Otley 51 Manchester 20
There have been occasions this season when Otley have failed to reflect their supremacy with the appropriate points and it was apparent that someone would suffer.
And it turned out to be the National League One's bottom club Manchester who, having held Coventry to a draw the previous week, were hoping for a turnaround in their fortunes.
But, after a good start, they felt the full weight of the home side and it was two tries in the last three minutes which gave them some appearance of respectability.
Simon Binns was accurate with a seventh-minute penalty, but it was the visitors who showed a little class when they pierced the midfield defence, winger Owen Lucas finishing off for full back Stuart Brown to convert.
The lead was short-lived, centre Robe Whatmuff slicing through what was left of the Manchester defence after Will Darby had opened them up.
Full back Ian Shuttleworth came into the line with a clear run-in, Binns converting before exchanging penalties with Brown.
Tries by prop Jason Wring and Darby with a Binns conversion straight after the break had the game won for Otley, but their wonderful rugby continued, leading to tries for scrum half Dave Scully and Neil Law, playing at centre, both converted by Binns before he gave way to Simon Hawkins.
And it was Shuttleworth who converted their last try, scored by Wasaile Sovatabua which gave them a 51-10 lead. As the changes were made, Lance Todd Trophy winner Leroy Rivett among them, the home defence became unsettled and conceded late tries through flanker Liam Wordley and winger Seru Tagickabau.
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