Kendal 32 - 0 Widnes

KENDAL swept to a bonus-point win over Widnes at Shap Road on Saturday.

The bonus point was secured within the first twenty minutes before two more tries were added in the second half as the game descended into a scrappy affair.

The win maintains Kendal's unbeaten start to North One West and sees them move joint-top with Warrington - ahead of a Cumbrian derby at Carlisle on Saturday.

Widnes are struggling at the wrong end of the table this season, and Kendal took little time to press home their advantage when Damian Armstrong carved through the Widnes defence - but found himself without any support to take a scoring pass.

When he was finally stopped, James Gough quickly got the ball moving again, only for the moved to be ended by a deliberate knock on.

The subsequent penalty was put to touch, and having secured the lineout ball, the forwards drove to the line, with Liam Hayton coming up with the try. Glenn Weightman put over the difficult conversion, with what was to be his only successful kick of the afternoon.

Kendal were straight back on the attack with Widnes being forced to concede a number of penalties to stop Kendal momentum.

After being penalised for offences at a scrum, and a lineout close to the line, Widnes were finally made to pay when Hayton took the ball from a lineout.

The forwards again drove to the line with James Thompson emerging with the try.

Kendal had their third try after a quarter of an hour when another drive from a lineout saw Phil Murphy come up with the try after 17 minutes.

The try scoring bonus point was secured five minutes later.

The ball was moved across field to the left and using Dini Noyo as a decoy, Nathan Wooff powered to the line himself for the try.

The Kendal defence held firm and turned in at half time with a healthy lead.

The game had been punctuated by a number of fracas between the forwards and five minutes into the half the Widnes' No4 was given a red card for his part in the latest altercation.

Kendal’s fifth try came after ten minutes.

After a lineout drive the ball was moved into midfield and Gough found Garry Holmes arriving at speed to power to the line for his first try of the season.

Kendal were then forced to defend close to their own line, and lost Richard Harryman, making a first start of the season, who was replaced by Jack Lashley.

Kendal added their sixth try as the game came towards the end of normal time.

The ball was moved across field to the left and Armstrong broke through a number of tackles to score as the game drew to a close.

Team: Nathan Wooff, Zane Butler, Danny Barker, Damian Armstrong, Dini Noyo, Glenn Weightman, James Gough, Duncan Green (C), Garry Holmes, Richard Harryman, Liam Hayton, Phil Murphy, James Thompson, Josh Chaplow, Chris Downham

Subs: Jack Lashley, Jack Morphet, Mark Carruthers