Quite a few good fixtures this week with Wigan v Rylands looking the pick of the games;

Chorley vs Newton
Crosfields vs Wigan St Cuthberts
Westhoughton vs Eccleston
Widnes vs Bury
Wigan Bulldogs vs Rylands

Shame the league is over for us now just hope we have a few good cup runs!! all training this sat and going watching a game so hopefully that will help not playing !!

Well it's nearly midnight and we still have a team, though even I might be strapping on my boots tomorrow!!

Fingers crossed we'll be there! I'm assuming you're No.10, I'll be sure to say hello! Probably at the most inconvenient moment.

I suggest you have a word closer to home then mate. mmp even rang your lot about 10.00ish to warn our numbers were starting to look a bit iffy (4 dropouts on the day again - 2 are medical, both concerning kids so can't complain about those but getting pretty naffed off with the state of our squad at the moment - 2 more season ending injuries this week). We were coming with 15/6 last night.

Myself and mmp made the decision at exactly 11.00am and I can guarantee he rang Widnes straight away.

Just a point of interest - how come you play for Widnes if you live in Manchester?

Played in widnes since I was 8. Only moved to Manchester 2 years ago to be closer to work all my mates in widnes. At my age i just want to play with friends for fun. Good luck drumming up interest in the closed season

Chorley 48 - 6 Newton.

This result as been coming for a while from a very young side.Blew the Storm off the park in the 1st half, 2nd half became very niggly and bad tempered at times.Newtons only try was a penalty try that was pretty soft.All in all it was a good afternoon down at Panther Park.

Had a few big players out for us and drafted a side together at last minute instead of throwing the game like other clubs might have, had players with injuries and still turned up - for that im quite proud. that wasnt a young side compared to ours though, also from the team you had when u came down to ours i saw 2 faces i recognised, so its not the same team as you had all year before you say it is. that being said big win for you, totally deserved it, and if u play like that for the rest of the yearthe only way is up the table. congrats we certainly wont get beat like that again this year.

At leats 10 of those from yesterday played at your place. We are now benefiting from our under 18s side coming through. Average age was about 22 compared to the start of the season when we relied on a few older heads to make the numbers up.Just shows that it only takes 1 or 2 players to change a sides fortunes.Its definately looking good for the future.We are also playing through summer so thats even more experience for the 18s as they step up to OA rugby.

heard that we are now playing Chester in the Bowl instead of newton due to them playing someone they shouldnt of against chester any truth in it??

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