Seaton 0   Wath Brow 28

Seaton youngsters welcomed the Hornets to their pitch as the winter friendly matches continued and the first 20 minutes was a deadlock with both defences on top of their game. The first try fell to Wath Brow when on the last tackle, the ball went to ground and  was booted across the face of the seaton posts which fell into the hands of Connor McAleavy who did,nt waste his chance to go unopposed under the posts with Liam Mattinson converting giving Wath Brow a 0 – 6 lead at half time.

Wath Brow increased their lead on 27 minutes following a Seaton penalty when big second row, Lewis Pritchard forced his way over with Mattinson once again adding the conversion. 0 – 12.

Seaton began to have a few chances of their own, Billy Southward just could,nt hold the ball when over the line and Jack Earl just held up.

Pritchard scored his second try after a strong run down the right hand side 5 minutes later, Mattinson converting. 0 – 18.

Seatons Conor Fitzsimmons and Jordan O Leary were working overtime in defence but after a succession of Seaton penalties the Hornets scored a try through Sam Cruden.

With the high penalty count against Seaton, they could not gain enough possession of the ball and with all the defending conceded a final try through Ryan Smith and with the conversion gave a score line of Seaton 0  Wath Brow Hornets  28.

A competitive first half which was full of determination and skill from both sides, the second half was disrupted  with a lot of interchanges, Seatons policy of giving all the youngsters a chance in these friendly games, including two debutants, changed the fluency and pace of the game but they all played their part in an enjoyable game.