With a hard-fought victory over Birmingham opposition the indefatigable
NURL 2nd team completed a magnificent and unlikely march to silverware glory.
Tom Burnham receiving the bejewelled salver from Matt Jeffery
The triumph concluded a tumultuous and at times bizarre cup-run that belied the 2nds largely unsuccessful league campaign, indeed, the experiences shared through the tough season seemed to provide the impetus for the Death Machine’s late surge in the BUCS Plate competition.
NURL 2nds – 14
Lancaster – 12
By Jo Robinson
Following on from the previous week’s faultless victory against Bradford, the NURL 2nd were confident of another triumph over little known Lancaster in the Bucs Plate Quarter Finals. This was demonstrated in the opening exchanges with a series of powerful drives from the training shy Aidan Robson, single-handedly taking the Owls deep into Lancaster territory. However, handling errors brought NURL’s advance to an end, a consistent theme that dogged their performance.