Think Bolton have a few injuries and lost few players they had a few good half backs but think they injured and just getting back I know one who did his knee last year he was one of there best players he just getting back I think but he said it's poor down there think he may of already chuked it

Chorley Panthers 16 - 19 Bury Broncos



What a game!! Hard-fought to the end. Bury went with 6 first-teamers missing and another who only got there at half time, and to be honest I thought we'd struggle but the boys proved me wrong. A very tight first half saw the ref absolutely cane us, with a count of about 10-2 against us. Still, we went in to make it 0-6, Chorley scored out wide just before half time to make it 4-6 at the break.

Second half we started poorly and we were again caned and piggybacked up the field on the back of loads more penalties, but managed a drop goal to make it 4-7. Chorley then took advantage and ran in 2 converted tries to make it 16-7, and looked like running away with it. But we stepped up with a nice try down the middle to make it 16-13, and then with 5 mins to go we threw it wide and the winger stepped inside 2 and carried another over, converted to 16-19. Was his first touch of the ball and his season debut!!

That 5 minutes turned into 15 as the ref stopped the clock for everything, though granted we were slowing things down to run the clock down. Then virtually on the death Chorley put a cross-field kick in, their winger took jumped and took it well, but dropped it as he went to ground it. Thank fck!

Got to say I'm buzzing, that was a hard-fought win with a weakened side. Chorley are improved from last year and should go ok, they never gave up and played the game in great spirit.

Now for a much-needed beer(s)!!!

Wild boars 16 - 12 eccy lions

Excellent, tough game. Both sides gave everything.

poor game,they the 2 supposedly best teams in the division?

Results are in!

Bolton Mets 26 - 16 Crosfields
Chorley Panthers 16 - 19 Bury Broncos
Eccleston Lions 12 - 16 St Helens Wild Boar
Newton Storm 14 - 24 Rylands Sharks A
Widnes Tigers 36 - 5 Westhoughton Lions
Wigan Bulldogs 16 - 23 Wigan St Cuthbert's A

Got most of my predictions this week! - except Widnes-Westhoughton...some good close games this week, this division is gonna be tight!!

Why was it a poor game?

David Lowe is the worst referee ever!!!



Newton were 10-0 up then rylands started throwing the punches and we got penalised



Then after that he gave us absolutely nothing, can't wait to see the video we got, at one point there 6 kicked it on our 10 straight through and there 7 was already over the line when he caught it without it even bouncing and touched down we all asked about the offisde but no explanation just blew his whistle and gave it... How he can ref open age i dont know, not even fit for junior leagues.

Was a good arm wrestle though and Newton are on the up considering the first 2 weeks results.

Can't see saturdays results being to good seeing as most teams will be short seeing as Wigan and Saints are in the final, i dont know why the league wont let teams postpone the match seeing as its grand final day, RETARDS!!!

Can't blame the reff for that on Saturday, he did kill us with penalties but we killed ourselves with stupid mistakes. u cant do that much defending, with very little ball in hand and expect to come away with anything but a lose. only got ourselves to blame edo!

Lot of work needed in training this week!

Are eccy lions going to have a team for this Saturday with it being grand final day?

Crosfields turned up an hour late and then their sideline continued to argue with the ref all the way through the game when a decision went against them.

Bet They turned up on time but that walk from ur changing rooms takes about an hour

You had get a joe from them changing rooms to the pitch as I remember Mr G!!!