Northumberland Challenge Cup Semi Final
Morpeth 17 - 14 Percy Park
In a repeat of last year's semi final, Park made Morpeth fight all the way for their win, to meet the victors of the other semi final, Tynedale or Northern. In fact Percy Park could have won the match if the catch and drive from a line out in the home side 22, hadn't been adjudged held up, with two minutes remaining on the clock.
With the top and bottom two places in Durham & Northumberland 1 now finalised, Percy Park and Alnwick played for pride only,and Park avenged the defeat earlier in the season away to Alnwick, with a better performance at Preston Avenue to win 38 - 5.
WALLSEND 0 - 17 PERCY PARK
Two first half tries were enough to see Park through for the win at Wallsend, in a game hampered by a bitingly raw wind.
PERCY PARK 35 - 24 GOSFORTH
This was a keenly contested cup tie which Park won in the second half after trailing 10 - 16 at the break. For the neutral, (and there were a few in the crowd on this non league Saturday), this was an entertaining and high scoring game, with both sides keen to spin the ball.
Table topping Billingham maintained their league position with a win at Preston Avenue, with Park staying in third place, but are now, seemingly out of the running for a potential promotion play off.
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