Otley on rise after Luffman dismissal

■ By JON NEWCOMBE
OTLEY chairman Nick Girling says the National Two North club will wait until the summer to find a replacement for Mark Luffman.
Luffman was sacked as head coach earlier this month after Otley fell to their fifth defeat in a row, 30- 5, to bottom-of-the-table Preston Grasshoppers.
Home wins against Scunthorpe and Hinckley under the stewardship of director of rugby Peter Clegg and assistants Tom Casson and Charlie Maunder have since eased relegation fears.
“We’ll assess the situation at the end of the season” said Girling, below, a former Otley player...

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