Kirby and Wilson keep Billingham top

BILLINGHAM are still at the top the table after beating Ilkley 41-7 at Stacks Field.

Matt Kirby and Luke Wilson ran in two tries apiece, with Joe Ross and Elliot Husband crossing for one each.

Peter Evans slotted four conversions and a penalty, while Harry Harrison crossed for the home side, converted by Chuckie Ramsey. Harrogate were 40-16

victors at home to Alnwick.

David Doherty, Kim Heaton, Sam Brady, Mason Knowles, Tom Driscoll and Harry Yates were the try scorers ,with Sam Fox contributing five conversions.

Joe Weddle got a try for the visitors, converted by Calum Burn, who also kicked three penalties.

Blaydon keep up the pressure after taking the bonus point in their 43-35 win at home to Lymm.

It was 29-7 at the interval through tries from Drew Davidson, Harry Borthwick, Darren Fearn and Frazer Wilson, with Jordan Cary striking one conversion to a try for Lymm by Scott Redfern, converted by Cormack Nolan.

The visitors were much more enterprising after the break with further tries from James Pitcher, Cashell Chivers, Joe Senior and Aaron Rashid, all converted by Nolan.

But tries for the home side from Carey and a second for Borthwick, with Carey and Nathan Horsfield adding a conversion apiece, sealed the win for the home side.

Carlisle took the honours 20-12 at home to

Blackburn. Matt Shields and Grant Connon were the home try scorers, both converted by Connon, to add to an early penalty.

The boot of Ben Hornby proved crucial as Morpeth edged it over Rossendale with a try and conversion from the last play of the game.

However despite the East Lancashire side taking the try count three to one, four penalties conceded proved the difference.

Rossendale's three tries came from Curtis Strong, who bagged two, and Lewis Allen, who also slotted one conversion for a 12-17 lead. Sam Hornby went in for the all important score to level matters at 17-17, with the conversion sealing the win for the Cumbrians. Macclesfield ran out 2146 winners away at Sandal.

Scott McGregor and Danny Grainger were the try scorers for the home side, both converted by Luke Punton, to add to a penalty try.

In the final game of the round, Kirkby Lonsdale beat Wirral 12-6.