Jon Clarke's timely return from an injury-hit campaign at hooker freed Michael Monaghan to play at scrum-half, meaning that Vinnie Anderson was on the bench - and big winter signing Richie Myler missed out on the 17 completely.
They still had enough wit about them to break through four times, tries from centre Michael Shenton, Owen, stand-off Steve Snitch and hooker Ryan Hudson making the final scoreline respectable.