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Cockermouth put in their worst performance of the season to date but eventually ran out winners by 29-8. However, they didn’t have everything their own way and were made to work hard for their victory by a young, spirited Steelers side. Cockermouth took the lion’s share of the ball in the lineout, both Dick Lindsey and John Taylor having a very successful afternoon, yet in the set scrum, normally a banker for the visitors, the roles were reversed with the Steelers taking all their own ball and several against the head.
Cockermouth played against the strong wind in the first half and found themselves defending deep in their own territory for the majority of the half. It was against the run of play that they managed to break up field to take the lead through a try by John Walker. The Steelers hit back on 15 minutes with a penalty and looked the more likely team to score again with a good period of pressure, it was only last-ditch tackling, which kept them out.
At the break the Steelers must have been very pleased with their performance and began the second half in a positive mood continuing to make life difficult for the visitors. Against the run of play Charlie Poate scored a try, which Ross Maguire converted and shortly afterwards John Taylor scored after a long forward drive to take the score to 17-3. At this point it looked as though Cockermouth would go on to a comfortable victory but again and again super defence by the Steelers, coupled with poor decision making, kept the home side within touching distance.
A super try by the Steelers no. 13 on 60 minutes gave the home side some hope at 17-8 but the Steelers’ hard work eventually took its toll in the last 10 minutes. Cockermouth scored two tries through John Walker, showing an impressive turn of pace and power to bulldoze over and complete his hat trick. The Steelers should be proud of themselves and take real heart from this gutsy performance and, with continued commitment, look forward to a better second half of the season.
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