Douglas 22 Winnington Park 7
WINNINGTON scored more than 90 points when these teams met at Burrows Hill in October.
But Douglas repaired damaged pride by winning the return on Saturday, inflicting on Park a second defeat in three league matches since the turn of the year.
Mark Warr’s men slip below Northwich, their guests in 10 days’ time, in the standings as a result.
The home team took the lead early on, Dan Creer unleashing a drive for the line that was rewarded with a try.
Luke Hyland converted.
Winnington rallied though, replying with an opportunist try on the left when they made the most of sloppy defending.
A successful conversion levelled the score.
Douglas continued to impose themselves on the visitors, and established an interval advantage when Will Cain intercepted a wayward pass before scorching over the whitewash.
Hyland’s extras made it 14-7.
Unable to find any fluency, Park’s frustration after the interval led to them conceded a series of penalties.
Hyland nailed one three-pointer before Winnington endured a 10-minute spell a man down when they had a player sent to the sin bin for his indiscipline.
Douglas made the most of their advantage, increasing their lead further when Robert Todd touched down.
They protected a 22-7 lead for the game’s remainder, recording a fourth successive home win.
Winnington followed an emphatic success against the Isle of Man outfit last time out with a derby defeat to Northwich.
They will hope the reverse is true this time around.
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