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Seaton Rangers
16 - 4 Maryport.
Seaton completed the double
over a game Maryport side, in what was a game of
defence in very heavy conditions on the welfare field. Seaton held
sway in
the first half through some outstanding kicking from stand off Callum
Phillips. Field position was gained time and time again in Maryports
20 metre's
through an excellent completion rate by Seaton. Maryport defended
doggedly but
the pressure told when scrum half Lewis Crellin darted through from 15
metres
out to score under the sticks. The next score came from a brilliant
chip
over the oncoming defence by Phillips which saw fullback Shane Ackerely
collect
and round his opposite number to race away 50 metre's and score. Jon
Richardson added the conversion and Seaton led 10 - 0 at the break.
The second half saw Seaton go further ahead with a fine try by Phillips
who
took on the Maryport line and sliced through from 20 metre's.
Richardson
converted and at 16 - 0 it looked like Maryports heads might have gone
down, but
all credit to them they stuck at their game and had a good spell.
During
this spell Seaton's hooker Grant Mounsey put in an awesome display of
tackling
and running from dummy half to get Seaton field position. Maryport's
efforts
were rewarded with an unconverted try out wide by hooker Natham
Kirkbride.
This was an excellent game of rugby league played in awful conditions
and
credit should go to both side's for playing relatively mistake free
rugby.
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