CONTROLLING play with forward drives from Ian Ross and new Kiwi recruit Louis Thompson, Kendal were a tad unlucky to go behind to a long-range try.

Outside centre Richard Saunders replied for Kendal, powering over after fly-half Andrew Boardley's probing runs and good recycling had opened the way.

Two soft tries were then conceded to make it an uphill struggle but James Gough's darting runs and Jim Bracken's thundering drives set up a short penalty close to the line, from which Nigel Pearson surged over.

Good defensive work from John Lloyd and Jason Donoghue released Matt Belshaw on the wing with Steve Woof in support, but the move just failed to add to Kendal's tally.

Instead from another driving maul Pearson made it a brace of tries for him.

A hotly-disputed score followed by a Liverpool prop, who appeared to make a quadruple movement to ground the ball.

Kendal finished on the attack and took several positives from the game despite the scoreline.