Hoppers were first on the scoreboard when Hugo Castle finished off a forward drive from a five metre line-out but the kick failed. The lead was short-lived as a fumbled kick reception allowed the visitors to reply with a try by Leo Gilliand converted by Will Hunt.

Greg Smith retook the lead with a penalty but after some robust exchanges in mid field which resulted in a yellow card for home wing Sam Feeman, scrum half Gabe Maguire exploited a blindside gap to score and Hunt converted. Despite some prolonged home pressure no score came and Fylde led 14-8 at half time.

Hoppers started the second period with continued pressure and after a line-out drive Hugo Castle crashed over and reg Smith’s conversion retook the lead for his side at 15-14.

Fylde absorbed more pressure and were fortunate when a speculative kick into in goal was touched down by Alex Clayton but the kick failed.
Again Hoppers forwards gained ground from a series of pick and drives and when the ball was finally released, Greg Smith as in at the corner but could not add the extras.

It was left to Hunt, returning from a yellow card to seal the victory with a long range penalty to make the final score 24-20.