Saturday 4th Sept



National Conference League

Eccles 16 v 17 Ince Rose Bridge (sounds like a classic!!!)



Kukri Sponsored Northwest Counties League



Division 1

Folly Lane 40 v 22 Oldham St Anne’s (sounds confortable enough for Folly)



Division 3

Heysham Atoms 8 v 40 Irlam Hornets (great start in a new division)

Langworthy Reds 18 v 0 Golborne Parkside A (Golbourne unable to raise a team)



Division 4

Cadishead Rhinos 18 v 0 Waterhead (Waterhead unable to raise a team)

Eccles A - no game this weekend



Division 5

Bury Broncos 38 v 22 Newton Storm (good start for the Broncos)

Rylands Sharks A 32 v 8 Bolton Mets



Division 6

Chester 58 v 0 Irlam Hornets A (???? - did a full side travel?)

Halton Simms Cross A 44 v 34 Folly Lane A (not a bad score at all for Folly A)

Little Hulton 12 v 30 Ashton Bears A (Ashton always have a decent 2nd team)

Next weeks fixtures...subject to the usual NWC chaos and change!



Sept 11th



National Conf. Div. 1

Nomanton Knights v Eccles & Salford Juniors



Kukri North West Counties:

NWC 1 - Haydock v Folly Lane

NWC 3 - Haresfinch v Langworthy Reds

NWC 3 - Irlam Hornets v Hindpool

NWC 4 - Eccles & Salford A v Bamber Bridge

NWC 4 - Hindley v Cadishead Rhinos (good luck Cadishead!)

NWC 5 - Eccleston v Bury Broncos

NWC 5 - Bolton Mets v Wigan Bulldogs

NWC 6 - ***DERBY GAME*** - Folly Lane A v Little Hulton

NWC 6 - Irlam Hornets A v Culcheth

Chester played summer conference and are now playing through the winter season too... they were an 'ok' side but i fear there could of been 100 points against anyone half decent...



first time i had even met at least 10 players of that squad on saturday... a lotof them seldom have played rugby before... its going to be a steep learning curve for the 2nds this year but it can only get better from here

we played Chester when we played summer at Bury. They play in the regional division which is a few down from the summer conference division and they finished 2nd this year to Mancunians. Almost all were Union lads but had played at a high standard. I'd heard that the winter team was to be very different with the Union lads going back.

put my predictions in bold (obviously, i have to pick Bury!!!)



so folly, irlam, bury, bolton, folly lane A all winning, the others, well, coming second...

Cadishead were smashed 50-12 by hindley, hindley are a really good side though should be in the prem really? One of my work mates plays for hindley and apparently there murdering teams week in week out.

Normanton knights 30-12 Eccles&salford

Haydock19-14Folly lane

Irlam 27-6Hindepool

EcclesA0-18Bamber Bridge

Folly A 34-8little Hulton

IrlamA16-16Culcheth

They won a game 2 - 1 last year in what sounded like an absolute classic match against Rochdale Cobras - but they are quality, could easily go up to 1st division maybe the prem. They had a new club house etc. done and i assume they dropped out of the league while that work was being done, then came back in at the very bottom - we've had two years against them and been battered (almost) every time!!! They put 100 past someone last year...that has been the daft thing about the bottom divisions over recent years - Hindley, Rochdale Cobras, Milnrow, and then Waterhead - all very very good sides coming up agaisnt new clubs. Hard to take.



Full local results:

NCDiv1 - Normanton 30 - 12 Eccles

NWC 1 - Haydock 19 v 14 Folly Lane

NWC 3 - Haresfinch 16 v 23 Langworthy Reds

NWC 3 - Irlam Hornets 27 v 6 Hindpool

NWC 4 - Eccles & Salford A 0 v 18 Bamber Bridge

NWC 4 - Hindley 50 v 12 Cadishead Rhinos

NWC 5 - Eccleston 30 v 18 Bury Broncos

NWC 5 - Bolton Mets 16 v 34 Wigan Bulldogs

NWC 6 - ***DERBY GAME*** - Folly Lane A 34 v 8 Little Hulton

NWC 6 - Irlam Hornets A 16 v 16 Culcheth

Was at the NWC meeting last night and the Lancashire Cup draw was done. No chance i was entering Bury into it as it is a straight draw which includes Nat Conf teams and lets just say, many of the 'stronger' clubs from NWC. Almost all entrants came from the top divisions, with additional fast rising clubs like Hindley (Div 4) also in the mix...



and then out came Little Hulton from Div 6. Very brave is what I say...but good luck! can't see you getting close against Hindley...



Anyway, this weeks fixtures. Lots of local sides at home so please support them



Nat Conf 1 - Eccles v Widnes St. Maries

NWC 1 - Folly Lane v Roose Pioneers

NWC 3 - Burtonwood V Irlam Hornets

NWC 3 - Langworthy Reds v Pilkington A

NWC 4 - Cadishead Rhinos v Rochdale Mayfield A (or B, depending on whether they run their Pennine League side still!)

NWC 4 - Leigh Central v Eccles A

NWC 5 - Bury Broncos v Widnes Tigers

NWC 5 - Wigan St. Cuthberts A v Bolton Mets

NWC 6 - Ashton Bears A v Folly Lane A

NWC 6 - Halton Simms Cross A v Irlam Hornets A

NWC 6 - Little Hulton v Rochdale Cobras A

NWC 6 - Ashton Bears A 16 v 16 Folly Lane A



In constant rain, both teams managed to earn a point in a very scrappy affair. Knock on after knock on for both teams in a game what never got going, I'd say a draw was a fair result in the end.

Bury 46 - 6 Widnes Tigers



could have been more, we conceded in the first minute then dominated. Bury could have a great year with the new additions we have. few short at chorley next week but hopefully bring in a few who've been missing so far and go from there...urge any locals to come and watch

Nat Conf 1 - Eccles 9 v 40 Widnes St. Maries

NWC 1 - Folly Lane 36 v 24 Roose Pioneers

NWC 3 - Burtonwood 12 V 26 Irlam Hornets

NWC 3 - Langworthy Reds 22 v 18 Pilkington A

NWC 4 - Cadishead Rhinos 12 v 22 Rochdale Mayfield A

NWC 4 - Leigh Central 48 v 6 Eccles A

NWC 5 - Bury Broncos 46 v 6 Widnes Tigers

NWC 5 - Wigan St. Cuthberts A 18 v 0 Bolton Mets

NWC 6 - Ashton Bears A 16 v 16 Folly Lane A

NWC 6 - Halton Simms Cross A v Irlam Hornets A (result not in)

NWC 6 - Little Hulton 18 v 0 Rochdale Cobras A