COWLEY under 16s let slip a commanding lead in the final of the Liverpool St Helens Floodlit Cup.

They started the showdown with Arnold School in fine style, racing into a 22-9 lead thanks to tries from Chris Hill (2), Mark Richards and Jonathan Simms.

But after the interval Arnold changed their tactics, keeping the ball in the forwards.

And it paid dividends as they finally ran out 30-27 winners, depite Chris Hill completing his hat-trick.

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