By CHRIS NUNN

Blaydon.............22
Preston G..........22
Replacement hooker Charlie Smith snatched a late draw for Blaydon against Preston Grasshoppers.
Preston started the stronger and a clever Will Hunt grubber put winger Will Clapham in, with Ben Pearson easily adding the conversion.
Blaydon responded well from the kick off and hit straight back with a catch and drive that saw hooker Danny Gray take the ball over the line. John Clarkson added a good conversion.
The next score came from a poor Blaydon kick as Tyler Spence fed in hooker Chris Taylor.
After more than five minutes of pr...