	4	1

Co-Operative Championship 1

Pos	Team	P	Pts
5	Oxford	8	15
6	London Skolars	8	14
7	South Wales	8	13
8	Gateshead	8	7
9	Gloucestershire All Golds	8	1

Fixtures & Results

May

Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 5
FT	Gateshead	30-10	Gloucestershire All Golds
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 12
FT	Gateshead	16-28	S. Wales
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 26
FT	Oldham	54-16	Gateshead

June

Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 2
FT	Oxford	27-22	Gateshead
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 9
FT	Gateshead	52-55	London Skolars
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 16
FT	Gateshead	4-46	Rochdale
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 30
15:00	Gateshead	-	Oldham

July

Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 7
14:00	London Skolars	-	Gateshead
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 14
15:00	Gateshead	-	Oxford
Co-Operative Championship 1 - Sun 28
13:00	S. Wales	-	Gateshead

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