Whilst the 1st XV hosted Ashington, a 16 point haul from Phil Morse helped to give Percy Park's devlopment team a perfect start to the season. 

On a surface resembling a bog in places, a young Percy Park Lions side took on an older, more experienced Novo's.

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Percy Park 34 – 17 Old Crossleyans

Park will be hoping to start next season’s North One East campaign the way they finished off 2009/10, with four consecutive wins, the last of which was a fine win at home to Old Crossleyans. This game should have been played back in January, but was a casualty of the winter snow, so the game was rearranged for 1^st May, two weeks after the original closing date of the season. 

It has to be said that both teams were not at full strength, but produced a good game of running rugby, assisted in no small part by referee Mickey Reid, who allowed both teams to play, and so entertain the May Day crowd.

Northumberland Senior Cup Semi Final

Morpeth 26 – 19 Percy Park

Morpeth deserved their win, and will meet Tynedale in the final at Percy Park next Wednesday. Park started well kicking down the slope with the bright sun at their backs and pinned Morpeth in their own half for the first 5 minutes or so, before conceding a penalty on the 10 metre line which Matthew Jinks duly converted to give the home side an early lead.

Percy Park 32 - 13 Driffield

 

 

I was trying to think up a snappy title for this week’s match report – “Three in a row”, or “Battling Park preserve North 1 league status”. Then at the “End of Season Party” to see several of the 1^st XV on the dance floor led by Scotty, in a line with right arms swinging in the air, facing the band and singing Journey’s power ballad, it came to me in a flash, and fair brought a tear to the eye.

Seeing so many players there from all the sides, but all the 1^st XV players to a man, supporting a club function was great and showed the true spirit of the club,(ok Fidler was baby-sitting) but his mam and dad were there!

Anyway back to the game. Park started at a rare pace, and spent the first 10 minutes or so camped in the visitors half, until they were awarded a penalty which Rutter kicked to open his account. Lee Birch for Driffield responded with a penalty of his own then on 21 minutes the pacey young centre, scored an excellent individual try carving his way through the Park backline to score under the posts and then kicked the conversion to give his side a 10 – 3 lead.