Old Crocs 22  Beverley 2nds 14

Bad day at the office!! It didn't start well for the seconds, this one. As usual most players failed to turn up on time and the team were 30 minutes late setting off, 70 + miles later, and the team find themselves dropped into the basement changing room of the club in Halifax where poor old Ganga's couldn't stand up for the ceiling being to low! Then as most players are changed and ready the news arrives that Andy Wilson has a flat tyre and is waiting for fireman Screamer to change the thing!! (4 players missing). Then news filters through that Wilkes and Parry have got side tracked doing their Xmas shopping in Leeds and are stuck in traffic.

Anyway for once the seconds have enough to field a starting 15 and the match kicks off. Straight away Thorne puts himself into the thick of it knocking out teammate Jenny (Jnr), and the scrums are reduced to uncontested. Returning star Barker puts in a gutsy performance in the front row as replacement. There isn't an awful lot more to say about the first half except 2 tries, 1 conversion and 1 penalty to Old Crocs. Then Parry & Wilkes turn up (without gifts) and come on with 35 minutes gone.

Second half wasn't much of an improvement really Crocs were able to score another converted try 22:0, bad day!

Then the team decides to start playing (70 minutes gone). The pack takes control, Du Boulay at 10 orchestrates and the backs show their worth. Captain Witham screams, Todd rummages, Riby glides and Inno directs, its looking better. Swift hands from Du Boulay and Wilson put Screamer in, 25:7. (great touchline conversion from Du Boulay). Then a rumble from Woods sets up a ruck just past half way, the backs call a move and Wilkes races over from 40 yards blazing past flailing arms. Too little too late, the ref blows full time, Glen and Adam console one-another, whilst Geordie Andy is still chasing the ball.

Regroup and restart next week.

Man of the match shared by Mark Jenny and Dale Hodgson.