Match Report: 12th February 2005
First team: Ollerton 11 Belper 8
Ollerton played hosts to Belper in this NLD cup game and continued through to the next stage with a well earned 11 - 8 victory. Belper started the strongest and spent much of the first half camped in Ollerton territory but Ollerton soaked up the pressure thanks to some superb tackling from fly half Rian Bartle and back row players Mark Laughton and James Hooper.

Half Time 0 - 0

Belper were feeling the pressure and Ollerton soon had points on the board thanks to Belper indicipline resulting in a penalty converted by Steve Hallam, 3-0. Belpers reply was immediate with a fine multi phase handling display ending with a try in the corner, not converted; 3-5. Overzealous play by Ollerton resulted in another penalty to Belper, converted. 3-8. In the last ten minutes Ollerton stepped up a gear which saw hooker Tommy Steel take a quick tap penalty before shipping the ball to prop Richard Soar who secured the ball and fed flanker Nick Pearce who dived in for Ollerton's first of the game, not converted. 8-8 Belper responded well and applied the pressure, deep in Ollerton's half but some fine defensive work from father/son combination, Clive and Chris Ford helped keep Belper out. With the clock counting down, Ollerton were rewarded a further penalty, converted by Halam. 11-8. This was a fine win for Ollerton with m.o.m Luke Dymyd being instrumental in all aspects of play.
Second Team:
Third Team: Ollerton 0 vs Mellish 19

Ollerton were at home to Mellish and fell 0-19. Ollerton won the toss and opted to play down the "slope" with the wind behind them. This proved to be the right decision with Ollerton encamped in the Mellish half for the first half an hour. Hooker Eddie Jackson came close when he crashed over the line amongst a mellee of bodies to ground the ball with the referee unsighted, no try given. Ollerton came close on a number of occasions but could not breach the Mellish defence. The last five minutes of the first half saw Mellish score a well deserved try against the run of play, not converted 0-5 at half time. In the second half, Mellish took full advantage of the wind and "slope" to further extend their lead with two more tries. Ollerton defended well but the failure to turn first half pressure into points proved to be the deciding factor.

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