Williams thought they were spending the money inefficiently, and he sponsored a bill to cut them loose.

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Quick ball off the top of a line-out gave them the chance to cut loose, and a neat inside pass from Larkham gave Gerrard the chance to scythe over by the posts, with Mortlock landing the easy conversion.

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But tries from Craig Hall and Kirk Yeaman helped them into an 18-8 lead at the break and they then cut loose.

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