yeah it was disgraceful that 6 teams never got fed especially when one of them travelled from blackpool and another from east lancs, weas a poor set up really and as was said before the weekend why choose eccles its a dump they could of picked anywhere else.

The RLC Regional Finals are normally at the home of the top placed club, who provide the food. This was the case at Leamington, where I was on Saturday.

Not sure what happened at Castleford for the Yorkshire one.

Food was provided in the Midlands RL (Merit) final but then again there is a joining fee.

In most leagues the league provides stuff like this, but then again most leagues have a joining fee. The RLC not only doesn't have a joining fee but also provides all refs free of charge. There's only a limited amount of cash around and the winter clubs already feel, rightly or wrongly, that the RLC gets an unfair slice of the cake. Although nobody got any cake on Saturday, despite it being in Eccles.

A bit late this but I've been away on holiday and missed both our semi and final games.

Result from the Merit League final:

Ashton Bears 'A' 33- 30 East Lancashire Vikings 30.

From all accounts a very good, close game with the Ashton 'A' defence managing to hold out for the win after going behind early on when East Lancs showed their Pennine League organisation & experience. It was fitting that these two teams appeared in the final after a win for either side in the run up.

With the majority of the squad new to the game it has been a good experience for the lads and the club and we are looking forward to this years NWC division 6 when the competiton will be very tough looking at the entrants. We are thinking about re-entering the summer RLC next year when our u17's will be ready to form the basis of a squad.

Training for the 1st and 'A' team is Tuesday and Thursday 6.45pm at our Low Bank Road ground for players interested in joining, or pm me for details.

west bank 29-18 east leeds, quater final victory was a tough on but was made even tiugher with the ref sendinding our scrum half off after 2 mins, we dug deep and were deservedly winners, coventry bears for us next

2 Minutes? What did he do to deserve that?

he made a tackle and then the lad kept hold of his foot when he pulled is foot awy from the lad he screamed. the ref accused him of kicking and sent him off, then spoke to hius touch judge who told the ref he had made the wrong decision.
this referee has sent this player of 2 times and sin binned him 3 times whilst playing winter for simms cross.
he has also sent his brother off 3 times and sin-binned him 3 times, who said refs dont hold grudges.

Congrats mate, good look from the Riversiders, we hope you go all the way in the nationals.

According to the disciplinary notes that have just come round he's got 6 matches. I'd look at appealing if the above is true - it'd take a couple of weeks that would at least allow him to play in the semi.