The Rugby Paper

Wayward Green gifts DMP bonus point win

Cambridge ...... 20 D’lington MP ..25

- ■ By STEVE JACKSON

were still in it at the break through Jamie Barnard and the hulking Uzowke.

Bragman added another two minutes into the second half, at which point Darlington shut up shop, nullifying Stef Liebenberg’s side before adding try number four via Joe Craggs.

Cambridge finished strongly, and George Furbank made his way over in the corner at the death to earn his side two precious bonus points.

But it was a game that the hosts could have won comfortabl­y. DARLINGTON Mowden Park’s impressive recent run of form continued with a bonus-point win over Cambridge at Grantchest­er Road, driven by flanker Simon Uzowke.

With both kickers wayward off the tee and handling errors aplenty, it was always going to be a day of fine margins.

Jack Green missed all four conversion­s for Cambridge. And Josh Bragman fared little better, passing up two out of three penalties – but adding one conversion to his team’s total.

The Blood & Sand shaded a decent first half with Matt Hema touching down twice, the first an acrobatic finish from Green’s cross-kick.

Albert Portsmouth capitalise­d on a miss-field on the DMP line for his side’s third try and in between Hema’s pair, lock Alex Moon had a try crucially chalked off.

The visitors, though,

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