Tynedale maintain perfect record

By BRIAN TILLEY

TYNEDALE made it five wins on the bounce as they maintained their 100 per cent start to the season, seeing off one of the pre-season favourites.

Centre Ash Smith set the ball rolling with a fourth-minute penalty, before winger Guy Pike ran in two tries in four minutes, one converted, to give Tynedale a 15-0 lead by the 15th minute.

The Tigers came roaring back, prop Ben Black touching down from a catch and drive on 24 minutes, but Tynedale hit back three minutes later with a Smith try to make it 22-5.

The Tigers finished the first half strongly, and with Tynedale prop Ben Wilkinson in the sin bin, the forwards laid siege to the Tynedale line, the referee finally awarding a penalty try to make it 22-12 at the break.

A Smith penalty a minute into the second half was followed by a superb Tigers try, winger Andrew Riley blazing over from deep inside his own half, Steve Collins converting for 25-19.

Tynedale then stretched away with converted tries from Rob Parker and Jamie Blamire on 48 and 52 minutes being followed by a Scott Powell touchdown on 64 minutes opening up a 46-19 gap.

A late score from fullback Ron Holloway saw Park salvage a four-try bonus point.

TEAMS

TYNEDALE: Spencer, Parker, Smith, Miller, Pike, Taylor, Outson M, Wilkinson, Blamire, Grant, Cousin, Snowdon, Davies, Cairns, Powell

Replacements: Frankland, Elliott, Mills, Davison, Outson J

SEDGLEY PARK: Holloway, Riley A, Bedlow, Riley M, Harrison, Collins, McShane, Ashcroft, Maher, Black, Lloyd, Needham, Goodman, Lees, Crous Replacements: Rushden, Phillips, Skofic, Platt- Hughes, Dauncey

REFEREE: Neil Chivers

ATTENDANCE: 550

Star man

Scott Powell – Tynedale