DINO Radice got off to the perfect start as head coach of Blackburn with an encouraging win on the road.

The new head man was helped by a match-winning performance from Luke Copping who returned after a year out through injury.

Copping was one of four try scorers for Burn with Damian Miller, Liam Oldham and Steve Bibby also touching down – Phil Hesketh weighed in with two conversions.

Radice said: “This match has been a long time coming, I have been thinking about it for six weeks and it is good to get it over with and even better to get a win.”