WHILE Burnley suffered a defeat at the hands of their local rivals, the second string can take the positives out of a keenly contested derby clash.

For while Dale ran in the tries Burnley could take a lot of pluses out of the game -- especially the performance of the pack.

Harvey Spence showed his versatility by moving to prop while Joe Wilkinson and Phil Jones provided the firm platform for the second row of Bryan Teal -- stepping up from the Thirds -- and Shaun Sumner to drive Dale off the ball.

Christian Allanson made a welcome comeback with a strong performance working hard with Alex Green to close Rossendale down. Mike Skelton adding his experience before giving Phil Thornton his first full run out in the two's.

Mark Lord and Mark Jackson were given the opportunity to test the Rossendale defence and Andy Currid showed his improvement by not only scoring a superb try running around the defence but also his strong defensive qualities by nailing his opposite wing when one-on-one.

BURNLEY SECONDS...7 ROSSENDALE SECONDS...24