Blackbrook Bulldogs u/18s 20 Dudley Hill 4

THE Bulldogs moved up to joint third in the National Youth League with this hard-fought victory.

Junction Fencing man-of-the-match Jon Hale opened the scoring after a fine Scot Lyon break, but Hill hit back to level at the break.

After a period of missed opportunities by both sides, Kevin Picton raced 90 yards from a scrum to break the deadlock and then Darren Woods and Craig Lyon both scored long-range interception tries.

Mark Gibson and Jack Goldthorpe were the pick of the rest, while Mark Leonard was again outstanding in defence.