Millom Rugby League Football Club

Millom 30 - Hull Isberg 0

Millom	Hull Isberg

Tries:	Tries:
W Lloyd, A Dixon, P Evans, N Mossop, G Lupton

Goals:	Goals:
P Evans 5

Match Reports:

Sport Hull:

MILLOM in deepest Cumbria is never the easiest place to go especially with a depleted squad.

This trip was horrendous from the start of the game to Isberg eventual getting home.

Their return trip was delayed as the main road out of Millom being closed due to an accident.

It just added to the misery the side had to endure against a side looking odds on for promotion.

However coach Chris Kay was still taking positives from the game, despite the 30-0 defeat.

"I think the final score is a reflection on how the game went but I'm not knocking the way my lads played today" said Kay.

"They gave it their all and I have nothing but praise for every single one of them. I gave debuts to four players today and not one of them looked out of place.

"We went there with a threadbare side and didn't do ourselves justice despite the way we played. It will be a different story when they come here and we have a fully fit squad."

Kay gave debuts to Lee Brayshaw at full-back with Nick McNee and Louis Wilson on the wings. Shane Butcher also came into the reckoning and came off the bench to play his part.

Things didn't start well for Isberg as they lost the ball from the kick off for Graham Lupton to go in for a try. Paul Evans added the conversion and the home side were on their way.

Evans then added a penalty before Millom resorted to bully boy tactics as Warren Lloyd was sin binned for punching. But it didn't stop the next try which came from Anthony Dixon, a 40 metre effort.

Millom led 22-0 at half-time as they scored further tries from Evans just before the break.

In the second half Isberg restricted the league leaders to just eight further points.

Lloyd went in for a try to make up for his earlier misdemeanour in the first half.

But again Millom's discipline let them down when they had Tom Sibley sent off five minutes from time.

League Express:

Millom won this battle between second and third in comprehensive fashion. But it was still not enough to wrench top spot off non-playing Normanton Knights.

But this was a superb success for the home side against their title rivals. A minutes silence was duly respected before the game following the death of Barrow Island and Barrow Raiders player, Chris Massey, and once that had been observed Millom ripped into their opposition.

Graham Lupton scored on their first attack for Paul Evans to goal before he added a penalty. Even though Millom had Warren Lloyd sin-binned they still held firm despite the efforts of Isberg’s Graeme Mallinson, Chris Lythe and Rob Smith.

Anthony Dixon crossed off a good Tom Sibley run, before Evans scored a try of his own and added a couple of goals for a 22-0 interval lead.

Chris Spiers put in Nathan Mossop ten minutes into the second half, and although Isberg refused to lie down, Millom had the upper hand and a Lloyd try sealed a tremendous victory.



			W Lloyd



M Palmer		B Crellin		A Dixon		S Dawson



		P Evans		N Mossop



			P Lupton



		P Middleton		T Sibley



	C Wilson		G Lupton		P Carter



C Spiers		C Mossop		D Kelly		A Dawson