BARROW ISLAND 32 MILLOM 16
PADDY MCATEER, Speed Competitions Stadium, Friday 

BARROW ISLAND, who lost to Millom in the first Barton Townley final back in 1982, exacted retribution after a long wait.

Millom, who were never ahead, trailed 16-10 at the break yet were still in contention in the closing stages at 26-16 adrift.

But Fin Dutton-Rosconie, the man of the match, sealed victory for the Island with his third try, with Ellis Archer landing his fourth goal.

Dutton-Rosconie had opened for the Island, Rio Walker responding for the Woolybacks, before Ryan Wilson and Dutton-Rosconie crossed prior to the break.

Josh Blinkhorn, however, touched down in Millom’s reply, Walker adding the extras to reduce the deficit at the interval to only six points.

The Island, though, extended their lead by the hour to 16 points, thanks to tries for Nathan Sneesby and Cam Currie.

Resilient Millom, who had beaten the Island in the 2007 final, rallied with Walker’s conversion of Daniel Hartley’s effort. But Dutton-Rosconie had the last word.

BARROW ISLAND: Cam Currie, Ryan Wilson, Adam Ford, Nathan Sneesby, Ade Wright, Ellis Archer, Max Anderson-Moore, Carl McBain, Fin Dutton-Rosconie, Jack Sutherland, Hudson Payne, Tyler Brady, Brandon Corrie. Subs: Lenni Regan, Will Scott, Lucas Anderson-Moore, Elliot Campbell

MILLOM: Hayden Jackson, Tom Askew, Hadley Thompson, Rio Walker, Oliver Thompson, Reuben Lupton, Kyle Evans, Daniel Hartley, Josh Blinkhorn, Ethan Kelly, Ollie Dilks, Jack Barker, Dom O’Brien. Subs: Dane Kelly, Luke Allonby, Connor Terrill, Andrew Dawson

Referee: Mike Wilson