THE opening exchanges were fierce with both packs refusing to take a backward step. Haydock seemed to have struck the opening blow, however, Mike Saunders' effort was ruled out after a knock on in the build up. With that early warning Pilks demonstrated
A MUCH improved effort from Finch, who had two tries disallowed, saw the best team lose. With half backs Paul Martin and Richard Twist combining well and props Graham Sams and Sean Fogarty on top of their game, Finch took a deserved half time 6-0 lead
BROOK'S seconds overcame rugged opposition with a seven try display. Big Jon Hale popped up on the wing for the first with Dave Ball converting. Then centre Andy Tinsley took advantage of an astute Matty Foley pass to race 50 yards to touch down with
Wigan St Cuthberts 16 BROOK ran out comfortable winners in the end but were made to fight all the way during the first half. St Cuthberts trailed by only two points at the interval after becoming only the second side to run in three tries in a game against
HUGE Jack Forster, 18-year-old student son of a Moss Bank farmer, barrelled over for the final try in his debut appearance with Gloucester. The 6ft 2in tall, 20-stone prop, had been brought off the bench to play against French side Toulon in Gloucester's
BLACKBROOK head for Moss Lane next Tuesday, December 27 (kick-off 2pm) to face Halton Simms Cross in the final of the Tetley's Lancashire Cup "quietly confident" of pulling off a surprise win. And although the Widnes outfit, North West Counties League
Trafford 2 St Helens Town 1 TOWN enjoyed mixed fortunes as they approached the festive season with two contrasting displays against high ranking NWCL opponents. Last Tuesday evening at Knowsley Road they took on Potteries outfit Newcastle Town who, under
LSH go into the North 2 West mid-season break in good heart with a thoroughly deserved victory against third placed Lymm. LSH's superior pack performance with Alan Chadwick and Gareth Tudor particularly outstanding and a moment of collective magic from
ST Helens arrows ace Gary Welding kept his nerve to produce the biggest shock of the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship with a 3-2 win over number one seed Colin Lloyd. The Sutton-based builder, who lost to Lloyd in the quarter finals of last year's
GRANGE Park darter Alan Tabern followed on from fellow St Helens thrower Gary Welding by knocking out a seed from the World Darts Championship. Tabern, who normally throws at the British Legion and Sprayhurst, beat world ranked number 23 Alex Roy 3-2
