There’s just no stopping Otley!

Northern Premier

OTLEY power away at the top of the table following a 78-0 win at home to Northwich.

Adam Malthouse, Elliot Morgan and Struan Connor bagged two each, with Henry Roberts, Ben McGee, Sam Hodge, Luke Cole, Eddie Crossland and Dan Preston-Routledge the other tryscorers, Crossland also landed nine conversions.

Preston Grasshoppers crossed for 14 tries in their 90-5 win at home to Burnage. There were two hat-tricks for Ben Dorrington and Sam Scott, Toby Harrison, Tom Walker and Matt Lamprey bagged a brace each, with Jacob Brown and Rob Bramhall over for one each, with Ben Pearson on target with ten conversions.

Billingham were 49-14 victors at home to Rossendale through tries from Leon Turnbull, Mike Walton, Martin Hopley, Anthony Jackson, Ryan Kirkbride, Luke Armstrong and Peter Evans, all converted by Armstrong.

Dan Fawcett and James Ellar crossed for two tries apiece as Sandal beat Wirral 30-12, with Jack Adams adding two conversions and two penalties.

Lymm edged it 41-43 away to York. Sam Elliot, Toby Atkin, Luke Stockton, Archie Fothergill with two, George Davies and Liam Hessay, who also slotted three conversions, were the tryscorers for the home side.

Aaron Rasheed, Nathan Beesley, Scott Redfern, Rob Makin and Steve Pilkington with two were tryscorers for Lymm, with Tom Shard kicking five conversions and a penalty. Blackburn ran in 14 tries to beat Kirkby Lonsdale 84-7. Leon Fifield, Alex Evans and Jordan Pearson got two tries each, with Marc Maher, Sam Russell, Tom Burtonwood, Connor Johnson, Patric Ganby, Rhys Morgan and Jake Foster the other tryscorers. Josh Jarrold hit seven conversions.

Macclesfield claimed a narrow 31-30 win at home to Alnwick through tries from Phil Laing, Myles Hall, Dan Martin and Josh Redfern, with Harry Oliver adding the goals. Ben Goldthorpe, Charlie Palmer and Dew Todd were scorers for Alnwick.