Wigan Bulldogs 52-6 Rylands

Without going into too many details, Storm have been replaced in the cup by Chester. There has been a 'muscommunication' over the eligibility of a player but everything Newton did was above board, upfront and by the book. That said, and mitigating circumstances aside, Newton have accepted their 'punishmen't and moved on. The lads are rightly very disappointed considering the circumstances but nothing underhanded has gone on.

NWC BOWL

Chester V St Helens Wild Boar - obviously going to pick my own team to win this one.

Hindley V Rochdale Mayfield - Hindley to win this one and favourites to win the whole comp.

Rylands Sharks A V Wigan St Cuthbert’s A - could go either way both good teams.

Wigan Bulldogs V Eccles - Be a tough game and another one which is close to call, could go either way but ill go for eccles.

League

Bury Broncos V Crosfields - Will Bury have a team, have the given up bothering?

Chorley Panthers V Eccleston Lions - Chorley are playing well recently and i think they will continue to push up the league

Westhoughton Lions V Widnes Tigers - Widnes will have to much for Westhoughton.

Bowl

Chester vs St Helens WB
Hindley vs Mayfield
Rylands vs St Cuths
Wigan Bulldogs vs Eccles

League

Bury vs Crosfields - apparently quite a close game at Crosfields so going with Bury with home adv
Chorley vs Eccleston - just on their form at the moment
Westhoughton vs Widnes

Chester V St Helens Wild Boar -

Hindley V Rochdale Mayfield

Rylands Sharks A V Wigan St Cuthbert’s A -

Wigan Bulldogs V Eccles -


Bury Broncos V Crosfields - Will Bury have a team, have the given up bothering?

Chorley Panthers V Eccleston Lions -

Westhoughton Lions V Widnes Tigers -

Westhoughton have conceded to widnes tigers

West Bank it is my understanding this game is getting re arranged for 2 weeks time although I could well be wrong

West Bank - we have NOT conceeded to Widnes, it has been re-arranged for 16th April, as Serginho said.

Bury 50 - 16 Crosfields



Scoreline probably says it all - I'm pleased with that win, we only had one half-back available and lost him injured in first half, with several other first stringers missing...then lost a couple more to injuries but the boys did well and for the most played a good, controlled game with some nice attacking play - if we'd had a decent kicker could have been 60. Big wraps and credit to Crosfields, who came with loads of kids but never stopped running.

A few of their older lads need to address their cheap shots though. It was the same at their gaff a few weeks ago and yet again there were knees and elbows flying in all over, often very late. You don't need to do it boys, it lets you down badly.

Any news from Chorley vs Eccleston? Has Westhoughton vs Widnes been rearranged?

Eccleston beat Chorley 24-14 i think.

How did this get rearranged? I thought the concrete, inflexible, non-negotiable rule was NO free weekends, NO rearranged games, etc...not a dig at Westhoughton or Widnes, just wondering how this was achieved?