By MIKE BROWN

Billingham........ 19pts Otley.................... 17pts
BILLINGHAM grabbed a narrow win over Otley in a desperately tight and physical encounter.
Both teams struggled for momentum in the early stages. Otley’s pack dominated early possession as Sam Waddington and Adam Malthouse crashed the ball up only for a stern Billingham defence to keep them at bay.
It was Billingham who broke the deadlock after 15 minutes when fly-half Ryan Foreman kicked a penalty from 35 metres out after Otley infringed at a ruck.
Otley again used their heavy pack to drive them forward....