Dewsbury bounce back to beat Batley

James Lockwood and Ayden Faal finished with two tries apiece as Dewsbury twice came from behind to beat Batley 38-22 and knock the holders out of the Northern Rail Cup.

The Bulldogs trailed 16-8 and 22-18 to their neighbours at the Tetley's Stadium but a four-try burst in the second half settled the encounter.

Luke Blake also got on the scoresheet while the impressive Dominic Brambani kicked nine goals.

The Bulldogs' tries came from Paul Handforth, Sean Hesketh, Alex Bretherton and Byron Smith.