Ollerton beaten by late flourish

Ollerton played host to Birstall in Midlands 5 league and fell 31-17.

This was a close game until the last 20 minutes when the Leicester side finished strongly.

In the first half Birstall scored two converted tries and Ollerton replied with a penalty and a penalty try kicked again by Josh Metcalfe to make it 14-10 at the break.

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The second half was tight for 20 minutes, then Birstall scored a try out wide.

Ollerton replied with skipper Alex Berry crashing over for a try, also converted by Metcalfe, but Birstall finished the game well, adding two more tries.

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