Percy Park 38 - 3 Ryton
For the first 10 minutes Percy Park had much of the territorial advantage, but it was the visitors that struck first with a well struck drop goal by Steven Fudge. Park had the chance to draw level soon after when awarded a penalty, but Ash Smith's effort went just wide of the upright.
Grit and determination was the order of the day, as Percy Park ground out a well deserved victory on the road at Horden. The home side had the wind and slope in the first half and a bright autumn sun at their backs, and pinned down the Park side in their own half for most of the first 10 minutes.
On the last occasion the two sides met at Welfare Park, Andrew Turner was unerring with the boot for the home side, and opened the scoring for Horden with a penalty after the visitors were guilty of handling in a ruck.
Park limped across the finishing line to victory against a determined Stockton side, in a stop start game that never really threatened to excite the spectators.
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