Kells produced another free-scoring performance to stay top of the National League’s Division One.
They were too strong for struggling Pilkington Recs and won by a season’s best of 74-18 with the visitors only having two options off the substitute’s bench.
It was game over at half time as Kells led 36-4 and they scored at a similar rate in the second half, finishing the game with 13 tries – 11 of which were converted by Ross Gainford.
Harry Watson led the way with a hat-trick while also touching down were Clarke Chambers (2), Aaron Burns (2), Dan Grears, Grant Gainford, Ross Gainford, Lewis Smith, Karl Garner and James Ennis.
Their top of the table rivals Dewsbury Celtic just won their local derby with Dewsbury Moor Maroons 22-18 so trail Kells now by 84 points on scoring difference.
You can hear below Kells coach Peter Smith talking to Cumbria Crack’s John Walsh about the game and the season in general:
Egremont Rangers have been battling with the Maroons for third sport and they also suffered a setback when they lost 38-24 at home to Leigh Miners Rangers.
The game changed on the half-hour mark when Connor Williams went in for a third Egremont try to put them ahead in the game for the first time.
Unfortunately there was a fracas after the touchdown involving Williams and a Leigh Miners player but it was the Egremont man who was shown a red card when perhaps two yellows might have been the more sensible outcome.
The visitors had opened strongly and were 12-0 ahead before Egremont hit back with tries by Jaiden Tyson, Joe Lewis and Williams, all converted by Lewis, to lead 18-12 at the btreak.
When Brad Long scored a fourth try soon after the restart, again converted by Lewis, Egremont had a 12-point lead but the 13 against 12 handicap cost them.
Leigh played patient, sensible rugby to come back and win well and give Egremont a frustrating afternoon.
You can hear below what Egremont coach Danny Barker thought of the game and the influential sending off:
In the Premier Division Wath Brow’s impressive run came to a shuddering halt at Waterhead Warriors where they crashed 60-10 and dropped from fourth to sixth in the table.
They had trailed 28-0 at half-time and the impressive Warriors maintained their scoring rate in the second half.
The Hornets did at least get over the home line on two occasions through Jamie Devine and Reuben Butterworth, with Kaleb Crosby landing a conversion.
Coach Ian Rooney held his hand-up to praise the Waterhead performance, admitting that after last week’s top class display this was probably his side’s worst performance.
More worrying, though, are one or two injuries picked up early in the game which might see players on the sidelines for a while.
You can hear Ian’s thoughts on the game below:
