Minutes earlier, Pennell kept them in the match with a 48-metre penalty and could have taken the kick to the posts for a draw rather than his team going for a touch-finder and an attacking
line-out.
Newcastle Falcons' in-form lock-forward has been one of the stand-outs of the season for the Kingston Park club, his
line-out calling credited with helping the Falcons rediscover their Premiership form.
You do not get the benefit of a pre-season or spending hours and hours with the team doing the scrummaging and
line-out work, and those are some of the things we are looking to put in place in the next couple of campaigns."
Brits revealed workaholic Borthwick's famed
line-out obsession even extended to a Saracens bonding trip in Swiss ski resort Verbier.
But Hull's brawn was noticeable, and following a penalty
line-out, Neil Spence restored the hosts' lead.
Along these lines, Hughes and White (2001) found that the forwards on winning teams are more effective in the
line-out, as they have more variations to get possession in this formation, and in the scrummage, where they are better at pushing.
Newcastle knew what was coming after Henson put a penalty into the corner and disrupted Dragons' drive from the
line-out. The ball broke loose and Henson threw a long pass to Hallam Amos.
So it was still 12-7 to Halifax going into final stoppage time, then there was Stour jubilation as they took the lead for the only time, Jenner forcing his way over from a
line-out and Bressington converting.
Early charge down from Marty kick but struggled to find man in
line-out. Huffed and puffed, but found Milloud an uncompromising opponent.
Dudley Kingswinford had themselves to blame in terms of wrong options, poor
line-out work and finishing for defeat by high-flying Tynedale whose full-back Will Massey scored all the points with two tries, a conversion and two penalties.
The Chiefs opted for an attacking
line-out rather than a kick at goal in the face of a strong wind, setting up a period of pressure which saw No8 Richard Baxter held up.
The pack pals went back to their sporting roots to star for top basketball side Dalkeith Devils - and veteran
line-out ace Murray (below) reckons it was the ideal dress rehearsal for today's opening clash with championship favourites France.
