Tynedale 44 (Tries: Beasley 3, Smales 2, Fieldhouse. Cons: Belgian 4. Pen: Belgian. DG: Beasley.).
Blaydon 13 (Try: Graney. Con: Clappison. Pens: Clappison 2.).
Blaydon promotions hopes lay in tatters after they were well beaten in this North East derby by Tynedale who out scored them six tries to one with fly half Gavin Beasley completing a hat trick.
Beasley went over for the first try in the 5th minute and Phil Belgian converted it for a 7-0 lead. The lead lasted just four minutes before Blaydon full back Dan Grainey went over for a try and Dan Clappison converted and then gave the visitors the lead with a penalty goal four minutes later.
The lead lasted six minutes before the home side go their second try as left wing Hamish Smales went over and Belgian again converted.
Right on half time Beasley dropped a goal and the home side went in 17-10 ahead.
Clappison pulled three points back for the home side early in the second half but three tries in nine minutes turned the game on its head as Tynedale opened up a 36-13 lead with flanker Matt Fieldhouse getting the first try and then Beasley getting a brace to complete his hat trick and Belgian converted two of them.
Belgian added a penalty goal before Smales, completing a double, rounded off the win late on. .
Nuneaton 74 (Tries: Prosser Shaw 4, Brocklehurst 2, Thomas, Peacock, G Southwell, Reed, Parry, Toleafoa. Cons: Cull 7).
Kendal 0 ().
Comprehensive 12 try win for Nuneaton to leave them needing just a point to finish at least second.
Leading the way was flanker Tristan Prosser Shaw with four tries, two in each half after getting the first in the 8th minute. Centre Simon Brocklehurst bagged a brace with one in each half. By half time they had the bonus point in the bag as they opened up a 38-0 lead running in six tries.
They got six more in the second half and Gareth Cull converted seven of the 12.
Bradford & Bingley 29 (Tries: Yates, Simpson, Tuihalamaka, Scott. Cons: Rhodes 3. Pen: Rhodes.).
Cleckheaton 17 (Tries: Wilson, Akroyd, Lauriston. Con: Quinn.).
Bradford & Bingley mad a great start and went 14-0 up in the opening 13 minutes through tries form flanker Kern Yates and wing Jon Simpson and Tom Rhodes converted both and a big win looked on the cards.
Cleckheaton had other ideas and got the only other score of the half with second row Richard Wilson going over for a try.
Two tries in two minutes in the 53rd and 55th minutes saw Cleckheaton take a 17-14 lead as No 8 Dan Akroyd and left wing Tom Lauriston touched down and Chris Quinn added a conversion.
The Bees regained the lead on 63 minutes when replacement back Segi Tuihalamaka went over for a try and they led 19-17.
Rhodes extended the lead on 70 minutes with a penalty goal before they sealed the win on 76 minutes. They got the fourth try as hooker Peter Scott touched down and they got what could be an all important bonus point.
Preston Grasshoppers 65 (Tries: Cramont 2, Dewhurst, Bailey 2, McKenna, Hughes, Sands, Wilson, Steel. Cons: Bailey 6. Pen: Bailey).
Darlington Mowden Park 38 (Tries: Robinson 2, Dixon 2, Barker, Tonkin. Cons: Mellalieu 4.).
16 try finale to the season at Lightfoot Green as Hoppers finish off the season with a win. Three tries in the opening 10 minutes set the pace as the home side raced into a 19-0 lead with tries form lock Anton Cramont, Flanker Glyn Dewhurst and centre Paul Bailey who slotted over a couple of conversion.
Back came DMP with a couple of tires of their won with second row Iain Robinson and full back Iain Dixon touching down and Anthony Mellalieu adding a conversion.
By the half hour mark the home side had scored two more tries to go into a 31-12 lead.
By half time DMP had drawn level at 31 all with three tries in seven minutes. With Dixon and Robinson completing doubles and left wing Matt Barker going over as well.
In the opening minute of the second half Bailey got a second try and converted to make it 38-31 but the visitors were level again on 50 minutes with replacement Andrew Tonkin touching down and Mellalieu converting.
After that all the scoring went the way of the home side who ran in four more tries to run out comfortable winners in the end with Bailey ending the match with 25 points.
