Given Salford play Thursday there is still a way of getting a rugby-fix this week as the amateur leagues kick-off!

Saturday March 1:
NCL 1: Eccles v Ince Rose Bridge
NWC PREMIER: Folly Lane v Haydock
NWC DIV 1: Wigan Spring View v Irlam
NWC DIV 3: Fitton Hill (Oldham) v Langworthy
NWC DIV 3: Bury Broncos v Bolton Mets (great game first up for us!)
NWC DIV 3: Wigan Bulldogs v Little Hulton
NWC DIV 4: Cadishead v Rylands A
NWC DIV 4: East Manchester v Mancunians (yes, a Manchester derby!)

I think you'll find that your NWCs are NWMLs. NWC run a winter competition, currently comprising 16 clubs, 12 of which are in Greater Manchester. So the fix was always there!

The North West Mens League comprises 79 clubs and plays in the summer season, alongside the pro game.

The posts at The Rec have been taken down after a safety check so the The Rhinos game v Rylands may not take place at Lord St.

To avoid any argument of bias from LGBT rugby fans, haven't you missed off Manchester Canalsiders?

If you want to go to the Manchester derby, East Manchester play at Belle View Leisure Centre.

As for Stockport: have the Stockport schools' RL teams stopped playing? You may get support from there. I remember periodic involvement in Oldham Schools RL in the 80's and 90's.

Canalsiders do not play in the formal league - they play in the Entry League which is a Merit Comp where clubs bi-laterally arrange their own fixtures with other clubs. Hence, they don't appear in the league fixture lists. When the season is up and running and lists of Merit Games go on the web-sites they can be added...there will be Bury A fixtures too (we fielded two sides at weekend and thats before the RU season has ended so we'll be hoping to have 2 teams out on a regular basis this year), and probably Eccles A and Folly Lane A.

You're right, should say NWML but not sure what you mean about 'the fix'.

"there is still a way of getting a rugby-fix this week as the amateur leagues kick-off!"

Nothing sinister!

So how did our local sides go on this week ?
I know East Manchester survived a late come back from the Mancunians to win 30-28 and Cadishead lost away to Ryland A anyone got any more results?

Folly won their first match in the premier league 44-16. Outstanding performance after some poor pre season results.

Saturday March 1:
NCL 1: Eccles v Ince Rose Bridge - Eccles WON 30 - 6
NWML PREMIER: Folly Lane v Haydock - Folly WON 42 -16 (so go straight to top of league and an improvement on pre-season results)
NWML DIV 1: Wigan Spring View v Irlam - Irlam LOST 24 - 16
NWML DIV 3: Fitton Hill (Oldham) v Langworthy - Worthy WON 10 - 28
NWML DIV 3: Bury Broncos v Bolton Mets (great game first up for us!) - Bury WON 22 - 14
NWML DIV 3: Wigan Bulldogs v Little Hulton - Little Hulton WON 12 - 32
NWML DIV 4: Cadishead v Rylands A - Cadishead LOST 14 - 32 (worth knowing that Rylands first team had no game yesterday)
NWML DIV 4: East Manchester v Mancunians (yes, a Manchester derby!) East Manchester won 30 - 28

And another:
Bury A beat Bolton A 64 - 16.

Bury's first team were flat yesterday (perhaps a come down from beating Folly last week!) and only scored a try to settle it in the last minute - Bolton massively better than in previous years. What was brilliant was getting the call from Bolton to say their numbers are up and they could bring an A side to make it a double header. We had 26 available for that game too!

Has the great doc done anything for the grass roots of Salford rugby? After all, grass roots is the future of rugby league.

The Rhinos played Rylands at home thanks to the new sticks being put up on Friday, entertaining and competitive game despite the result
As for Salford`s involvement with grass roots Rugby League .loads of work to be done, Devil In The Detail Episode 5 has an interview with Alan Hunte which outlines where the club are up to at the minute.
rlhttps://soundcloud.com/devil-in-the-detail-srdrl

Any scores / brief match reports from today?

Eccles travelled to Milford (Leeds) and were defeated 26-24 in the 78th minute. Eccles led the entire game until then, and played some outstanding rugby. At home next Saturday (Schofield Road playing fields) with a 2.30pm kick off against Myton Warriors (Hull). Come down to watch - you won't be disappointed. For uptodate news and match reports visit www.ecclesrugbyleague.co.uk

Eccles travelled to Milford (Leeds) and were defeated 26-24 in the 78th minute. Eccles led the entire game until then, and played some outstanding rugby. At home next Saturday (Schofield Road playing fields) with a 2.30pm kick off against Myton Warriors (Hull). Come down to watch - you won't be disappointed. For uptodate news and match reports visit www.ecclesrugbyleague.co.uk

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