Fleetwood kicked off, storming forward to regain possession, and, following quick hands to the left wing, Lewis Bates ran in the first try for Fleetwood. Liverpool quickly brought pressure at restart, winning possession, which continued following a Fleetwood scrum. Fleetwood defended well, getting a lineout on their 5m line.

Despite pressure, Fleetwood fly-half placed an excellent clearing kick well into Collegiate’s half, which was quickly closed down by chasing Fleetwood players. A knock-on gave Collegiate scrum, won by Fleetwood; this was maximised on by Fleetwood’s George Melling’s try, converted by Owen Williams.

Liverpool restarted well, winning the ball back quickly, but Fleetwood won a scrum and quickly got the ball to Nathan Uhiara who dashed 30m to score between the posts, conversion Owen Williams.

Liverpool restarted, and could not close down Fleetwood, who used a set-piece allowing Max Crellin to dash 30m to score, conversion by Williams.

A determined Collegiate put in heavy tackles after the restart, but Fleetwood managed to get the ball towards the line, and won a scrum against the head, permitting scum-half David Washbourne to pick and go for a fourth try, duly converted. Fleetwood’s George Melling scored following a 60m run shortly after half time, and Liverpool Collegiate conceded on points margin.

The scoreline dictated the rest of the game, with Fleetwood swapping the roles of Forwards and Backs to maximise the cross-fertilisation of skills within their squad and provide an advantage for Liverpool.

Collegiate rallied to score and convert a well-deserved try, but Fleetwood’s players were warming to their new positions, and communicated well for the remainder of the game.