hope all works out ok!!!!!! Was looking at the results for last season and NSL were one of the top sides in div 4!!?

Hogan do you think with the amount of teams in Wigan that Open Age rugby has become saturated?

St Judes x 2
St Pats x 2
IRB x 2
Shevington
Ashton x 2
St Cuthberts x 2
Orrell
Spring View
Hindley
Wigan Bulldogs
New Springs

Thats 16 teams there if each has a squad of 17 thats....a hell of a lot of lads in Wigan to find!

I defo think so yes.

I think also you will find 80% of those teams mentioned above are currently sitting fairly low in the division. Which gives you an indiction of teams being stretched accross the borough.

Correct, they where promoted to Division 3 then folded!

Postitive outcome from tonights meeting at New Springs. We shall be carrying on and have commitment from 19 players. Lets hope we can carry that commitment over into training and the games.

Personally I dont think it is saturated because theres every level of rugby available for every ability/desire to play. In terms of teams - for Wigan Bulldogs read Beechill, for New Springs read Crown Springs, for Hindley read Hindley Mk2. These teams aren't exactly new mostly reincarnations of old teams based in the same area that there's always been a team. There must a demand for places at clubs because Spring View and Hindley are both looking to establish a 2nd team due to numbers available or turning up to train play. The relative strength of teams will always ebb and flow as personell changes but with a strong junior scene around Wigan I can't see the number of teams changing much, a few name changes but not the number.

Good news, good luck with that.

Cheers, we will see what training brings!

New Springs 4 - 76 Cobras

Game played in the right spirit, Looks although Lions we be ok....glad aswell, top lads.

Hogan got man of the match for NSL n won half yard race too!!!!

Not sure what was wrong with us today, we started well and i cant see that we deserved to be on the end of a scoreline like that. Takes nothing away from Rochdale who are a very strong outfit, and outplayed us in all areas.

We have a lot to work on, yesterday again was like starting with a new team, 5 lads on debut. we'll re-group and come back stronger i have no doubt.

At least we won the important part after the game

Apart from Hindley think it will be all home wins this week, big game for us against Saddleworth, 2nd vs 3rd and local derby too!!!

New springs looked a good big side on sat and im sure once they click they may get some good results, mayfield will to soon though, got some good players up their this season!!!

Bamber Bridge v Waterhead
Cadishead Rhinos v West Bank Swans
Eccles & Salford v Hindley
Leigh Central v Thatto Heath A
Rochdale Cobras v Saddleworth
Rochdale Mayfield v New Springs Lions

whats goin on at leigh central, a couple of 18-0 conceded games? theyve been strong over last few seasons.