For a second successive Saturday Penrith left the field knowing they could easily have and probably should have won. This time they went down 12-8 at Morley in National Three North after their pack just edged the forward battle and provided an adequate supply of good ball. They had plenty of field position to have taken the game but the ball was kicked away far too often and there seemed a reluctance or lack of confidence to play the ball wide in the backs. It was a cagey start to the game, both sides tested the other with a barrage of high kicks and there was little to chose between the sides although Penrith did look a bit more brittle wide out. There was no real urgency or pace to the game and it was being played out between the 22's with very little threat of a score. It was the visitors who eventually broke the deadlock when Tom Armstrong took a Steve Wood cross kick, shrugged of his opposing winger and made good ground up the touchline almost to the line. There was early support and second phase ball was won and immediately thrown wide. Mike Hawley and James Ellar shipped the ball to Gavin Cartmel who had the easy task of finishing the move out wide. The conversion was missed and shortly after there was a chance to extend the lead but a penalty from 30 metres out also went wide. Morley came back strongly and their backs put a sweeping move together and found room wide on their left to cross in the corner. The touchline conversion went over and eased them into a 7-5 lead which they held till half time. There was little to choose between the teams and all was to play for in the second half. Morley missed a penalty attempt in the first minute and after that it was all Penrith, as they dominated possession and played the game in the Morley half of the pitch but struggled to turn pressure into points. After quarter of an hour Steve Wood put over a penalty from close range to lead by a point but they could not add to their tally. The turning point of the game came after half an hour of the second period when the home backs upped their game and with good quick ball from a lineout ran hard at the Penrith threes and forced an opening out wide. As a result they went over in the corner for a four point advantage. As the game drew to a close Penrith spent some time in the home 22 and needed to gofor the try. They had two line-outs on the home line and from the second seven minutes into stoppage time for once zipped the ball wide and thought they had stolen the game as Phil Fell went over in the corner. But their joy was short-lived as the referee ruled it out from the middle of the field and then blew for time. It was not all doom and gloom as the forwards had again held their own and the three quarters were at a disadvantage with injuries causing late changes. Once they get a few games under their belts it will be a different story.