Published: 20/04/2008. This review is produced by Stephen McCormack and reproduced here for information.

Tynedale 22 Fylde 7

Tynedale: Tries: Duncan (1), Fieldhouse (40)), White (67). Cons: Belgian 2. Pen: Belgian (3).   

Fylde: Try: Brennand (62). Con: Armstrong.   

Tynedale made it 24 wins out of 26 and finished some 29 points clear at the top of the table form second placed Darlington Mowden Park and Fylde ended up third.

The home side got off to a quick start and were 10-0 ahead after three minutes after left wing Ben Duncan went over and Phil Belgian converted and slotted a penalty goal. Just before half time they got a second try as flanker Matt Fieldhouse went over and they went in 15-0 ahead.

Fylde got the opening score of the second half on 62 minutes when winger Ollie Brennand went over and John Armstrong converted, that was Brennand’s 22^nd try of the season and he ended the season as the leading try scorer four clear of his nearest rival.

Soon after the home side wrapped up the win with a third try as their other winger Robert White went over and Belgian converted what was the final score of the season.

Hull Ionians 21 Caldy 11

Hull: Tries: Ferguson (36), Mortimer (54). Con: Ferguson. Pens: Ferguson 2 (21, 59), Birch (78).   

Caldy: Try: Devaney (72). Pens: Roberts 2 (11, 27).    

Hull Ionians finished the season with a win at home against Caldy one of the form sides in the division.

Gavin Roberts kicked the visitors in front with an 11^th minute penalty goal which James Ferguson cancelled out 10 minutes later but a 2^nd Roberts penalty goal put them back in front on 27 minutes.

Late in the half Ionians were ahead as Ferguson went in for a try and converted for a 10-6 half time lead.

Replacement hooker Carl Mortimore put the home side further ahead on 54 minutes, Ferguson missed the conversion but did put over a penalty goal just before the hour mark for a 18-6 lead.

In the 72^nd minute the visitors were back within striking distance with a try from replacement Liam Devaney before Karl Birch made the games safe with a penalty goal on 78 minutes.

Rugby Lions 41 Bradford & Bingley 29

Lions: Tries: Wati (27), Rust (54), Hales 2 (57, 70), Parker (60), Overton (79). Cons: Hawken 4. Pen: Hawken (65).   

Bees: Tries: Kirkby 2 (8, 39), Wilson (22), Moore (44). Cons: Rhodes 2, Brimmacombe. Pen: Brimmacombe (55).    

Rugby Lions sealed off with a big home win over Bradford & Bingley running in six tries and James Hawken added 11 points with the boot and finished 9^th in the table.

The visitors got the better start and winger Mark Kirkby got the games opening try on eight minutes and went further ahead on 22 minutes when prop Rob Wilson went over and with Tom Rhodes converting they were 12-0 ahead.

Lions prop Tristan Wati got the home side on the scoreboard on 27 minutes but with Kirkby completing a double late in the half they were 19-7 ahead at half time.

It looked all over six minutes into the second half when winger David Moore went over the Lions line and Rhodes again converted.

The Lions had other ideas and three tries in six minutes got the home side right back into the match to make it a five point games, 24-29.    

Two tries in the last ten minutes took the home side to the win and five points.

Macclesfield 11 Leicester Lions 11

Macc: Try: Moss (19). Pens: Winney 2 (7, 49). 

Lions: Try: Saxon (66). Pens: Twelvetrees 2 (3, 54).   

Macclesfield got the draw which secured their National League status for another season.

It was the Lions who took the lead with a penalty goal from William Twelvetrees on three minutes. Charles Winney replied for the home side on seven minutes and they wended the first quarter with the games opening try as hooker Seb Moss touched down for an unconverted try and they took an 8-3 lead into the break.

Winney put them three more points ahead with a 49^th minute penalty goal.

Twelvetrees got the visitors back to within a score with a penalty goal on 54 minutes but the Lions drew level on 66 minutes with a try from No 8 Jeremy Saxon which went unconverted and the match ended as a draw.

Morley 25 Darlington Mowden Park 27

Morley: Tries: Murphy (36), Challinor (54), Gabriel (80). Cons: Pease 2. Pens: Pease 2 (5, 66). 

DMP: Tries: Foreman (7), Kerr (25), Myers (70), Cons: Benson 2, Rayner. Pens: Rayner 2 (77, 79).   

Darlington Mowden Park secured the play off place after this away win at Morley who are relegated after this result although went own fighting.

Morley were ahead after Mark Pease put over an early penalty goal but the lead last two minutes with scrum half Andy Foreman going over and Jon Benson converted for 7-3 after seven minutes.

They went 14-3 when right wing Gavin Kerr went over and Benson again converted.    

Before half time Morley were over the DMP line with centre Peter Murphy going over and Pease converted.

It took 24 minutes for the opening score of the second half before Morley took the lead after No 8 Matt Challinor went on for a try and Pease who missed the conversion slotted a penalty two minutes later for 18-14.   

In the 70^th minute flanker Aaron Myers went over the home line and Charles Rayner, on as a replacement, converted. Rayner slotted two penalty goals to pull the visitors ahead into a 27-18 lead. Morley did manage a late try as prop Paul Gabriel went over and Pease converted but it was not enough with Macclesfield getting a draw at home to Leicester Lions.   

Beverley 22 Harrogate 21

Beverley: Tries: Worrall 2 (20, 58), McKay (47). Cons: Archibald 2. Pen: Archibald (31).   

Harrogate: Tries: Smithies (3), Heaton (60). Con: Wainwright. Pens: Wainwright 2 (40, 55). DG: Wainwright (46).    

Beverley finished the season with their fifth win of the season and ended the season 13 points adrift of West Park at the bottom of the table.

The visitors were first on the scoreboard when full back Ed Smithies went over for a 3^rd minute try and Nick Wainwright converted.

The home side were level on 20 minutes when flanker David Worrell crossed the home line and scrum half Ian Archibald converted. 11 minutes later Archibald put the home side ahead with a penalty goal, but it was all level at the break with Wainwright slotting a penalty goal.

Six minutes into the second half and Wainwright dropped a goal to put them back in front but the lasted a minute before No 8 James McKay went over for 15-13.

But the lead again chanced hands with Wainwright putting over a penalty goal. Just before the hour mark and Beverley were back in front as Worrell completed a double and Archibald converted.

Flanker Tom Heaton got the visitors a third try to get within a point but the conversion was missed and the match went the way of the home side.

West Park 14 Preston Grasshoppers 24

Park: Tries: Turner (12), Hitchmough (68). Cons: Soutar 2.   

Hoppers: Tries: Steel (26), Moore (41), Jones (71), Sands (79). Cons: Boshoff 2.    

Hoppers took the win at Red Rocks to finished seventh on the table.

The home side took the lead with a try from winger Mark Turner on 12 minutes and Andrew Soutar converted for a 7-0 lead.

Later in the half second row Wayne Steel got the visitors on the scoreboard and they went in two points down at half time.

Hoppers go the opening score of the second half with centre Ollie Moore going over but West Park got the next score as full back Rob Hitchmough went over and Soutar again converted for 14-10.

It was not till the last ten minutes that Hoppers got back into the game and took the match after tries from fly half Michael Jones and hooker Richie Sands and Gerhard Boshoff converted them both as they took the win.