Gatehead Storm 14 Crosfields 20
CROSFIELDS returned to winning ways at Gateshead Storm.
After going 4-0 behind and being let off the hook with a try from a forward pass, Crosfields hit a purple patch.
A superb pass put Nathan Taylor away for a first-half try and looked to score again but was ruled to have lost the ball during grounding.
In the second period Reid put Matt Barber over for a try, which Reid converted.
Storm levelled the score with a 50-metre interception try.
Barber drew the full-back and put James over for another. Reid converted for a lead of 16-10.
Brazendale set up position for David Rolt to score Soap's last four-pointer.
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