Moss Laners bounce back

The margin of victory due to an indisciplined display by the homesters who infringed so frequently in the first half that 16 penalties were conceded and Morley turned round 13-5 ahead.

LSH had the best of starts. Deputy scrum-half Graham Close, only playing because Matt Liddell was held up in traffic en route, cleverly chipped to the left hand corner where alert Mark Sephton tapped over and scored wide out 5-0 after one minutes play.

Morley did not wilt, they took the lead by virtue of two Murray Withington penalties and then somewhat controversially were awarded a penalty try when LSH were deemed to have not retreated enough following a penalty scrum. Withington converted giving the visitors a 13-5 lead.

LSH repeatedly surrendered good ground by conceding penalties, and although edging the scrums, the line out organisation was so naive that Morley's Yorkshire County lock Craig Holdsworth had a field day. Morley could not turn this advantage into points however and LSH skipper Brian Wellens dictated the second half by using the breeze to drive the visitors back with long tough kicks whenever they threatened the LSH 22.

Wellens produced the second LSH try by cleverly drawing the defence and timing his pass to the split second to right winger Danny Jones bursting through on the left. He split the defence completely and scored a good try converted by Jim Salisbury. Two Salisbury penalties followed to put LSH ahead and although Withington pulled one back, Salisbury completed the scoring with his third.

Although not a vintage display by any means, LSH have the spirit and the skill to survive in this division, but their discipline must improve and their line out expertise needs to be urgently addressed.

On Saturday LSH are away to Nottingham. KO 2.30pm.

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