At the fifth attempt Egremont Rangers secured their first win in the National Conference Premier Division.

In a battle of the basement, Egremont won 26-20 against visitors Hull Dockers who were also looking for their first win of the season.

The Dockers must have fancied their chances, too, after taking a 10-0 lead inside the first quarter.

Their two tries came in a three-minute spell with centre Matty Harling and winger Lewis Suddaby both crossing and stand-off Andy Kay improving the second.

Egremont finally got themselves on the board after 32 minutes when winger Ryan Barnes got over in the corner.

But in a remarkable start to the second-half, Egremont scored three converted tries to take a stranglehold on the game.

Inside six minutes they had raced into a 22-10 lead with tries from full-back Anthony Leak, second-rower Kieran Glenn and centre Lon Crellin, all converted by Matty Bewsher.

The Hull visitors came back with a try from second row forward Jon Eccles on the hour but five minutes later the Dockers had Harling sent-off for punching.

Substitute Aaron McGlennon scored a crucial try for Egremont to provide more breathing space, which they needed when Suddaby grabbed his second try six minutes from time and Kay added the extras.

Glenn was named Egremont’s man of the match with hooker Nat Powley getting the award for the Dockers.

But if there was joy for Egremont, there was disappointment for Wath Brow as they lost for the first time, going down 22-10 at West Hull.

It had started well enough for the Hornets as they went ahead in the 11th minute with a try from centre Ryan Amor.

But that was their only score of the half as West Hull came back to lead 12-4 at the break. The two home tries came in the 39th minute and into stoppage time, as Hornets so nearly went in at the break with a narrow lead. 

Centre Callum King and hooker James Goulbra-Miller were the try scorers with full-back Kieran Jones improving both.

West Hull went further ahead on 59 minutes with a try by prop James Garmston, which Jones improved.

Then nine minutes from time substitute Bodey Tyson-Wilson scored the fourth West Hull try.

The game was over by the time hooker Cole Walker-Taylor scored a late try for the Brow which he converted himself.

Kells were too good for Pilkington Recs, the team that went up with them last season. Nicely in front 24-0 at half-time Kells pulled away to win 42-6.

No doubt about man of the match as Ross Gainford helped himself to a hat-trick of tries and seven goals for a 26-points haul.

The hosts started superbly and inside 15 minutes had collected three tries from Tony Burns, Barry Boyd and Lewis Smith.

Gainford scored his first on half an hour and his fourth conversion sent them in at the break in satisfied mood.

Pilkington Recs needed more than the 48th minute try by Jamie Smith, converted by Greg Smith, to get themselves effectively back into the game because pretty soon Kells were in scoring mode again as Gainford (2) and Carl Sice all scored tries. 

Gainford completed a 100 per cent kicking day by improving the three.