Rylands Sharks u7 30

Halton Hornets u7 6

RYLANDS were too quick for Halton and always had this game under control.

Their tries came from Campbell, Thompson, Cooper and Green and their player of the match was Rebecca Cooper.

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

St. Williams u8 24

Latchford u8 4

IN a spirited and competitive match St. Williams' greater experience showed.

Latchford can hold their heads high with an excellent all round team performance in both attack and defence.

The referee's man of the match for Latchford were L. James for his overall performance, D. Cox for his excellent try, T. Southworth for his power bursting runs and T. Price for his outstanding tackling. M. Jones and T. Price had outstanding games on their debuts.

Rylands Sharks u8 34

Wigan St. Patricks u8 12

AN entertaining game which went from end to end was played in an excellent spirit as Rylands triumphed over Wigan.

Try scorers were Dan Phillips, James Mendeika, Joe Clarke and Jordan Burke.

Team: Paul Dolan, Jamie Howard, Mike Lagar, Connor Dean, Luke Francis, Jonathan Digby, Phil Nichols, Jordan Burke, Chris Meacock, James Mendeika, Joe Clarke and Dan Phillips.

Woolston Rovers u8...40

Royton Tigers u8 24

A COMPETITIVE game ended in an excellent victory for Rovers.

Good defensive play in the opening minutes allowed Woolston to take an early lead which they held on to throughout.

Their tries scored by Robert Malley, three, Alex Milbourne and Josh Stanger, Josh Walton, James Clough and Jacob Chantler.

Team A. Files, A. Milbourne, D. Slater, J. Stanger, J. Walton, J. Clough, T. Cann, J. Cooper, J. Chantler, R. Malley.

Rylands Sharks u9 34

Burtonwood Bulldogs u9 36

BURTONWOOD showed great teamwork to shock Rylands with two well-taken tries in the first five minutes.

Sharks did well to rally for the remainder of the game and narrowly lost by two points after only converting three from their seven tries.

Rylands again shared the scoring with tries from Jordan Rawes, three, Tom Lee, Sam Brinksman, two and Andy Matcalfe. Kicks were converted by Sam Brinksman, Andy Metcalfe and Adam Daly.

Portico Panthers u9 20

Rylands Sharks u9 10

A SPIRITED second half fightback by the Sharks was not enough to overturn a 16-0 half-time deficit against a well-organised Portico side.

Matt Lomax and Joe Moore scored their tries and Liam Walsh was man of the match. Matt Goss was top tackler and Matt Lomax took the special award.

Team: M. Lomax, J. Cowell, McQuillan, M. Goss, T. Major, A. Nixon, J. Reid, L. Walsh, L. Beswick, J. Moore, D. Oakes.

Latchford Albion Unicorns u9 28

Westhoughton u9 20

A TREMENDOUS try-saving tackle from Jack Conlon as Latchford held a slender lead proved crucial in this highly entertaining contest.

Try scorers were Ben Reynolds, two, Joe Mellor, four and an in-form Kyle Dearden. They were well supported in attack by Jay Dobson, Dominic Lawry and Chris Hall.

In addition to Jack Conlon, top defensive efforts came from Robert Bryant, Jamie Price and Antony Brittan.

The lively Jason Harmon impressed on his debut while Paul Jones, Ross Pendlebury and Emma Bell all worked hard.

Woolston Rovers u9 18

Hindley u9 20

AN outstanding performance by Woolston went unrewarded as Hindley edged a win.

In a good team performance their points were scored by T. Alison, M. Garner, J. Crank, D. Carter and S. Files.

Woolston Rovers u10 18

Ashton u10 18

WOOLSTON Rovers should be proud of their defence in a performance which comes on the back of a 28-10 defeat to Ashton last season.

Team: T. Jackson, D. Brown, L. Vaughn, N. Woodward, B. Sheen, S. stringer, D. Rigby, S. Mulkearne, A. Quinn, J. Dobson, R. Latimer, N. Goddard, B. Sauce, D. Gemmel.

Pilkington U10 32

Rylands U10 4

PILKINGTON proved too strong for Rylands despite a brave team effort from the visitors.

David Walker won the Rylands' man of the match award. Liam Duffy was top tackler and the special award went to Phil Risley.

Latchford Albion Unicorns u11 6

Leigh Miners Rangers u11 6

LATCHFORD showed spirit and determination in defence to keep a well-drilled Leigh team out for long periods.

The equalising try came from silky passing from David Jones before Lee Mitchell powered over. Albion's Mike Linaker was held up over the line as the final whistle was blown.

Team: L. Mitchell, J. Price, S. Appleby, D. O'Brien, A. Alderman, D. Jones, B. Mellor, D. Worrall, S. Linaker, J. Gandy, M. Linaker, K. Houghton, M. Hanson.

Portico u11 0

Rylands Sharks u11 30

THE Sharks played extremely well against fierce tackling from a gutsy Portico side.

Tries were scored by C Howard, three, S. Moorcroft and C. Regan. Goals were kicked by S. Moorcroft, D. Hankey, C. Howard and J. Hough.

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

Leigh Miners Rangers u12 16

Woolston Rovers u12 8

A SUPERB match threw together two evenly-matched teams but Woolston conceded three late tries to give Leigh the victory.

Rovers' tries were scored by A. Guest and P. Reynolds. Man of the match was P. Reynolds, top tackler was T. McCarthy with best support player being awarded to R. Cosgrove.

