Penrith enjoyed one of their longest away trips when they beat Dinnington 58-10 in North One East.

It put Penrith top of the table after beating a side they had struggled to beat last season.

This time, Penrith had a reasonably easy time of it as the eight-try win and score-line suggests.

Dinnington had failed to register a victory in the first two games and came out like a side determined to put the record straight. They came hard at the Cumbrians in the early exchanges but came up short.

Despite this strong start, the home side were the first to concede points when Matt Allinson, faced with a difficult kick up the hill into the breeze, landed a penalty.

The home side struck a penalty from distance but then gave Allinson another difficult chance which he accepted for a 6-3 lead.

As the game went into the second quarter, Dinnington ran out of steam and Penrith found it easier to pick them off.

When Dinnington overthrew a line-out on half-way, debutant stand-off Ross Jackson was sharp enough to win the ball and the forwards secured it at the ruck.

George Graham spotted the lack of cover on the short side and put Olly Gutteridge away.

He glided through a couple of tacklers and popped the ball back to Graham on the 22 who forced his way over the line. Allinson converted.

A second try came when strong direct running from the Penrith forwards took play to the home line.

First, Lee Chapman then Graham drove for the line but it was Adam Howe who barrelled over from close quarters. Again Allinson converted.

Penrith scored a third try just before half time. Mike Raine broke from a set scrum on the 22 and beat the first line of defence then almost went over in the corner but was hauled down just short.

The support arrived and, by the time the ball was recycled, Raine was on his feet and standing on the short side and made no mistake when Graham fed him the ball. Allinson landed another fine kick.

The home side had their best moment just before the break when their full-back scorched under the visitor’s posts from distance.

Penrith turned round with a 27-10 advantage and also the slope and breeze in their favour and scored tries at regular intervals throughout the second period.

Ian McDowell put Josh Dowson away and he burst through the first line of defence. He then linked with James Reynolds who stepped inside the full back to score.

The next try came when the home side overthrew a line-out in their own 22 and Jamie McNaughton went over from close range.

Allinson claimed the next touchdown after good work by Ryan Johnson and McNaughton and it was a team effort that secured the next score.

The visitors kicked a penalty to the corner and set up a driving maul with the line-out ball. It was the younger of the two Dan Richardsons that was in possession of the ball as they drove over the line for the try.

The final score was a flowing move involving Jackson, Chapman and Gutteridge before McNaughton glided over for his second score.

This was an excellent win on the road and Penrith’s third win out of three but there will be much stiffer tests to come.