DESPITE being slightly disjointed at times, Tyldesley put in a solid team performance to record a 34-19 victory over a robust and resilient Marple.

Tyldesley took their limited first- half chances well, in particular man-of-the-match Mark Dickinson, whose predatory instincts finished off some excellent team play on his way to four tries.

Brisk handling saw Tom Lloyd cross for the first score of the day, within a minute of the kick off.

Marple equalised five minutes later with an unconverted try, but within three minutes the Blue and Whites had regained the lead,Carl Redford and Danny Kilshaw created space for Dickinson to score his first try.

His second came two minutes later when he supported a superb break by Gavin Hunter and his third followed when he intercepted a loose pass. Two Martin Wallbank conversions gave Tyldesley a commanding 24-6 lead.

Marple dominated the last 1ast 20 minutes of the first period and two converted tries to cut the deficit to just five points at the break.

Both sides defended well in the second half, but Tyldesley had the edge, denying the visitors a point while taking the chances that came their way, Dean Brown setting up Dickinson for his fourth and Hunter rounding off the scoring when he gathered a loose ball from a lineout. Both tries were converted by Wallbank.

Tyldesley Colts host Oswestry in the RFU National Under-17s competition, northern division quarter-final on Sunday, 12.30 pm