Woolston u7 18 Rylands Sharks u7...30

WOOLSTON played well and scored some good tries through Christopher Goddard and Adam Files' hat-trick. But Rylands were too quick with scores from J. Thompson, two, L. Taylor, two, T. Hardman and R. Campbell.

Team: J. Thompson, L. Taylor, J. Cartledge, L. Walsh, H. Garnet, R. Campbell, T. Hardman, T. Green, R. Cooper, M. Cox.

Westhoughton u8 16 Rylands Sharks u8...28

AN outstanding all round team performance saw Rylands triumph over a strong Westhoughton side. Try scorers were Dan Phillips, James Mendeika, Joe Clarke, Mike Lagar and Jordan Burke.

Team: Gavin Read, Jonathan Digby, Ben McNicholas, Alex Curtis, James Mendeika, Joe Clarke, Paul Dolan, Mike Lagar, Louis Johnson, Phil Nicholls, Jordan Burke and Dan Phillips.

Woolston u8 6 Hindley u8...36

WOOLSTON were pushed hard by a well-trained Hindley squad. One hundred percent effort from Woolston allowed Alex Milbourne to score and convert their only try but Hindley looked impressive and ran in a host of tries through set moves.

Latchford u8 22 Haydock u8...42

AN excellent defensive display by Latchford kept them in the game until the last 10 minutes when Chorley edged away. Latchford's attacking play was excellent, scoring four tries from L. James, two, L. Feather and J. Andrews. They were well supported by T. Southworth, D. Ball, D. Cox, L. Haughton and T. Darbyshire.

Wigan St. Judes u9 30 Latchford Albion Unicorns u9...14

LATCHFORD came off second best to a more experienced and well-drilled St. Judes outfit. Shortly after half-time Latchford led 14-12 with long range tries from Joe Mellor, two and Ben Reynolds, but St. Judes' ability to keep the ball alive led to some uncharacteristic Latchford errors which enabled the home side to take control.

Team: Joe Mellor, Emma Bell, Jamie Price, Jack Conlon, Dominic Lawry, Robert Bryant, Chris Hall, Antony Britton, Ross Pendlebury, Ben Reynolds, Paul Jones, Jay Dobson, Jason Harmon.

Rylands Sharks u9 22 Ince u9...32

RYLANDS fought hard to break down a well-drilled Ince defence. Liam Walsh darted over twice from acting half back while Jack Reid and Matt Goss used great determination for their scores.

Team: Liam Walsh, Andrew Metcalfe, Lee Beswick, Daniel Bolton, Jack Cowell-McQuillan, Matt Goss, Jack Reid, Nick Bate, Danny Oakes, Sam Brinksman.

Latchford Albion Unicorns u10 38 Vine Tavern u10...6

THIS was a good team performance with strong running and a good defensive effort. Tries came from Jamie Hirst, three, Adam Shaw, Joe Mellor, Jamie Weeks and Thomas Millward.

Team: J. Weeks, C. McLoughlin, T. Millward, L. Reading, A. Williams, R. Kirkham, A. Mason, J. Hirst, A. Shaw, S. Lyons, D. Navis, D. Dearden, J. Mellor, R. Pendlebury, K. Dearden.

Chorley Panthers u10 22 Crosfields u10...26

CROSFIELDS just edged this thriller with tries from Andy Dixon, two, Al Thompson and a close range special from Jason Marshall.

Team: J. Anwyl, J. Hart, M. Whelan, J. Giblin, B. Atherton, J. Dolphin, M. Noonan (man of the match); S. Mitchell, J. Marshall, A. Dixon, A. Thompson, Z. Taylor, A. Allen.

Bank Quay Bulls u11 24 Blackbrook Royals u11...30

BANK Quay started well and were on top for most of the game but Blackbrook stole the win in the last minute of the game. The home tries came from D. Pucill, two, T. Jones and J. Knight while Z. Taylor and S. Hopkinson played well in their first game for Bank Quay.

Ashton Bears u11 14 Woolston Rovers u11...6

WOOLSTON were unlucky to come away without the points as they played their best game of the season against a strong Ashton side. Strong running and hard tackling earned Ross Sayers the man of the match award, while strong tackling from Mike Milbourne and Jake Emmitt saw them named top tacklers. Try scorer was Andy Wright.

Team: Milbourne, Jones, O'Shea, Wright, Bennett, Kelly, Vaughan, Brazendale, Monks, Sayers, Emmitt.

