Calling For Assistance
A Sunderland forward looks about for support in making a break against Darlington in the Second Division of rugby union's Durham & Northumberland league. The Wearsiders, at the sixth attempt, registered their first victory of the 2017-18 season. Sunderland outscored their fellow strugglers (at kick-off, the visitors were merely a place and a single win better off) four tries to two in coming out on top 32-12 at Ashbrooke Sports Club. The hosts had the points in the bag at half-time, when they led 25-0. A try, their fourth, in the 77th minute secured a bonus point. Sunderland remain in the bottom two but move to within a point of Darlington.
The game doubled as a fundraiser for the John Drummond Trust. Drummond, a former Sunderland first XV player and a teacher at Oxclose Community School, died of cancer in September 2016.
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance 150. Scoring sequence: 7-0 (2mins); 14-0 (9mins); 17-0 (14mins); 20-0 (22mins); 25-0 (31mins); 25-5 (60mins); 25-12 (67mins); 32-12 (77mins).
Calling For Assistance
A Sunderland forward looks about for support in making a break against Darlington in the Second Division of rugby union's Durham & Northumberland league. The Wearsiders, at the sixth attempt, registered their first victory of the 2017-18 season. Sunderland outscored their fellow strugglers (at kick-off, the visitors were merely a place and a single win better off) four tries to two in coming out on top 32-12 at Ashbrooke Sports Club. The hosts had the points in the bag at half-time, when they led 25-0. A try, their fourth, in the 77th minute secured a bonus point. Sunderland remain in the bottom two but move to within a point of Darlington.
The game doubled as a fundraiser for the John Drummond Trust. Drummond, a former Sunderland first XV player and a teacher at Oxclose Community School, died of cancer in September 2016.
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance 150. Scoring sequence: 7-0 (2mins); 14-0 (9mins); 17-0 (14mins); 20-0 (22mins); 25-0 (31mins); 25-5 (60mins); 25-12 (67mins); 32-12 (77mins).