Gutsy Hollinwood off the bottom

RUGBY:

HOLLINWOOD moved off the foot of the Pennine League Fifth Division table after winning a basement battle against Wakefield outfit Crofton Cougars.

The team featured several good individual performances.

Jack Pemberton opened the scoring, and Andy Gorey converted to give the visitors a six-point lead.

Gorey converted two out of three attempts to take the score to 24 points to 10 at half time.

Crofton brought out several second-half substitutes, but the Hollinwood defence was first class