North Walsham....... 7 Worthing..................45
■ By RICHARD HEWITT

WORTHING Raiders got off to a flying start against a young North Walsham side featuring 11 debutants.
The new Vikings coaching team led by director of rugby Niall Lear fielded eight under-21s and they faced a tough test against last season’s fourth-placed finishers.
Worthing’s first and third tries were forward drives scored by Jack Dooney-Palmer, either the side of a score run in by Will Wrigglesford.
Towards the end of the first half, the Vikings were pressing on the Worthing line. They were...