The effects of Storm Arwen had a profound effect on this local derby game as three Tynedale backs were unable to reach the ground. This meant that a disjointed side took the field with four front five forwards, Phil Scandle, Brogan Millar, Rhys Loughead and Callum Foxcroft, obliged to fill in the gaps in the three-quarter line, and all acquitted themselves well.

Playing with the howling gale the Centurions began brightly and took the lead when Millar won the ball close to his own line. He showed quick feet to evade several tackles before linking cleverly with the speedy Dan Heppell who showed a clean pair of heels to sprint in from 70 metres. Jake Sloan drop-kicked the conversion in the absence of a tee.

Powerful driving from Ed Weir, Robbie Binks and Rory Craney then took the ball into the opposition half before Chris Binks found the rampaging Scandle. The converted prop forward drew the defence and produced a well-timed pass to release Heppell who again outpaced the defence to score a well-constructed try.

This bright start almost led to another score with Ian Charlton, Jason Watson and Jonny Pape taking turns to drive the ball from the half-way line. The excellent James Crosby then took the ball close and just failed to link with the supporting Adam Barnett close to the line.

The Centurions purple patch eventually came to a close as Ryton, with a powerful back, began to gain control. They gained territorial advantage and scored two close range tries to bring them back into the game. Just before half-time they ended any lingering Tynedale hopes when releasing their talented backs to add two converted tries to make the score 24-12.

The storm had another trick to play as the second half started with a horizontal blizzard, that chilled the hands and hearts of the visitors. Ryton were able to bring on a full bench of warm and dry replacements and managed to score three lovely tries in atrocious conditions.

The score difference would have been even greater without some brave defending from Loughead, Ethan McLeod, Callum Foxcroft and Rory Booth, who all made try-saving tackles.

The referee sensibly blew the whistle a little early as several players began to show symptoms of hypothermia and the result was not in doubt.