WINNINGTON Park gave a good account of themselves in defeat at Vale of Lune.

It was a tough and physical encounter against the fifth-placed hosts, with Park trailing 21-5 and 33-12 at stages.

But they showed some great rugby and another improved performance across the whole team while walking away with two vital bonus points in the 33-26 loss.

The scoring breakthrough looked as though it had arrived on 12 minutes when the ball went wide to Jacob Halstein who kicked through to the massive in-goal area where Lewis Pickering won the chase and dotted the ball down, but the official was not convinced and awarded a five-metre scrum.

Park won the scrum and attacked the VoL line, stretching the defence. On the sixth phase the ball went wide to captain Dan Williams who powered over to score a well-worked try which was unconverted.

Three minutes later VoL were on the score sheet following an offside penalty on the Park 22. The hosts kicked for the corner, won the lineout, went wide quickly and scored to go in front 7-5.

Park won a lineout, but the ball was stolen by VoL and their winger ran through a few tackles and offloaded to a supporting player who powered over to score their second try for 14-5.

VoL crossed again on 36 minutes with a carbon copy of the earlier Park disallowed try.

Winnington’s players did not falter and and from a lineout they set up a maul which led to second-row Joe Hickey powering over the line for a try converted by Cameron Flanagan, making it 21-12 at the break.

VoL won a lineout and set up a maul which they drove towards the Park line and peeled off to score and stretch their lead on 44 minutes 28-12.

Six minutes later VoL got over again following Park indiscipline at the ruck, which gave VoL the field position for their fifth try.

A tough last 30 minutes was envisaged, and Park worked hard and threatened the VoL line a couple of times before really starting to play to their strengths and making it pay.

When Will Du Randt was tackled five metres out the ball was recycled quickly through the hands of forwards Frankie Davenport and Tom King to allow Williams to power over for his second try, which was converted by Cameron Flanagan.

Park were getting on top on top and on 68 minutes were in again for a bonus-point try courtesy of captain Williams’ hat-trick, with Flanagan adding the extras.

Park continued to work hard in both defence and attack but were unable to add to their score again.

Winnington: Will Du Randt, Chris Twigg, Lewis Pickering, Jack Williams, Jacob Halstein, Cameron Flanagan, Richard Hart, Dan Williams, Matt Treacy, Phil Lynch, Anthony Hopley, Joe Hickey, Hanre Coetzee, Frankie Davenport, Tom King, Tom Dodson, Jack Fenner, Josh Gibbins.