LOCAL
Skipton went to face the
In the early exchanges it was clear who was the fitter and
more skillful side with new signing, Morgan Bailey playing his first game for
Skipton and Martin Murray gaining metres every time they carried the ball
leading to a well taken opening try in the first five minutes from Martin
Murray duly converted by John Hughes. This was followed by another midfield
break with the ball eventually getting to Lucas Wootton, also playing his first
senior game for the club who beat the opposition defence to score in the
corner. Skipton's game suffered a blow when influential player, Martin Murray,
came off with injury after 20 minutes but even so
At half time with a 0-12 lead the Reds still expected to
pull away and soon scored again with Wootton displaying his footballing skills
by chipping the ball past the last defender to bounce up into his hands leaving
him the simple task of touching down to take another five pointer. Yet again,
however, misfortune struck the Reds when Lee Shaw had to leave the field with a
neck injury which has probably ended his season. With one man less and some of
the Skipton players tiring, Corinthians intercepted a pass and scored a
converted try under the posts to bring them back into the game. They followed
this with a further try which left the scoreline flattering them. Man of the
match was the relentless Ben Hall. It was a keenly contested match played in
good spirits.