ROUGHYEDS’ WIN BUILT ON STRONG DEFENCE
OLDHAM 22 WIDNES VIKINGS 4
IAN WILSON Park Lane, Sedgley Park RU, Sunday
OLDHAM took the two points as two clubs with some successes in the past, and with designs on more in the future, met in a competitive game switched to Sedgley Park rugby union ground due to maintenance work on the pitch at Boundary Park.
Both came into the game on the back of excellent results, and a tight match might have been expected.
But in the event, the home side pulled away in the second half, and in the end won reasonably comfortably.
Defences were overall very much on top, with genuine commitment, and especially in the case of the Roughyeds, the scramble being absolutely outstanding almost throughout.