Huddersfield lack cohesion while Otley’s late fireworks seal victory

The hosts have seen some changes in personnel over the summer with the likes of Jack Moon and Tom Hansen arriving from Morley and the departure of favourite Chris Johnson to Fylde.

As a result the performance contained a lack of cohesion and the visitors were happy to prey on mistakes.

Caldy went ahead with a converted try. Fly-half Tom Owen pulled back a penalty and his side then regained the lead when Lee Paxman hit a good line off some neat back play and carved through the defence to go under the posts, Owen converting to make it 13-10.

A penalty brought the scores level before the break but a sluggish start from Huddersfield allowed the visitors to take a strangle-hold which they never really relinquished.

Otley stunned the home crowd with a thrilling last-minute try, their sixth, to seal a 34-32 victory at Dudley Kingswinford that their adventurous play fully deserved.

In a topsy-turvy match, Dan Temm got Otley’s first try before Jack Mackie put winger James Twomey.

Making good use of the wind Dudley took their chances and built up a 10-points lead but just before the break scrum-half Steve Depledge snuck over and minutes into the second-half winger Wood levelled with a try.

Against the run of play Dudley hit back with a converted try and a penalty but Otley showed their maturity, the forwards driving forward for skipper Adam Blades to crash over. Depledge converting to set the scene for a classic Twomey try.

After a storming start which saw them lead 17-0, Sheffield Tigers were edged out 28-24 by a last-minute try at Hull Ionians.

Tigers went ahead with early tries by Liam Wallace and Jamie Broadley, both converted by Jonny West, and a penalty from West.

Ionians pulled back a penalty by Chris Reakes, but Tigers extended their lead when Peter Swatkins scored crossed for West to convert. Adam Thomas scored Ionians’ first try and the home forwards got on top as Steve Johnson and Kerry Wood scored tries. Will Heylings raced over in the corner to clinch the match.

Hull snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they lost 30-29 at home against Bromsgrove.They held a slender 17-13 lead at half-time but they let it slip in the second half. Hull scored their tries through Stephen Slingsby, Lee Brown and a brace from Will Robinson.