Hoppers were left with only a losing bonus point after they failed to break down a resolute Kirkby Lonsdale defence.
Tries from Scott Jordan and Paul Arnold were not sufficient to overcome a spirited Kirkby Lonsdale side who ran out 17 – 12 victors on the day.
Here’s how the other results went
Birkenhead Park 5 – 14 Lymm
Hull15 – 5 Morley
Ilkley 3 – 21 Sandal
Kendal 13 – 14 Harrogate
Kirkby Lonsdale 17 – 12 Preston Grasshoppers
Rossendale 36 – 8 Pocklington
Wirral 12 – 27 Billingham
Here’s how the table looks now
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Bonus Pts | Adjust | |||||||
| Preston Grasshoppers | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 584 | 250 | 334 | 81 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Lymm | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 442 | 170 | 272 | 62 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Hull | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 486 | 216 | 270 | 61 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Harrogate | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 417 | 335 | 92 | 57 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Billingham | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 466 | 263 | 203 | 55 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Wirral | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 414 | 385 | 29 | 46 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Rossendale | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 328 | 330 | -2 | 44 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Kendal | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 385 | 462 | -77 | 38 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Kirkby Lonsdale | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 358 | 340 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Ilkley | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 302 | 364 | -62 | 32 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Sandal | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 327 | 384 | -57 | 31 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Morley | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 238 | 494 | -256 | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Birkenhead Park | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 277 | 568 | -291 | 17 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Pocklington | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 215 | 688 | -473 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
