Cormac’s kicking turns the tables at top

Northern Premier

BILLINGHAMrelinquished the top spot following a 23-20 defeat away at Lymm.

Cormac Nolan did the damage with six penalties, with the home side’s only try coming from Steve Pilkington.

Billingham actually led the try count, crossing three times through Elliot Husband, Joe Spoors and Nathan Myers with Peter Evans kicking one conversion and penalty.

Harrogate now sit top of the table after their 23- 16 victory at home to Carlisle, taking the bonus point through tries from Harry Jukes – twice – Aarin Yorke and Steve Maycock.

James Brocket was the sole try scorer for Carlisle, converted by Jason Israel who also slotted three penalties.

Macclesfield were 54-24 winners away at Kirkby Lonsdale.

Myles Hall and Dafydd Rees bagged two apiece with Jordan Simpson, Harry Oliver, Dan Percival and Will Davies dotting down for one each.

Harry Huddlestone and Mike Fearon both crossed for the home side with Craig Galbraith also scoring one, as Fearon also landed two conversions.

Blaydon took the bonus point in their 46-10 win at home to Wirral.

Jack Davidson scored twice, while Freddie Lockwood, Sean Pyle, Jack Appleton, Nathan Daley, Rob Lenderyou and Harry Borthwick also crossed.

Chris Crowley and Richard Pearl went over for the visitors.

Rossendale went down 29-12 away to Sandal.

Keiron Allen and Lewis Allen, who also kicked one conversion, were try scorers for the visitors, while Dominic Fawcett bagged a hat-trick for the hosts and Ryan Gibson and Tom Baxter scored one each.

Luke Punton and James Ellar shared kicking duties with one conversion apiece.

Alnwick managed to create some daylight between themselves and Morpeth after beating the second-bottom club 17-8 at Grange House Field.

Hamish Burn, Sean Hutchinson and Peter Morallee were the Alnwick try scorers with Calum Burn slotting one conversion.

James Millington crossed for the home side in the second half to add to a first half penalty from Jake McKie.

Blackburn were 52-7 victors away at Ilkey to make it two wins in a row.

Ockert Erasmus, Josh Reilly, George Skofic – twice – Tom Burtonwood and Myles Harrop crossed for the visitors, with a penalty try also helping seal an emphatic win.