Alnwick beat Kendal for another win despite not firing on all cylinders
Alnwick RFC skipper Callum Burn felt his side weren’t firing on all cylinders at Kendal as they ground out a win.
The blue and gold came away from Cumbria with the points following a 14-18 success to maintain their excellent run of results.
“We were happy to get the win, especially away from home,” said Burn.
“It wasn’t our best performance and we left a few points out there, but we got there in the end.
“Kendal are a decent side and made us battle right until the end.”
Jim Blackett kicked two penalties and a conversion with Duncan Smith and experienced player-manager Michael Van Vuuren running tries over in the win.
Alnwick remain in second spot in Regional One North East two points clear of Harrogate.
They trail unbeaten runaway leaders Heath, who have a 100 per cent record, by 13 points.
“The lads are putting in a lot of work to get us where we are, we just need to keep the foot down if we want to push for that top spot,” continued the skipper.
Alnwick are back on the road to mid-table Sandal on Saturday.
“It’s another big weekend this week with the firsts and seconds travelling down, so hopefully we come away with two wins,” he added.