Hosts sunk by high-flyers Moortown
After last week's disappointing loss to local rivals Malton, Scarborough RUFC welcomed high-flying Moortown and their boisterous supporters to Silver Royd hoping to put in a strong performance and return to winning ways.
Unfortunately, straight from the first whistle it was evident Scarborough were going to be in for a difficult afternoon when Moortown attacked and scored the game’s first try before the hosts touched the ball.
The first half continued in the same vein, with Moortown dominating the set piece and scoring three further converted tries to lead 28-0 at half-time.
Chasing the game in the second half it was perhaps inevitable that Scarborough would give up further scores, with Moortown mercilessly pouncing on any errors from the home side to run in further tries. The bold pursuit of a bonus point for scoring four tries appeared to be bearing fruit for Scarborough however, with tries for Tom Ratcliffe, Dan Boyes and Tom Harrison bringing them to within touching distance of taking something from the game.
Sadly in the last 10 minutes the bounce of the ball evaded them and their brave rearguard action ended with nothing to show from their efforts. The final score of 57-19 fairly reflected the difference in quality of the sides.
Scarborough captain Drew Govier was the pick of the home players while flyhalf Ratcliffe also showed glimpses of magic in making a couple of trademark breaks in a losing cause.
This weekend sees Scarborough aiming to bounce back with a difficult trip to Morley.