North 1 East League
Saturday, 6th March 2010
RECOVERY MODE STALLS!
After three successive victories, all claimed in fine style, Carlisle travelled to the north east hoping to leap up the table and ease any threat of relegation. Complacent they were not, but they certainly looked less than convincing in what was was pretty mediocre stuff served up by two sides who both had survival at stake! Apart from calling the shots in the opening ten minutes of the match, Carlisle rarely looked likely to trouble the opposing defence.
In fairness, their preparations were disrupted by injuries and unavailabilty of some players, but nevertheless there seemed to a lack of imagination, particularly going forward. It was not that the side lacked a supply of ball. but more the failure to be creative when the opportunities arose.
Fly half Glen Weightman had the chance to put Carlisle ahead as early as the second minute but failed to land a penalty.
Lee Tinnion, making his club debut on the right wing, had what seemed to be a perfectly good try denied by the referee.
Lee Tinnion
Morpeth edged in front with a converted try mid way through the first half before visiting scrum half, George Graham, had to retire after aggravating an ankle injury. Tim Hughes, back of a year of adventure in the Antipodes replaced him.
Morpeth added a penalty four minutes before the break and Weightman replied just on the whistle. Half time at 10 pts to 3 pts.
Chris Harris
Apart from brief spells, Morpeth ran the show in the second half and added a converted try and two penalties to take the game, but not before full Lewis Boyd linked well with Chris Harris who touched down with Weightman adding the extras.
SCORERS FOR CARLISLE:
TRY: Chris Harris.
CONVERSION: Glen Weightman.
PENALTIES: Glen Weightman (2)
THE STARTING XV:
15 Lewis Boyd
14 Dan Holmes
13 Chris Harris
12 Lee Askew
11 Lee Tinnion
10 Glen Weightman
9 George Graham (Tim Hughes)
1 Martin McGimpsey
2 Tom Graham (John Bowman)
3 Martin Kalinowski (Tom Graham)
4 Paul Halliday
5 Gary Graham
6 Dan Smithson (Olly Barker)
7 Bobby Sherlock (Captain)
8 Mark Barron
16 John Bowman
17 Olly Barker
18 Tim Hughes
PICTURES FROM THE MATCH:
