Despite the score suggesting a one-sided game, the teams were evenly matched.

Keighley were undone by their own mistakes, which the Dalesmen capitalised on.

Barely a few minutes into the game, a charged down kick put Keighley under pressure, resulting in a penalty for Wensleydale's Euan Haigh.

Keighley responded by putting together decent phases, but the opposition's solid defence thwarted their efforts.

Their forwards, led by Sean Miniken and Adam Kemp, made good ground but failed to break free, earning only a penalty for Alex Brown.

The teams were locked in a midfield stalemate for about twenty minutes until another penalty was awarded to Euan Haigh.

Just before half-time, the Dalesmen found a gap in Keighley's defence, leading to a try in the corner by centre Mathew Price.

Keighley started the second half strongly, gaining territory and a try from Alex Brown, who also added the conversion.

However, this hard work was undone by an easy interception by Wensleydale's centre, Luke McGee, with Haigh adding the conversion.

Keighley continued to fight for possession and territory, earning another penalty for Alex Brown.

However, a missed tackle in defence led to a soft try for Luke McGee.

About ten minutes later, Keighley were robbed of the ball in contact, giving the Wensleydale backs a chance to break through a flat defence.

This led to a try for number eight Liam Webster, with the conversion added by Luke McGee.

Keighley battled to the end, but a kick intended for a winger was picked off by full back Jack Nichols, who gave Wensleydale's Fergus Latta the chance to score in the corner.

Despite their efforts, Keighley were well beaten.

Their long injury list and frequent team changes meant they lacked cohesion at key moments.

This was exploited by Wensleydale.

Keighley will have a rest week before their next league game away at Harrogate Pythons, giving the injured players another week to recover.