The visitors won most of the game's skirmishes, establishing a first half dominance in the forwards and then forcing Halifax out of the contest by keeping possession and punching through a hard-working defence.

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Once again Halifax were not lacking in effort, a fact acknowledged by the home followers who roared their support at every opportunity.
And some of that backing was well placed with winger Ben Mitchell scorching in for two fine tries while centre Oli Marns produced a fearless display that involved some trademark bursts of his own and some bone-crunching tackles.
In fact, one abiding memory of a difficult second half for Halifax was the sight of Marns beating himself up over one of a number of dropped balls then gaining retribution with three awesome and hard tackles in a 20 second spell that sparked a brief melee on the sidelines in front of the incensed Blackheath coaching staff.
In truth, Halifax could do with another half dozen Oli Marns's because he brings a bit of bite to a Halifax side that could be accused of being a little too 'gentlemanly.'
Certainly they allowed a physically bigger Blackheath side to bully them at times although the visitors proved more than a useful outfit and one of the more accomplished to visit Ovenden Park this season.
They were up and running after five minutes.
Halifax throughout the game allowed errors to spoil their intentions and when Blackheath claimed a home lineout they made their chance count when the initial drive well repelled but the ball was shifted to flanker David Allen who crashed through for stand off Matthew Vaughan to convert.
Marns took the battle back to Blackheath with a couple of strong runs before Halifax reduced the arrears with pace the key factor.
Ex-Rotherham man Gareth Brear hared across from his wing to the opposite side of the pitch and kicked through with Ben Mitchell comfortably winning the footrace with Martin Olima to dive over.
Joe Knowles, who tops the National Two kicking success rate charts, set the tone for his afternoon by drifting his conversion attempt wide.
Blackheath looked certain to score only to be brought back for crossing while Marns typified a strong Halifax defensive effort with some strong and timely blocks.
The visitors continued to press and after spending some time in the Halifax half, a scrum saw them march the home pack backwards at a rate of knots and Oliver Caplin was able to walk over behind a dominant set of forwards.
Vaughan pulled his conversion across the face of the posts but made amends with a penalty after Halifax had been penalised at a ruck to open up a 15-5 lead.
Halifax were still showing signs of invention and their second try was a superb effort that again involved pace.
Craig Aikman broke from a scrum and made yards before bringing Knowles into play.
He ran hard at the retreating Blackheath defence before timing his pass to Mitchell to perfection and the young winger blazed over again.
It was just a pity that Knowles was again unable to nail the extras.
And those two missed conversions started to look important when Blackheath ran in their third try five minutes ahead of the interval, further pressure resulting in centre Nicholas Maurer ploughing through, Vaughan converting for a 22-10 interval lead.
The second half proved to be pretty much a non event as far as Halifax as an attacking force were concerned.
Blackheath starved their hosts of possession and when Halifax did see the ball it was all too often dropped, knocked on or turned over.
This enabled Blackheath to keep their momentum going, although Marns was determined to stop them single-handedly.
He might have been the worse offender for putting the ball down, often under pressure, but he led from the front when it came to stopping Blackheath in their tracks, at one point sparking a rumpus that was quickly quelled.
That was soon forgotten by Blackheath as replacement forward Thomas Lindsay burst through following a scrum, Vaughan's conversion drifting wide.
Marns again foiled one attack with a strong tackle but Blackheath kept the ball alive and Lindsay burst over for his second try, Vaughan again off target.
Halifax's last hope was to secure a couple of tries to gain at least a bonus point and they should have added another to the tally when Brear intercepted a long pass but dropped the ball when his pace would have taken him to the line.
The home side did manage a late score with Iain Gordon weaving a path through but again Knowles missed his kick on a miserable afternoon for him and his teammates.

Star Player
Fearless, committed and proud.
Three words to describe Oli Marns, who again displayed all three of those attributes in a one-man assault on Blackheath.
Super-critical as he is, Marns was quick to point out the errors in his game, the dropped and lost balls in particular.
But if everybody adopted his work ethic and determination to put things right, perhaps Halifax would be in a stronger position.
Some of Marns's tackling was out of the top drawer, others were improvised but effective. He also possesses the confidence to run at the opposition and that was in evidence on Saturday also.
Matt Harrison was moved to No8 and he continued where he has left off in recent weeks bringing all his blockbusting skills and physical presence to bear in a key position.
With Moon also looking more comfortable in a familiar position at flanker, Halifax looked a little better balanced in the forwards even if they struggled against a superior Blackheath pack at times.
Ben Mitchell may not have seen much of the ball in the second half, but his two tries in the first made up for that. He possesses supreme confidence that goes with youth and with his whippet pace he is always likely to cause problems.
His teammates may have done the spadework, but on both occasions Mitchell made sure he was both alert to the possibilities and then backed himself to make them stick

Match Facts
Halifax: Knowles, Brear, Marns, Gordon, Mitchell, Eaton, Aikman, Blades, Townsend, Jenkins, White, Maslanyk, Moon, Lewis, Harrison. Replacements: Dillon (Aikman 62), Kay (Townsend 56), Brown (Maslanyk 62), McMillan (Jenkins 53)
Tries: Mitchell (2), Gordon
Con:None
Pens: None
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None
Blackheath: Olima, Brown, Staten, Maurer, Wheaton, Vaughan, Caplin, Legg, Natera, Brett, Rowe, Vanner, Kellard, Allen, Packer. Replacements: Lindsay (Natera 49), Tunnicliffe (Brett 56), Pike (Allen 68), Neale (Olima 51)
Tries: Lindsay (2), Allen, Caplin, Maurer
Cons: Vaughan (2)
Pens: Vaughan
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None
Referee: Andrew Taylorson (RFU).

Player Points
WORKOUT WAREHOUSE PLAYER OF THE SEASON: 14 Craig Aikman, 10 Joe Knowles, 8 Oli Marns, Matt Harrison; 6 George Jenkins; 5 Gareth Lewis; 4 Tom Eaton; 3 Dave Hall, Danny McGee, James Endersby; 2 Richard White, Ben Mitchell; 1 Richard Brown, Phil Skillen, Adam Blades, Iain Gordon.

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