By JON EDWARDS
Old Elthamians ….28
Darlington MP…….26
BATTLING Elthamians withstood a second-half Darlington fightback to secure a thrilling bonuspoint victory.
Scrum-half Euan McKirdy scored a hattrick of tries to bring the visitors back into contention as they fought back from a 28-12 halftime deficit.
But despite having the majority of possession in the second half, Darlington struggled to break down a superb defensive effort from opponents forced into a reshuffle at the interval by the loss of three players through injury.
The foundations for OEs’ victory had ...