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Rugby - Seconds take County silverware
12:56pm Sunday 18th May 2008
KENDAL Seconds swept to a convincing 38-0 victory in the Cumbria Second XV Cup final over Penrith Seconds at their opponents' ground on Saturday.
Openside flanker 19-year-old Liam Nicholson notched a hat-trick of tries and appropriately picked up Kendal's Second Team Player of the Year award later in the evening.
Kendal gradually built up pressure after a tight opening passage of play and as the forwards and backs combined effectively, grew in confidence to move the ball wide.
Luke Jacobs, one of several Colts, who have stepped up to this level and proven themselves, controlled the game from stand-off with some astute kicking under the guidance of his senior partner, scrum-half Mark Airey.
In addition to Nicholson's three tries, there were scores from wing James Gillard, blindside flanker Stephen Moss and centre Graham Coulter, with Jacobs kicking the additional points.
The tireless Nicholson popped up all over the pitch and was on hand to take Coulter's pass for an opening score and he crossed the line again following a driving maul.
After a forward drive, Jacobs was to the fore in a neat passing sequence before Warren Wharton put Gillard away and he outpaced the cover to finish in the corner.
After a good build-up from behind the scrum, skipper Stuart Cartmel carried well and offloaded for Moss to beat a couple of players on his way over.
Clever inter-play and a good line allowed Coulter to benefit from Brett Ashley's dummy run to dart into the corner.
n CUMBRIA and Durham will clash in a relegation shoot-out in the County Championship Shield on Saturday at Darlington RFC (kick-off 3pm).
Both teams are without a win this season and a victory for either side on Saturday will guarantee their place in the County Championship Shield next season.
A defeat, however, will mean relegation into the County Championship Plate.
Cumbria team manager Mark Richardson, who captained the county when they won the County Championship in 1997, said: "This is a huge match for both teams. We know what is at stake. For us, we have been training hard and every player is going to give it their all to win this match and stay up in the County Championship Shield."
Cumbria go into the game on the back of a 38-0 defeat to Northumberland and a 36-19 loss to North Midlands.
Durham, meanwhile, have also suffered at the hands of North Midlands losing 41-16 and Northumberland 39-17.
Cumbria also hope to have their half-back combination of James Gough, the Kendal player, and Paul Newton back in action for the match.
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The interesting brochure you can obtain from the car park at Foulshaw Moss says that more than several thousand years ago the Witherslack Mosses were part of an extensive wetland in what is now the Lyth Valley and on the flat ground west of the Kent Estuary. The Mosses - Meathop, Foulshaw and Nicols - are raised peat bogs brought about by sphagnum moss that draws up, acidifies, and holds water like a giant sponge, creating waterlogged conditions as it grows. Sphagnum grows from the tip, leaving the lower part to die. Waterlogging halts decay of these dead bits that build up and up over thousands of years, to form deep domed mounds of peat that are raised many feet above the surrounding ground. The Witherslack Mosses have dried out partly as a result of forestry and the invasion of scrub. Over time, drainage and peat cutting led to the loss of more wetland and now only significant fragments remain. Specialised peatbog flora and fauna have been unable to thrive because of the area being too shaded and too dry. Recently conifers have been removed and also masses of rhododendrons have been cleared. Hundreds of peat and plastic dams have been installed to bring about the ‘sponge’ effect of the peat. At Foulshaw, the remains of a 15ft to 16ft wide prehistoric trackway has been uncovered. This is believed to have been constructed in the mid-Bronze Age to allow people to cross the once huge wetland. Trunks of ash and birch were laid side by side and supported on logs. Foulshaw Moss is open to the public. Nichols Moss, a really squelchy one, is only suitable for a hundred yards or so before you encounter pathless very wet moss. It is a delight to stand and look ahead but as there is no walkway do not continue. Pause just on its edge from where you might spot red deer. Meathop is a lovely walk but only for those with a permit from Cumbria Wildlife Trust or if you are a member. The parking is difficult. After the first short grassy track, follow a wider track, left, that winds round right by a pasture and into fine conifer woodland. Beyond this a wide walkway takes you out some distance into the moss, from where you will spot all sorts of interesting lowly plants. To visit Foulshaw Moss, on the A590, it is best to approach the entrance from the direction of Kendal. If coming from the opposite direction continue on past the entrance and make use of the Levens underpass to make a U-turn and approach from the north. This avoids trying to make a right turn across a narrow section of the busy A-road. The entrance is not signposted until you have turned off the road. The entrance turn, a cart track, lies just before a large layby on a narrow section of the A-road. Just beyond the turn, stands a huge sign saying ‘Dual carriageway a mile ahead’. To approach the entrance, drive the dual carriageway at Levens until it ends. Continue a short distance along the two-way road and begin to signal your left turn. Watch out for the large sign ahead. If you reach the layby you have gone too far.
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