| Fred Matthews replaced Wade up front and he was soon in the thick of it as Ilkley won yet another scrum out right. |
| At this stage the referee yellow-carded both scrum halves and a Pontefract forward for a professional infringement. |
| If league want to continue with the scrums let them watch Union scrums or speak to the players of the 50s or 60s how to pack and play a scrum. |
| They started on fire and an accurate cross kick from scrum half Barry Corbett put right winger Jon Cole in for an early unconverted try. |
| The game began with aerial ping-pong, Simon Binns the winner finding touch close in where a crooked throw gave Otley a scrum. |
| The home pack was soon in trouble, feeling the full weight of Otley's controlled aggression from the first scrum. |
