Morley 15 (Tries: Benton (18), Whata (24). Con: Boyd. Pen: Boyd (11).
Macclesfield 10 (Try: Cliff (22). Con: Winney. Pen: Winney (48).
Morley are up into sixth place after this home win over Macclesfield.
The home side were ahead on 11 minutes when fly half Glenn Boyd put over a penalty goal.
Seven minutes later they went over for the games first try as scrum half Scot Benton touched down and they were 8-0 in front.
Four minutes later Will Cliff went over for the visitors and Charles Winney converted to get them back within a point.
Two minutes later and Morley got as second try as right wing Kris Whata went over and this time Boyd converted to make it 15-7 which was the way it stayed till half time.
Eight minutes into the second half and Winney put over a penalty goal in what turned out to be the final score of the match.
Darlington Mowden Park 13 (Try: Dixon (64). Con: Snook. Pens: Snook 2 (47, 54).
Leicester Lions 22 (Tries: Cross (22), Collins (68), Fry (77). Cons: Boden 2. Pen: Boden (53).
Leicester Lions went above Darlington Mowden Park into seventh place after this away win.
In the only score of the first half the Lions went over for a try on 22 minutes as centre Steven Cross touched down and Jon Boden converted.
Seven minutes into the second half and DMP were off the mark with a penalty goal form Ben Snook. Boden replied for the Lions six minutes later.
Snook kicked a second penalty goal on 54 minutes and when he converted a try form full Back Iain Dixon on 64 minutes DMP were in front 13-10.
The lead lasted just four minutes before Full Back Gareth Collins went over for his 10th try of the season and Boden converted.
They wrapped up the win on 77 minutes when scrum half Greg Fry touched down and put them nine points clear.
Fylde 24 (Tries: Brennand 2 (2, 47). Royle (35), Holmes (40). Cons: Armstrong 2.
Cleckheaton 9 (Pens: Edwards (18, 40, 62).
Fylde consolidated fifth place with this home win over already relegated Cleckheaton.
The home side were over the visitors try line after just two minutes with right wing Oliver Brennand going over and John Armstrong converted. Owen Edwards pulled three points back for the visitors but two tries late in the half put Fylde into a comfortable half time lead at 19-6.Prolific wing Nock Royle got the first on 35 minutes to take him to 30 league tries and hooker Alan Holmes went over in first half injury time.
Edwards put over a third penalty goal two minutes into the second half but five minutes later Fylde had the bonus point in the bag after Brennand completed a double in what was the final score of the match.
West Park St Helens 29 (Tries: Smithson (60), Briers 2 (71, 80), Hitchmough (78). Cons: Soutar 3. Pen: Soutar (15).
Preston Grasshoppers 39 (Tries: Viney (7), Crous (12), Morton (17), Flynn (26), Moore (79). Cons: Bailey 5. Pen: Bailey (2).
Hoppers took all five points and regained third place in the table with Rugby Lions losing at home to Tynedale.
They did the damage in the first half building up a commanding 31-3 lead with four converted tries. First on the scoreboard was Paul Bailey with a penalty goal but on seven minutes full back Oliver Viney was over for his 16th try of the season and Bailey added the extras. He went on to converted three more first half tries as flanker Juan Crous, No 8 Richard Morton and wing Russell Flynn all went over the Park line. Andrew Soutar managed a 15th minute penalty goal for the home side.
In the second half it took till the hour mark for the opening score as the home side staged a mini revival with three unanswered tries form No 8 Craig Smithson, centre Steven Briers and full back Rob Hitchmough with Soutar putting over a couple of conversion to make it 31-22 after 78 minutes. Hoppers stopped the West Park scoring flow with s fifth try as replacement Ollie Moore went over and Bailey made it five out of five. .
On 80 minutes the home side went over for what could prove a vital fourth try as they picked up a bonus point to leave themselves 10 points clear of Darlington whose game at Orrell was called off. That means Darlington can still mathematically overhaul West Park but if Park manage at least a point in their final game they will be safe. They play second placed Tynedale away in their final match of the season whilst Darlington have to play away at Cleckheaton next time out and home to Orrell on the 28th April. They would need two wins with bonus points and over come a huge points advantage that West Park currently have over them.
Blaydon 41 (Tries: Smith 3 (3, 40, 80), Mellalieu 2 (23, 40), Altoona (29), Kyle (79). Cons: Mellalieu 3.
Hull Ionians 10 (Try: Smith (77). Con: Smith. Pen: Birch (18).
Blaydon moved to the top of National Three North after this home win over Hull Ionians with Tynedale failing to pick up a try bonus point in their away win at Rugby Lions.
Blaydon were ahead after just three minutes after a Full back Ralph Smith touched down. Ionians pulled three points back on 18 minutes but three more home tries by the interval had the try bonus point in the bag.
Fly half Anthony Mellalieu went over followed by No 8 Peter Altona and then Smith completed a double to lead 24-3.
Early in the second half Mellalieu completed a double but the rest of the scoring did not come till the final few minutes as Ionians replacement Chris Smith went over and added the conversion before Blaydon got two mire tries late on. Scrum half James Kyle went over and then Smith completed a hat trick and moved onto 13 tries for the season.
A win with all five points against Preston Grasshoppers in their final match would see Blaydon home as Champions and leave Tynedale in the play offs.
Rugby Lions 7 (Try: Wadey (60). Con: Hawken.
Tynedale 24 (Tries: Ali Murray (21), J Smales (49), Massey (54). Cons: Belgian 3. Pen: Belgian (2).
Tynedale got the win but missed the all important try bonus point and lost top spot in the division to North East rivals Blaydon with just one match remaining.
Tynedale were on the scoreboard in just the second minute with Phil Belgian putting over a penalty goal. They had to wait till the 21str minute for their first try as Alistair Murray went over and Belgian converted and they went in 10-0 ahead at the break.
Tries in the third quarter from Jack Smales and full back Will Massey, both converted by Belgian, left the visitors 24-0 ahead as they went in search of the all important fourth try. They lost second row Graeme Smith to the sin bin and the Lions got off the mark with second row James Wadey going over and James Hawken converting. Despite plenty of pressure they were unable to get the all important fourth try and lost top spot in the table as a consequence.
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