Blaydon 43 Percy Park 8
Park travelled to play Blaydon following a hard, physical game on the Saturday for the second time this season.
Despite a nuber of changes and rotation of players Park couldn't compete with the power and pace of the Blaydon backs and found themselves under the cosh for most of the first half. A solitary penatly kicked by Paul Spowart in answer to six tries ended the half at 36 - 3. Park could easily have thrown in the towel at this point but a couple of tactical changes and words of wisdom by James Pontin saw a very much more compedetive second half. Sean Williamson crashed over in the corner for Park's only try after pressure for most of the second half though disapointingly we leaked another try at the end of the match for a final score of 43 - 8.
No lack of effort but lots of basic skill errors highlighted the difference between our fledgling 17/18's academy side and Blaydon's strong 18's. The game simmered at times through previous history though Park to their credit held their discipline while Blaydon collected yellow cards.
Final Score: Blaydon 43 Percy Park 8
Man of the match: Andrew Knox