Darlington headed to North Shields HQ for a warm afternoon kick - Darlington got off to a great start after a structured warm and a 'feel-good' factor, the squad then took this into the game with heavy pressure on North Shields forcing mistakes. However a 4 try bonus point including a brace from Andy Robinson at 12 was not enough to gain the winning points, a second half lapse due to some tired bodies and some simple mistakes allowed North Shields to capitalise on a number of occasions to build a comfortable lead and eventually go on and win.
Darlington will take many positives from the match however will be disappointed to not have taken the win - training resumes to once per week every Thursday at 7pm where the squad will regather to prepare for another trip to Shields - this time to the South.
# | Team | Pl | Pts |
8. | Gosforth | 26 | 70 |
9. | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 68 |
10. | Sedgefield | 26 | 48 |
11. | Darlington | 26 | 46 |
12. | Redcar | 26 | 42 |
13. | Houghton | 27 | 25 |
14. | South Shields | 26 | 11 |