Team: A. Stringer, R. Cosgrove, S. Woods, A. Warburton, A. Guest, C. Beneke, D. Hill, S. McEvoy, M. Dolley, P. Airey, J. Sherratt, P. Reynolds, T. McCarthy, J. Cooper, B. Ogden, J. Molphy, K. Adamson.

Woolston Rovers u12 4

Ashton u12 0

A FINE display of rugby league from both teams saw a battle of two magnificent defences but Woolston also displayed some fine attacking play to deserved the victory.

Their try was scored by P. Reynolds, who was also man of the match. Top tackler was J. Sherratt with best support being awarded to C. Beneke and T. McCarthy.

Team: A. Stringer, R. Cosgrove, B. Ogden, A. Warburton, A. Guest, C. Beneke, D. Hill, S. McEvoy, M. Dolley, P. Airey, J. Sherratt, P. Reynolds, T. McCarthy, J. Cooper, S. Woods, J. Molphy, K. Adamson, S. Tinsley.

Rylands Sharks u13 16

Royton Tigers u13 0

A TOTALLY committed team display by Rylands Sharks was enough to tame the tigers.

A sensational 80-yard try from Jason Garrathy opened the scoring after 10 minutes and two further barnstorming tries from Rob Turner and James Kyle followed in the second half.

Team: Ste Barton; Jon Walker, James Howard, Jason Garrathy; Jake Caldwell, Danny Isherwood, Simon Skelton; Rob Turner (captain); Jason Murray, Mike Thomason, Rick Metcalfe, Matt Thomas, Shane Holcroft, Mike Riley, James Kyle, Anthony Morris.

Crosfields u13 14

Parkside Golborne 14

CROSFIELDS began well with an early try but at half-time the scores were locked at 4-4.

Golborne took a 4-14 lead with 10 minutes of the match remaining but a strong comeback secured a share of the points. L. Smith scored all three tries.

Team: B. Whalley, T. Berry, M. Tovey, D. Hensey, S. Hill, C. Hull, D. Fairhurst, L. Smith, I. Brown, D. Rourke, M. Barber, D. Dobbs, T. Moore, T. Mahoney, R. Roberts, M. McGlynn, A. Hobden, L. O'Brien, J. Brown.

Halton Hornets u14 14

Crosfields u14 10

SOAP are still chasing their first win of the season after another defeat at Halton.

Decisions went against them with Danny Inman having a try disallowed and a penalty try being awarded to Halton Hornets.

Crosfields' tries came from Anthony Jerram and Danny Inman.

Team: M. Johnson, M. Bramham, D. Inman, A. Jerram, P. Berry, D. Whaley, J. Andrews, C. Bringau, C. Shove, Q. Pickersgill, R. Jarvis, M. Bryers, P. Twigg, L. Payton, M. Isherwood, D. Saxon and C. Wilkes.

Crosfields Falcons u15 12

Haydock u15 19

FALCONS lost their 17-match unbeaten record in this top of the table clash.

Crosfields scored through C. Millington and M. Barrett, who was awarded the man of the match. C. Delaney, M. Pickles, C. Cartwright and A. Minshell also had outstanding games.

Team: R. Fisher, A Albiston, C. Delaney, M. Pickles, N. Walsh, M. Cooke, D. Buckley, G. Isherwood, T. Patterson, C. Millington, C. Cartwright, A. Minshell, M. Barrett. Subs: S. Nunney, C. Sanderson, R. Humphries, D. Gosney.

Lunts Heath u16 8

Rovers u16 38

ROVERS maintained their winning start to the season with a comprehensive victory over Lunts Heath.

Superb defence has been the key to Rovers' form this term and Lions found little space to work with as Woolston ran in tries from Heaton, Jones, Corker, three, McKay and Johnson.

Team: Neil Corker, Fitzpatrick, Jones, Clarke, Heaton, Davidson, McKay, Speight, McHugh, Johnson, Bell, Berry, Paget, Sears, Cunliffe, Musson.

Grappenhall Griffins u16 24

Leigh East Eagles u16 20

GRIFFINS should have had this game won in the first half but they made hard work of it.

Having five players missing did not help but that was no excuse for the mistakes and ill discipline that followed. Tries came from Flynn, two, Flint, two and Garvey.

Team: Flynn, Hancock, Garvey, Flint, Peers, Cunliffe, Hutchinson, Tobin, Bishop, Crichley, Vance, J. Farrell, Allen, Buckley, Robinson.

Crosfields u16 16

Wigan St Pats u16 6

DEFENCES were on top for most of this game with Crosfields holding a narrow 4-0 lead at the break thanks to two Paul Oultram penalties.

St Pats edged ahead mid-way through the second half with a converted try and that looked to be enough to have clinched the game.

Soap stuck to their task and snatched victory in the closing stages with tries by Chris Arnold and Daniel Mutton. Oultram and Ian Stephenson added the goals.

Crosfields u18 40

Woolston u18 18

CROSFIELDS' pre-season preparation culminated in their fourth successive victory.

Superior ball skills combined with skill and strength helped them dominate from the start and it was only in the latter part of the game that Woolston were able to score most of their points.

Try scorers were Mike Callon, Chris Gordon, Phil Hanna, Alan Kilshaw, Dave Lucas, Chris Mellor, Craig Noone and Stuart Pickett.

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