Woolston Rovers u11 30 Salem Hornets u11...0

ROVERS did just enough for a comfortable win against inferior opposition. Despite the scoreline Woolston were lacking the spark of the last few weeks. E Vaughan was named man of the match with M Milbourne the top tackler.

Team: Smith, Jones, Monks, Wright, Bennett, O'Shea, Vaughan, Brazendale, Kelly, Milbourne, Emmitt.

Wigan St. Judes u11 16 Latchford Albion Unicorns u11...14

IN an excellent game of rugby Latchford showed some of their best attacking play. The scoring was opened by Latchford's Lee Mitchell but the second half started badly for the visitors with Judes taking control of the game, 16-4, with a further two tries. Mike Linaker scored in the corner and converted, then grabbed with a second try with the final pressure kick being the difference between the teams.

Rylands Sharks u11 24 Ince St. Williams u11...16

THE Sharks just had the edge in a very evenly-contested game and continued their winning run with tries from C. Howard, two, A. Rourke, two and D. Hankey. Man of the match was Curtis Eves, Anthony Rourke was top tackler and the special award went to Liam James.

Team: C. Howard, C. Eves, D. Hankey, A. Rourke, M. Blythe, A. Campbell, S. Moorcroft, L. Conner, D. Halliwell, L. James, A. Stirton, J. Hough, C. Regan, J. Curtis, B. Cowall, C. Hankey, R. Stevens, S. Crozier, D. Worthington.

Parkside Golborne u12 18 Woolston Rovers u12...44

ANOTHER good victory for Woolston came through tries from A. Warburton, two, A. Guest, C. Beneke, P. Airey, two, T. McCarthy and P. Reynolds. Man of the match was shared between C. Beneke and T. McCarthy, top tackler was D. Hill and best support was shared between A. Warburton and D. Hill.

Team: S. Hill, S. Tinsley, A. Stringer, A. Warburton, R. Cosgrove, M. Dolley, A. Guest, S. McEvoy, C. Beneke, P. Airey, J. Sherratt, T. McCarthy, P. Reynolds.

Halton Hornets u13 16 Crosfields u13...22

CROSFIELDS maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a hard-earned victory at Halton. Tries were scored by L. Smith, two, C. Hall and D. Rourke.

Team: L. O'Brien, T. Berry, T. Moore, M. Barber, S. Hill, C. Hall, R. Roberts, L. Smith, M. McGlynn, D. Rourke, B. Whalley, S. Byrne, D. Fairhurst, T. Mahoney, M. Carter, A. Hobden.

Crosfields u14 10 Leigh East u14...6

CROSFIELDS continued their winning run as their excellent defence kept the scores down. The second half saw them pick up the pace with tries from Danny Inman and Ryan Jarvis but a run of penalties allowed Miners to score a try in the corner.

Team: M. Johnson, L. Payton, A. Jerram, P. Berry, M. Branham, P. Twigg, J. Andrews, C. Bringau, C. Shove, D. Inman, R. Jarvis, M. Bryers, D. Whaley, J. Jackson, D. Saxon, R. Smith and S. Pickersgill.

Crosfields Juniors u15 20 St. Judes u15...20

A TOUGH game saw both sides play well and tackle hard. D. Gooch, S. Haigh, N. Healey and S. Fisher all had outstanding games and try scorers were S. Fisher, two, N. Healey and J. Fairhurst.

Team: G. Nield, J. Whelan, S. Haigh, C. Burgess, D. Pennington, J. Fairhurst, M. Bates, J. Harris, P. Garcia, M. Pitt, G. Picket, D. Gooch, N. Healy, L. Jones, D. Leather, J. Whelan, G. Corbett, G. Moore, Z. Elston.

Crosfields u18 26 Simms Cross u18...14

CROSFIELDS appeared disorganised in the first half and gave too much ball away to leave them trailing 4-6 at half-time. The second half was a much better reflection of Crosfields' ability as their tackling and passing was rewarded by four tries in quick succession from Bradish, Callan, Gordon and Mellor.

Team: Darren Parker, Chris Gordon, Phil Bradish, Chris Mellor, Billy Rowan, Alan Kilshaw, Steve Grant, Mike Graham, Dave Lucas, Dave Mather, Craig Noone, Mike Callan, James Lomax, Paul Alcock, Steve Leather, Andy Simpson, Stuart Pickett, Phil Hanna, Stephen Wilson.

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