Dinnington 2nd XV

Keighley 2nd XV

Keighley's Second XI kept up their impressive performances and showed a ruthless side to their play.

They kept the ball with the forwards and only let the ball out to the backs when they are in the ascendancy.

The field was in very good condition but being set upon the top of a hill the game was always going to be influenced by a very strong wind. Dinnington won the toss and selected to play up the slope and thought they could hold out the Keighley side and then use the elements in the second period.

But Danny Horne opened up for Keighley folowing a dummy run by inside centre Matthew Lockwood. Cavender added the two extra points.

Centres Horne and Lockwood caused problems all afternoon for Dinnington. Horne always seemed able to make the half break and slip passes around the opposition to supporting players, and Lockwood as usual put in his high tackle rate, and for someone who is slender in build he knocks the would-be attackers backwards.

The second try came from a defensive position. Again from a scrum Cavender broke blind and his pace took him through a gap he then fed the ball to Nigel Curr on the wing. He made progress and as the tackler came across he passed the ball back inside to Cavender who managed to drag a tackler over the line.

Over eagerness by the Keighley forwards was one of their downfalls with the ball being dropped at crucial moments.

Emmott instigated the third try. He broke through tackles on the right wing he was then supported by the two centres, when Horne was held up he was able to slip the ball to James Kubran who was supporting at pace to run in from twenty yards to score. Again Grant missed the conversion due to the strong wind.

The 17-point lead did not seem to be enough having to play against the elements in the second half, but the Keighley pack soon showed that they were much too strong for the Dinnington side.

Morgan Bailey had at last lost his 'teflon' hands and managed to hold on to the ball and made some driving runs into the heart of the defence. Young, Sugden, Salmon and Schofield ably supported him.

This forward play was sapping the strength out of the Dinnington pack, and Keighley were never afraid to bring their backs into play.

Curr took advantage of one of these passages of play when the ball was moved out to him on the left wing he a lot of work to do to score his try crashing through a tackle to score in the corner.

Dinnington made changes bringing on a much-experienced scrum half whose tenacity started to stir up the game. This is was the catalyst, which raise Keighley's game as the scrum half began swatting a few of the Keighley forwards.

After a series of drives near the Dinnington line Keighley were awarded a penalty. The kick at goal was declined and prop Martin Whitcombe suggested they opt for a scrum. The drive went on and as the pack moved forward Bailey picked up and from five yards out dived over to score a good try.

This was the final action of the match, and Keighley although disappointed that they had not scored more points were satisfied with their win.