■By ED WILLIAMS
Wharfedale …18
Tynedale …3
ITWAS not a day for fastflowing back play, more an occasion for the purist as Wharfedale defeated Tynedale in wet and windy conditions.
The Dale pack dominated the set piece and the Dale defence kept the high scoring visitors from crossing the whitewash.
Wharfedale pressed Tynedale from kick-off but the visitors’ defence held and only yielded a penalty landed by Jack Blakeney-Edwards.
The Green Machine were soon back on the attack and a driven fivemetre scrum led to a penalty try. Dale ended the scoring on the stroke of ha...