It was a damp and misty day a Mackinlay Park as DMP Elizabethans kicked off and early nerves caused a bit of a clunky start for Redcar, leading to a penalty for DMP, 0 - 3. Redcar seemed to recover and a handling error from DMP was picked up by scrum half cum hooker Damian Buck, who raced away to score under the posts, the try was converted by fullback Lee Collins, 7 - 3. On 15 mins DMP struck back when a wayward kick was fielded by DMP’s No.15 near his own 22 and he weaved his way past almost all of the Redcar team before scoring under the posts, the solo try was converted, 7 -10. This shook Redcar into action and they scored 3 tries before half time, from Dominic Ayre, Lee Collins and Damian Buck, two of which were converted by Lee Collins.

Half Time Redcar 26 DMP Elizabethans 10

Redcar restarted the game and had lots of chances but handling errors and mistakes cost them. It took 15 mins before the first score of the half, from a charging run from 2nd row cum centre Joe Hudson, who cut through the defence to go in under the posts, 33 - 10. On 70 mins Redcar scored again when their other 2nd row Marc Smith broke away and he too outpaced the covering defence and scored, Lee Collins obliged with the extras, 40 - 10. DMP scored their 2nd try on 73 mins, before Redcar’s No.8 Dominic Ayre completed the scoring, just before the final whistle.
Full Time Redcar 40 DMP Elizabethans 15.