PILKINGTON Recs defeated Castleford side Lock Lane 11-0 at Ruskin Drive to their place in the NCL Playoff semi-finals.

Fresh from their big win over Crosfields last week, Recs bounced into the game and started the better of the two sides.

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Recs opened the scoring on six minutes when they shifted the ball wide where Ian Stanley crossed for an unconverted try.

On the half hour mark Lock Lane's Rob Firth was sin-binned with Kyran Knapper slotting the penalty to extend the lead to six.

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With the mood simmering Andy Morris took the ball straight at Firth, who caught the Recs man with his head in the collision. The result saw Morris have to go to hospital after suffering a broken jaw. Firth himself went off needing stitches in his head.

A second flashpoint came not long afterwards after Jordon and Lock Lane's Karl Robinson were dispatched to the sin bin after a coming together.

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Knapper dropped a goal to give Pilks a two-score lead.

Recs' second try came in the final 10 minutes when dummy-half Stanley went over to make it 11-0.

Pilks move into the last four of the NCL play-offs where they travel to Wath Brow on Saturday.

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The winners will play either Thatto Heath or Hunslet Club Parkside.