DANNY Morrow confessed his game-clinching try against North Wales Crusaders in the League One Cup final was a moment of sheer opportunism.

The Barrow Raiders second row already had one score to his name in the match, having been on hand to snaffle a chip kick from Jamie Dallimore and dot down towards the end of the first half.

And with five minutes to go and the game finely poised at 32-32, it was Morrow who came to the fore again by picking up from a play-the-ball close to the North Wales line and darting through.

However, he admitted it was something of a gamble on his part, but it paid off handsomely as it helped the Raiders edge out their opponents and send their travelling fans wild in the Blackpool sunshine.

“The try, in all honesty, I didn’t know if it was the last tackle or not so I thought I’d go for it and fortunately I got over the line,” said Morrow.

“This was one of the toughest games I’ve played in as well; everyone was saying we’d run over them, but I was thinking anything can happen in a cup final and that’s exactly what was the case.

“We were blowing throughout, but it was a real team effort and a lucky try for me at the end sealed the deal.”

Playing such a key role in Barrow’s success was made even more special by the fact Morrow is one of several players in the squad to have come through the amateur ranks in the town, having been plucked from playing in the Cumbria League for Walney Central.

It is a moment which will undoubtedly go down in the history of the club and Morrow was delighted to have been able to grab the crucial score and lift the cup in front of a number of familiar faces at Bloomfield Road.

“I’ve seen so many Walney Cents fans and players who came down to support us, so it’s great to see and I’m happy to play in front of them,” said Morrow.

“Cresta was saying it will go down in history, our names will be on the wall and in the books, and that’s what we’re here to do, at the end of the day.

“Everyone loves to play rugby, but obviously everyone prefers to win.”

Morrow was quick to hail vanquished opponents North Wales for their efforts too, citing it as one of the hardest matches he had played in throughout his career.

And he was full of praise for his Barrow team-mates as well for the way they kept going to the end despite still feeling the effects of some difficult recent games, along with racking up the miles in travelling back and forth to Canada, this month.

“In the past couple of weeks, we’ve had two massive games and they’ve been really tough, but that was the toughest game we’ve had all season,” said Morrow. “We had to put 110 per cent in throughout the full 80 minutes and didn’t let it go once.

“North Wales showed so much determination and there was no let-up from either side. We were getting beaten and we started getting a bit of a panic on, so we had to get back to our gameplan and structure, and finally came out with the win.”