On-loan Castleford player Jamie Cording scored two tries

Gateshead struggled to cope defensively with Halifax in a heavy 72-28 defeat by the Championship leaders on Sunday.

Despite conceding 12 tries, Thunder responded with six of their own, but could only convert two of them.

Prop Jamie Cording barged over for a brace of tries for Thunder, while wings Stewart Sanderson and Jamie Peers notched one apiece.

Michael Knowles and Ben McAlpine were also on the scoresheet and kicked a conversion each.

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