The Rugby Paper

Top against bottom ends with a mauling

National League 3 North

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UNSTOPPABL­E Huddersfie­ld march on undefeated – this time on the back of an 83-0 win at home to bottomof-the-table Stockport.

Nick Sharpe and Elliot Knight both crossed for hat-tricks with Brandon Conway in for two. Other scores came from Kristian Sharples, Ben Morrill, Adan Malthouse, Lewis Bradley and Tom Owen with Joel Hinchliffe and Lewis Workman successful with nine conversion­s.

A late penalty from James Bramhall was needed to edge secondplac­e Rossendale past

Billingham 13-12 in a hardfought game at Greenwood Road.

Billingham crossed for two tries, Dan Dixon and Mark Hopley – converted by Dan Finney – against two tries for Rossendale from Fraser Lindsay.

Hull edged a point closer to the East Lancashire side, taking the bonus point 4222 at home to Cleckheato­n.

Mike Jobling, Alex Hurd, Lee Birch (2), Tom Wright, Steve Quigley and Joe Stafford were the hosts’ tryscorers, with Birch also adding two conversion­s and a penalty. For Cleck, Ryan Piercy, Mark Chivers, Neil Chivers and Richard Piper dotted down with Ronan Evans landing one conversion.

Kendal snatched it 15-14 at home to Sandal with two tries, a conversion and a penalty. Simon Frewin was the sole try-scorer, converted by James Ellar, who also converted a penalty try. Ilkley made sure that

Doncaster Phoenix are still in the relegation mix following a 43-5 win at Stacks Field.

Charles Morgan and Joe Lowes went in for two apiece with John Johnson and Ben McGee claiming one each. Joe Rowntree slotted four conversion­s and a penalty, with Morgan landing one conversion. In a relegation battle,

Morley took the honours 16-10 away to Firwood

Waterloo, who now have serious relegation issues.

Scott Robson and Erwin Marderwald were the home try-scorers with Ben Bowen and Ian Sim over for the visitors – but the difference came through two Mark Chesters penalties.

Wirral went down 30-21 at home to local rivals

Lymm. Ali Baker (2) and James Annetts, who kicked all three conversion­s, notched for Wirral, while Richard McEvoy (2), Rhys Jones and Lucas Titheringt­on crossed for the visitors.

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