With a late start due to m6 crash Ormskirk started without a warm up. With Mark Barratt as skipper for another week looking to get a win. Both sets of backs had a gentle start to the game as scrum-fest started with poor handling from both teams hard for ref to give anything but another scrum. Carnforth had a new pairing at 2nd row Donald Haddow and Robin Whittaker, With Liam Hall to No 8 As an experiment . Brian Albiston was at loose head using his experience to counter the threat Ormskirk well organised pack brought with an early domination of the scrum. After several scrums Carnforth rearranged with the versatile Donald Haddow to hooker, Clayton Stevens to tight head with Stephen Mallett going into 2nd row. Anyway whilst the Forward were shuffling finally got some ball to Kevin Hardy at scrum half to distribute. The first break came from return kicked inside the carnforth 22, Brad Wheatman stepped in off the wing and gathered one scintillating run later he scores. This had been against the run of play. 5 - 0
Ormskirk kicked off and Carnforth gathered well and progressed in up the pitch Liam Hall handing off people much to Ormskirk’s players frustration with Jason Short and Mark Barratt at Flanker all working in the loose to gather up the scraps. Also used Jason Short to throw in at lineouts but with only 1 pod it was a limited tool. Dale Lowrie came off Jason Short shoulder to break a tackle end then pass to Phil Metcalfe to sprint over the last 15 yards Kev hardy Converted 12 - 0.
Dale Lowrie was organising the ball out wide and despite some calls going against Carnforth we continued to press a good inter change from Chris Albiston coming through and Joe Beswetherick burst through and Ormskirk could not organise enough to prevent Dale Lowrie scoring . 17 - 0.
Clayton Stevens and Brain Albiston combined to drive the ball back deep into the Ormskirk half Matty Lovering was at the end of flowing move of forward linking with the back to get him into position 7 yards out to score a well deserved try as he had been busy tackling his opposite number into touch. 22 - 0
2nd half got under way from the Ormskirk kick off Jason Short gathered and burst through several tackles Short than kicked on with No 10 Dale Lowrie gathering it to score. Brad Wheatman Converted 29 - 0.
Ormskirk regrouped and pressured Carnforth in their own half, Liam Hall was forced to rest for 10 mins after referee judged he had tackled high despite the Ormskirk prop saying it wasn’t, very honest of the the prop but referee was firm in his decision. With the
Ormskirk showed they could work a move from the No 9 looking secure in possesion and the got a core 29 - 5.
On many occasions if Carnforth had moved the ball wide and if the referee hadn’t seen 4 forward passes Carnforth would have scored more.
The Carnforth Pack was reorgnaised again with Keith Lovering replacing Clayton Stevens and refreshed held Ormskirk also Matty Lovering made way for Matty Lloyd to return from long standing back injury and also with Liam Hall back on the ball moved from forwards though Lowrie then Beswetherick ploughed through and finally ball got to Wheatman to score 34 - 5 .
With late kickoff and the light starting to go Carnforth finished off the afternoon with fullback Chris Albiston scoring another well worked back try and Bra Wheatman Converted 41 -5.
The game ended with Ormskirk attack being blunted again but this must have exhausted them or they could not find the club house as they vanished back to west Lancashire with out any post match refreshment.
Man of the match - Brad Wheatman just edged Jason Short

Team B Albiston, C Stevens, S Mallett, R Whittaker, D Haddow, M Barratt, J Short, L Hall K Hardy, D Lowrie, B Wheatman, P Metcalfe J Beswetherick, M Lovering, C Albiston Subs K Lovering, M Lloyd