The opening quarter of the Pennine League Division Four clash gave little indication of the mayhem that was to follow as Wyke struggled to contain a lively Meltham outfit at Towngate.

The Huddersfield visitors' spot tackling put Wyke on the back foot and they took a deserved lead when centre Bob Lewis charged on to a short ball and Chris Stephenson added the extras.

The match was turned on its head, however, when the hosts made a double substitution, bringing on second- row forward James Barraclough and half-back Paul Coates.

The pair had an immediate impact, creating the chance for full back Mick Buttrick to join the line as the extra man and his crisp pass sent wingman Paul Bapty racing to the chalk.

Coates then completely baffled the All Blacks defence with an angled run to off-load to the supporting Barra-clough, who made no mistake from ten metres out.

The blistering pace of Bapty again proved decisive when he rounded the Meltham full back in style for another top-drawer effort, and stand-off Craig Hillam slotted over his third conversion to put Wyke into the break 18-6 up.

Meltham were penalised four times on the trot in the opening of the second stanza, which allowed Wyke to progress upfield without a hand being laid on them.

Coates punished their indiscretions when he reached out of a tackle to plant the ball at the side of the posts.

The visitors went to pieces as packmen Paul Woodhead and Phil O'Grady helped themselves after two block-busting charges which left the Meltham defence in tatters, and substitute Craig Young outpaced everyone up the middle after fast hands put him in acres of space.

Meltham suffered a further blow when replacement Neville Carter was needlessly sent to the sin bin for talking back to the referee, thereby allowing Wyke the benefit of an extra man they did not really need.

The tries continued to flow thick and fast. Buttrick joined the line once more to sprint in at the corner, and prop Jim Wild proved unstoppable from close range shortly afterwards.

Barraclough jinked clear to put centre Alan Binns on a long, punishing run, and Coates, not to be outdone, made sure he was the provider for Binns to claim his second touchdown and bring the game to a merciful conclusion.