By JON RICHARDSON

Dudley K...................35
Hornets.....................40
HORNETS defeated Dudley Kingswinford by five points in an 11- try epic, despite Jess Smith’s hat-trick.
An all-action opening saw Dudley lock, Smith, score within a minute, Theodore Mannion’s conversion giving an early seven points.
Hooker Kieran Ward got Hornets up and running, full-back, Charlie Carter, converting.
The tempo continued as Smith scored his second, with Mannion again converting.
Hornets centre, Adam Francis replied before Dudley winger, George Bennett, seared clear for th...