Pilkingtons u7 0

Rylands u7 20

RYLANDS Sharks' defence laid the foundations for this superb win.

The try scorers were Daniel Phillips, Jamie Howard, Joe Clarke and Lee Beswick. The special award was won by Thomas Kearney, top tackler went to Jonathan Digby and man of the match was Daniel Phillips.

Rylands Sharks u8 24

Golborne u8 10

AN evenly contested match was edged by Rylands' superior teamwork in defence.

Two tries and a goal from man of the match James Mendeika and a conversion from captain Jordan Rowes saw the Sharks take a 12-4 lead by half-time. Anthony Nixon scored twice just after the break and Matt Lomax added another.

Rylands Sharks u8 60

Royton Tigers u8 30

THE Sharks were shocked into life early on when sloppy defending allowed Royton to take an early lead.

Rylands went on to score 15 tries with 10 players making the score sheet - A. Nixon, J. Burke, N. Bate, J. Moore, M. Lomax, J. Reid, R. Duffy, J. Mendeika, L. Beswick and M. Goss.

Parkside Golborne u9 18

Ryland Sharks u9 32

DEFENSIVE play by Rylands subdued a strong Golborne side and excellent finishing gave the Sharks an edge in a hard fought contest.

Duffy's four tries earned him man of the match and Dean was top tackler.The special award went to Worrall. Other try scorers were Roberts and Worrall. Goals were kicked by Bate, Duffy, McKeon and Worrall.

Wigan St. Judes u9 30

Woolston Rovers u9 6

WOOLSTON played a good passing game of rugby but came up against a side that was faster and stronger.

Man of the Match was B. Sheen, top tackler was T. Jackson best support came from S. Mulkern and the special award went to S. Stringer.

Featherstone Rovers u10 12

Woolston Rovers u10 20

WOOLSTON came out on top against a strong Featherstone side.

The game was won by an excellent defensive performance, specially from A. Stringer and S. McEvoy. Tries were scored by A. Guest, R. Cosgrove, J. Sherratt and B. Ogden. Goals were kicked by J. Sherratt and A. Guest. Man of the match was B. Ogden, best support was A. Warburton and top tackler went to J. Sharratt.

Latchford Albion u10 46

Salem Hornets u10 18

LATCHFORD took the lead with a try from Ben Mellor, goaled by Mike Linaker.

Good ball handling producing tries from Jack Price, Simon Linaker, 2, Chris Payton, Lee Mitchell, David Jones and Dean Worrall. Goals were kicked by J. Price, M. Linaker, C. Payton, D. Worrall and D. O'Brien, 2.

Player of the match was Samantha Appleby, best tackler was Daniel O'Brien and the coach's award went to Dean Worrall.

Rylands Sharks u10 24

Golborne Parkside u10 12

A PHYSICAL game saw both defences on top.

C. Howard, 2 and S. Moorcroft, 2, scored tries and D. Hankey kicked four goals. Man of the match was Stephen Moorcroft, top tackler went to Craig Howard and the special award was won by Josh Hough.

Widnes St. Michaels u10 48

Crosfields u10 30

SOAP wilted against a late blitz from Widnes St. Michaels.

Man of the Match was G. Mercer, top tackler was A. Baincyk. Tries were scored by G. Mercer, 2, J. Woods, T. Caswell and C. Patterson. Mercer kicked five goals.

Golborne Parkside u11 24

Ryland Sharks u11 20

A LATE try from Caldwell was not quite enough for the Sharks in a closely fought game against Golborne.

Tries were scored by L. Caldwell, 2, R. Douglas and A. Crosby while C. White kicked two goals. Robert Jones won man of the match, top tackler was Jamie Peasnall while the special award winner was Ryan Douglas.

Wigan St. Judes u11 12

Woolston Rovers u11 30

A STRONG defensive display from Woolston allowed them to capitalise on any mistakes with some excellent tries.

Tries were scored by A. Guest, 3, R. Cosgrove, P. Airey and S. McEvoy. The conversions were kicked by J. Sherratt, 2 and P. Airey. Man of the match was A. Guest, best support was shared between P. Airey and S. McEvoy with top tackler being awarded to A. Stringer.

Widnes St Michaels u12 30

Crosfields u12 0

A POOR display by Crosfields u12s saw them fail to get going.

T. Moore and M. Barber were the only players to come out of the game with credit.

Crosfields u13 50

Leyland u13 0

SOAP ran out easy winners after a good all round team performance.

Tries came courtesy of D. Whaley, 3, R. Smith, 2, R. Jarvis, 2, J. Andrews, C. Wilkes, P. Twigg and M. Isherwood. Goals were kicked by P. Twigg and J. Andrews, 2. Man of the match was R. Jarvis.

Orrel St. James u13 10

Woolston Rovers u13 40

WOOLSTON put in a committed performance and were rewarded with an emphatic win at the start of the new season.

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