SAINTS WELCOMED WHITEHAVEN TO NEWLANDS FOR A PRE LIM ROUND OF THE CUMBRIA CUP, AND WELCOMED TO THE RANKS NEW SIGNINGS MIKE HAWLEY RECENTLY SIGNED FROM PENRITH AND SEAN WALKER WHO HAS JOINED FRO DIDSBURY TOC H IN MANCHESTER.

FROM THE START SAINTS SHOWED THIER INTENT WITH SOME FEROCIOUS TACKLING, DAN RAYSON TOOK MAN AND BALL IN ONE SUCH TACKLE AND HAVEN WERE PENALISED FOR COMING OFF SIDE, RAYSON MISSED FROM 30 MTRS OUT JUST WIDE OF THE RIGHT HAND POST, FROM THE RE START SAINTS MOVED THE BALL DOWN THE LEFT AND GOOD INTER PLAY SO GORDON MAUDLING HAND OFF 2 WOULD BE TACKLERS AND SET UP A RUCK SITUATION, THE BALL WAS MOVED SMARTLY LEFT AND KURT MAUDLING RACED THROUGH TO BEAT THE LAST DEFENDER TO TOUCH DOWN OUT WIDE, CON ADDED BY DAN RAYSON, THE SAINTS LED 7/0, SAINTS THEN MADE A SILLY MISTAKE ON THIER OWN 22 AND CAME OFF SIDE THEMSELVES, REFEREE GAVE THE PEN AND HAVEN SLOTTED OVER 5/3.

SAINTS STARTED TO TAKE CONTROL AND THIER FORWARDS DROVE INTO THE HAVEN DEFENCE, THE BALL WAS MOVED SWIFTLY ALONG THE BACKLINE TO FIND OPPOSITE WINGER MARK CAULFIELD WHO WENT IN AT THE CORNER, CON MISSED SCORE 12/3,

HAVEN WERE FINDING THE PACE OF THE GAME DIFFICULT AND THINGS GOT WORSE AS HAVENS WINGER WAS SIN BINNED FOR A SCRAG TACKLE ON GORDON MAUDLING DAN RAYSON ADDED THE PENALTY SAINTS LED 15/3, ON 17 MINS SAINTS LOST INFLUENTIAL SECOND ROW LEE WOOD WITH A SHOULDER INJURY TO BE REPLACED BY BROTHER SCOTT,SAINTS NEXT SCORE CAME FROM GORDON MAUDLING THE BALL EVENTUALLY ENDING UP IN HIS HANDS HAVING GONE ALL ALONG THE SAINTS BACKLINE, GORDON SCORED IN THE CORNER CON MISSED 20/3.ON 24 MINS SAINTS PRESSURE TOLD AGAIN AS QUICK HANDS FROM HAWLEY FOUND MARK CAULFIELD OUT WIDE TO TOUCHDOWN IN THE CORNERCON ADDED BY DAN RAYSON, SCORE 27/3, SAINTS HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER FORCED CHANGE WHEN SCRUM HALF STEVE ROUTLEDGE PICKED UP AN ANKLE INJURY TO BE REPLACED BY PLAYER COACH STEVE WOOD, GORDON MAUDLING SCORED SAINTS 5TH TRY OF THE AFTERNOON AS HAVEN WERE STUGGLING TO COPE OUT WIDE, CON MISSED SCORE 32/3, THEN GORDON MAUDLING TURNED PROVIDER FOR BROTHER KURT, A LONG BALL FROM STEVE WOOD FOUND GORDON OUT WIDE HE TOOK ON THE DEFENSE BEFORE SLIPPING A LOVELY BALL INSIDE TO KURT WHO RACED AWAY TO SCORE UNDER THE POSTS, CON ADDED39/3, THIER WAS STILL TIME FOR SAINTS TO SCORE AGAIN BEFORE HALF TIME AS MARK CAULFIELD TOOK THE BALL FROM LOOSE PLAY, HE FED INSIDE TO THE SUPPORTING AND HARD WORKING STEVE NELSON WHO POPPED A LITTLE PASS TO STEVE WOOD TO SCORE UNDER THE POSTS, CON ADDED 46/3 AT AHLFTIME.

IF THE HOME SUPPORTERS WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF THE SAME IN THE SECOND HALF THEY WERE TO BE DISSAPPOINTED, AS A COMBINATION OF SAINTS BECOMING COMPLACENT AND HAVEN DOGGEDNESS AS WELL AS FALLINFG FOUL OF THR REFEREE SO THE SECOND HALF BECOME A BIT STAGNENT, SAINTS WERE AWARDED A PENALTY IN FRONT OFF THE POSTS AND TOOK THE POINTS 49/3. SAINTS COACHING STAFF WERE NOW USING A LOT OF INTERCHANGES AS WELL TO GIVE EVERYONE GAME TIME, HAVING SAID THAT THERE WAS STILL TIME FOR THE PICK OF THE DAY WERE THE TRYS WERE CONCERNED AS THE IMPRESSIVE MIKE HAWLEY, SCORED A LOVELY INDIVIDUAL TRY, TAKING THE BALL IN HIS OWN HALF HE STEPPED 2 TACKLERS AND SET OFF ON A RUN THAT SAW HIM ROUND THE FULL ABCK TO TOUCH DOWN UNDER THE POSTS, CON ADDED SCORE 56/3, HAVEN DID SCORE OUT WIDE IN THE DYING MINS, AND THIER NEVER SAY DIE ATTITUDE MUST BE APPLAUDED.

THE GAME ENDED 56/8, OVERALL A GOOD FIRST RUN OUT FOR THE SAINTS, AND WITH SEVERAL FIRST TEAMERS DUE BACK CONTENTION FOR PLACES IS COMPETITIVE TO SAY THE LEAST, FOR SAINTS MIKE HAWLEY RECIEVED THE OFFICIAL MAN OF THE MATCH, SEAN WALKER LOOKS A VERY GOOD ADDITION HAVING A FINE DEBUT, AND THE BACK ROW WORKED TIRELESSLY, SAINTS BACKLINE LOOKS IMPRESSIVE THIS YEAR, THE LEAGUE STARTS THIS WEEK WITH A HOME GAME V FLEETWOOD KICK OFF 3;00 PM.

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