Wharfedale v Rossendale Short Report

With the forecast rain never materialising, what promised to be an attritional game instead turned out to be a great display of running rugby. That said, the chief difference between the two teams was in the pack, where Wharfedale had a clear dominance. In the loose, the Green’s forwards made hard yards all afternoon, and were solid in defence. In the tight Wharfedale’s pack won a succession of scrum penalties, and from these Jack Grieg’s impressive kicking afforded the home team a regular advantage in territory and possession. From the first attacking lineout Dale’s maul sucked in the Rossendale defence, …