LIVERPOOL ST HELENS kept up their challenge in North One West with a workmanlike victory over Wilmslow.
The Moss Laners were pressed all the way by the free running visitors, who had they taken their chances may well have returned to Cheshire with more than a bonus point.
In the end though, the game was won by a moment of opportunism from scrum half Alex McClurg and a rock solid LSH defence that refused to give an inch, particularly in the second half.
Wilmslow went in front in the 27th minute after a swift counter attack brought a try from winger Tom Rayner, converted by Bob McCallum. LSH hit back eight minutes later with a score from Phil Kearns. Matt Cunliffe added a penalty on the stroke of half time.
Four minutes after the break McClurg dodged and weaved his way under the posts for a crucial try converted by Cunliffe. Cunliffe extended LSH’s precarious lead to five points.
