WEEK FIVE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 (NORTH)
Elsewhere, Darlington Mowden Park (3rd) made it three consecutive victories, battling past Otley (10th) 33–27 in the face of Storm Amy. And at the other end of the table, Scunthorpe (14th) once again impressed early on but remain without a win after Hull Ionians (6th) overturned an 18–5 deficit to triumph 24–18 while Wharfedale (7th) kept their winning run going, recording back-to-back successes thanks to a 33–15 victory over Sheffield Tigers (13th).
Here’s a roundup of Week 5 in N2(North) courtesy of the National League.
Hull (11th) registered their first win of the campaign, defeating Billingham 33–24 at the Ferrens Ground. Signs of improvement may have been seen in recent outings against Preston Grasshoppers and Fylde, but Dec Cusack’s side finally made their breakthrough. Despite receiving four yellow cards in the second half, tries from Harry Pinder, Jack Render, and Harry Gunn-Mclean secured a hard-fought victory. The Yorkshire outfit have been hampered by injuries so far this season, but this result may just spark their campaign. At the top of National Two North, there were no slips from the front-runners as both Sheffield (1st) and Tynedale (2nd) maintained their perfect records, each making it five wins from five. The league leaders ran in six tries in a 40–10 victory over Preston Grasshoppers (9th), while Tyne went one better, crossing seven times to overcome Rossendale (8th) 46–26. Cameron Grant was once again excellent with the boot despite the tricky weather conditions. That leaves just three unbeaten teams in the division after Fylde (4th) edged out Macclesfield (5th) 21-19 to end the hosts’ winning start. Lewis Quinn’s converted try eight minutes from time proved decisive, and Fylde’s demanding but exciting October continues next week when they welcome table-toppers Sheffield to Woodlands.
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