Simms Cross 18

Waterhead 18

WATERHEAD started the brighter and were 10 points up in as many minutes.

Following a good break by Lloyd, prop Grady opened the scoring for Simmies, splitting the defence wide-out to crash over.

Within minutes Waterhead strolled in by the posts, converted by Deacon.

Davies replied for Simmies with a fine try just before the interval.

In a tense second-half Simmies restricted Waterhead to a solitary penalty. Loose-forward Davies edged Simmies closer with a fine individual effort setting up a thrilling climax.

With eight minutes remaining outstanding full-back Kieran Kavanagh burst into the line and beat four Waterhead defenders on a weaving run to the line to set up the conversion by wingman O'Brien to level the scores.

Simms Cross A 27

Weaverham A 16

SIMMIES Alliance team opened their season in fine style with a well deserved win. With scrum-half Neill Zachara outstanding gaining mom. Simmies scorers were Yearsley (2), Yeomans and Zachara, with four goals from Billington plus a drop-goal and a penalty goal from stand-off Burns.

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