Lyons blow has Vikings on back foot

THE Vikings fell to a 22-4 defeat to Oldham on a tough afternoon at Sedgley Park.

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Forced into an early reshuffle after Joe Lyons was forced off, Allan Coleman’s side struggled to find fluency in attack throughout the contest.

Oldham opened the scoring inside 20 minutes when a kick from Josh Drinkwater took an awkward bounce in the in-goal area, allowing Matthieu Pons to pounce and touch down.

The hosts continued in similar fashion after the break, doubling their advantage when Mo Agoro finished off a move from a scrum to score in the corner.

A third try followed in quick succession as a loose Oldham offload caused chaos near the Widnes line. The ball eventually fell to Phoenix Laulu-Togaga'e, who capitalised on the confusion to stroll over and extend the lead to 16 points.