North Ribblesdale 2nds 43 Guisborough 2nds 7

North Ribblesdale's second teamcontinued their winning ways by beating Guisborough, scoring five converted tries, one try and two penalties, to one converted try.

The game, played in atrocious weather, saw Ribb progress into the semi-finals of the North Yorkshire Trophy.

The conditions dictated how the game would be played and it was Ribb's big pack who gained the initial ascendancy by heaving the away forwards several yards back in the first of many scrums.

Both sides tried to move the greasy ball wide but most attempts floundered in the nigh impossible conditions.

One way of gaining ground was the kick and chase and Ribb had plenty of willing contributors in this respect.

Midway through the first half Ribb made ground to within yards of the away line and, after another dominant scrum, ruck ball was won and Matt Dakin went over near the posts, Mick Richards converting.

Richards went on to convert a further four touchdowns plus two penalties.

Again Ribb made progress into the away 22 and after several pick and drives Callum Wilson scored near the posts.

With the conditions contributing to many mistakes, Guisborough finally took advantage of a sloppy pass and their wing John Guy scored in the right corner, Jack Mason converting from the touchline.

The second half saw similar tactics employed and the many scrums, which Ribb invariably won, were taking their toll on the Guisborough pack and two further close range tries followed by Wilson (again) and Will Thwaite.

With Ribb now completely dominating the game they had the confidence to move the ball wide.

This paid dividends when Sam Morphett made ground and with a precise pass put Martens Bokiss away down the left wing. He rounded the full-back and scored an excellent try under the posts. A

lthough Guisborough battled manfully they had no answer to the power of Stubbs, Middleton and Hewitt. Further good play by Ribb's threequarters saw Bokiss score his second try to round off a very dominant performance by Ribb's second team.