Drop-goal drama as Otley snatch it

By BRIAN TILLEY

Tynedale.................22 Otley..........................25 A DROP goal in the tenth minute of added-on time by Otley fly- -half Eddie Crossland decided a pulsating match at Corbridge. With the strong wind at their backs, Otley opened up a 22-7 interval lead, which they spent the second half doggedly defending. It was Tynedale who struck first though. A Jake Rodgers chip over the line was held up by the wind and Rodgers just about won the race before converting. A wind-assisted penalty from inside his own half by Joe Rowntree got Otley on the board after 12 minu...

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