Darlington 26 (Tries: Dawson, Oselton, Penalty try, Snook. Cons: Davis 3.).
Fylde 39 (Tries: Banks, Royle, Brennand 2, Q King. Cons: Scott 4. Pens: Scott 2.).
Great end of season win for Fylde at Darlington scoring five tries on the road.
Second row Roger Banks gave the visitors the lead with a 3rd minute try and a 5-0 lead. The home side responded well and scored tries through flanker Phil Dawson and prop Joe Oselton and with Lee Davis converting led 14-5 after 18 minutes.
After that Fylde dominated the scoring and by half time had turned it round to lead 29-14 with wings Ollie Brennand, a brace, and Nick Royle touching down and Mike Scott converted all three of them and kicked a penalty goal and they had the four try bonus point in the bag.
Four minutes into the second half they got a fifth try with flanker Quentin King touching down and Scott converting to make it 36-14.
The home side did manage a couple more tries to secure a bonus point but the visitors rounded off the win with a penalty goal from Scott in the last 10 minutes.
New Brighton 33 (Tries: Schoeman 2, Murray, Parker, Harris. Cons: Dean 4.).
Leicester Lions 47 (Tries: Collins 3, Pain, Yuill, Mitchell, Purdy. Cons: Yuill 6.).
12 tries at Reeds Lane as New Brighton signed off the National league status against Leicester Lions but went down being out scored seven tries to five by the visitors.
Leading the way for the Lions was winger Gareth Collins who ran in a hat trick of tries including a double in the first 11 minutes as the Lions went 12-7 ahead early on.
Home centre Juan Schoeman matched Collins early on with a double of his own to level it up after 18 minutes.
The Lions scored two more tries before half time to go 26-132 ahead and got another early in the second half to move 33-12 ahead with Dan Yuill putting over his fourth conversion out of five.
The home side got their third before the hour mark as the sides traded tries before the visitors took the win and Collins completed his hat trick in the 68th minute.
Hull Ionians 18 (Tries: Cawthorn, Eves. Con: Boyd. Pens: Boyd 2).
Macclesfield 13 (Try: Coulbeck. Con: Winney. Pens: Winney 2).
In spite of losing by 18-13 at Hull Ionians, the bonus point gained by Macclesfield, in losing by less than seven points means that Leicester Lions will finish in the bottom three having completed all their fixtures.
However, this was a game that ought to have been won, with the second half being played almost entirely in Ionians territory. Opportunities were created, but the Blues failed to make full use of them.
Player coach Dave Muckalt was disappointed but was quick to praise the team on their discipline, particularly in the face of some provocative refereeing, and said: “Although we missed a number of chances, the team kept their heads and discipline and denied possession to the home team throughout the entire second half. It was a pity that we did not capitalise on our superiority during that period when Hull failed to add to their score.”
Macc began well and almost crossed the line in the first couple of minutes, being prevented from doing so by an illegal ploy, but from the resulting penalty, Ross Winney kicked the goal. However the lead was short lived, when some good attacking by Hull and some casual defence from the Blues, saw centre Mike Cawthorn cross the line and Glen Boyd converted to put them in front. Then, with further pressure and a kick to the corner to set up a catch and drive situation, the Ionians pack drove over with number eight Derek Eves claiming the try.
Macc reorganised themselves and clawed their way back, putting the home side under a good deal of pressure, and when full back Ben Coulbeck came into the line and took a miss pass, he was able to cut through the defence to score the Blues’ first try which Winney converted to close the gap to two points.
The final ten minutes of the half saw the pendulum swing once again towards the home side with two more Boyd penalty successes, and a sin binning for Macc centre Tony Howcroft. Pete Allen was soon to replace Alex Donaldson at hooker, but Macc were unable to break Hull’s resilience. However, Ionians were struggling to escape from their own half, then after forty nine minutes a Winney penalty kick struck the upright, before he succeeded with another attempt on sixty nine minutes. James Boothroyd and Coulbeck were stopped from scoring by some last ditch tackling, and even replacement with fresh legs failed to relieve the pressure on Ionians. But, try as they might, the Blues were unable to snatch victory. |
