Hull hammer Wilmslow to take control

Northern Premier

HULL tightened their grip at the top of the table following a 0-50 win away at bottom of the table Wilmslow.

Mike Adlard claimed a hat-trick, Tom Rice crossed for two with Mike Dias and Joe Stafford over for one.

There was also a penalty try with Steve Johnson contributing four conversions. Wilmslow, with just one win since the start of the season, are now in serious relegation trouble ten points adrift of next to the bottom Vale of Lune. Second-place Billingham came unstuck at Ilkley as they went down 29-7 at Stacks Field.

Eldon Myers crossed for the visitors, converted by Peter Evans. Elliot Morgan bagged two, Struan Connor and Max McKay (2) also crashed over, Pat Atkinson adding two conversions.

That presented an ooportunity to Blaydon and they took it with both hands.

Blaydon moved into second spot after seeing off

Lymm 33-18 at Crow Trees. In-form Dan Marshall crossed for a hat-trick with Darren Fearn and Nathan Bailey in for one apiece, Jamie Guy successful with four conversions.

For the visitors, who are now just hovering above the relegation zone, Aaron Rasheed and Scott Redfern got over with Cormack Nolan landing one conversion and two penalties.

It could not have been closer at Thornton

Common where Wirral came out 3-0 victors at home to Harrogate.

Kirkby Lonsdale got the better of relegation threatened Vale of Lune 17-5 at Underley Park.

Both sides shared a try apiece, Craig Galbraith for the home side and Jordan Dorrington for the visitors, the damage being done by Mike Fearon through four penalties.

Sandal will be delighted with their 10-27 bonus try win away at Rossendale, never the easiest of venues.

Jack Townend, Austin Thompson, Don Fawcett and Cameron Lee all crossed the whitewash for the visitors with James Ellar landing one conversion and a penalty in the comfortable away win.

Dominic Moon was Rossendale's only try scorer, converted by Lewis Allen who also kicked a penalty.

In the final game of the round Alnwick added to

Kendal's woe, beating the relegation threatened side 10-19 at Mint Bridge.