*** Emma Welsford dives in to score *** Photo credit kingspix.rl
Manchester Swinton Lionesses 78 Salford 0
Alan Dixon at Ince Rose Bridge ARLFC
It was a record-breaking night for the Manchester Swinton Lionesses as they scored their highest number of points in a game and the biggest winning margin with an emphatic display against derby rivals Salford.
It didn’t take long for the Lionesses to score. A Salford attack ended with a kick. The ball was taken by Kerrie Evans who broke through the defence to go on a 40-metre run, The ball was moved inside to Tamika Bull who went over to score. Maddie Higson was unable to convert. The Lionesses lost the ball from the restart. This gave Salford good field position to attack the Lionesses line. Good Lionesses defence kept them at bay. The Lionesses quickly moved the ball up to halfway. The ball was moved across to Tamika Bull who dummied her way through the Salford defence and the past the fullback to go on a 50-metre run to the line to score. The conversion was missed. The restart was caught by Sydney Alderman-Smith. She broke through the defence and ran 65 metres to score. Maddie Higson converted. From the restart, runs by Sammi Simpson and Georgia Briggs set up the Lionesses next attack. A Maddie Higson pass sent Sydney Alderman-Smith through the Salford defence to score. The conversion was missed. The Lionesses continued to attack the Salford line with Leila D’Symonds being tackled short of the line on the last tackle.
Salford could only get to halfway on their next possession. From the handover, the ball was moved out to Grace Arrowsmith who broke through the Salford defence. She passed the ball onto Kerrie Evans who side stepped the fullback to score. The conversion attempt hit the post. They continued to attack the Salford line. Morgan Pearson broke through the Salford defence to go on a 30-metre run. Unfortunately, she lost the ball in the tackle. This did not deter the Lionesses. A Salford kick was caught by Kerrie Evans. She ran across the field before cutting through the Salford defence on a 30-metre run. The ball was moved across the field but a pass out wide by Leila D’Symonds could not be taken. Salford lost control of the ball on their next possession. Tamika Bull took the ball up to the Salford defence before gassing it onto Maddie Higson. She drew in the defence before passing the ball out to Sammi Simpson who broke through the defence to score. Maddie Higson converted. Five minutes from the break, the Lionesses were awarded a penalty. Good runs by Morgan Pearson and Tamika Bull sent the Lionesses deep into the Salford half where they were awarded another penalty for a ball steal. From the penalty, the ball was moved out to Emma Welsford who sliced through the defence to score. Again, the conversion was missed. From the restart, Eleanor Atherton took the ball up to set up the next attack. The ball was moved out to Emma Welsford who went around the outside of the Salford defence before cutting back inside to score. She converted her own try.
From the second half kick-off, runs by Sammi Simpson, Morgan Pearson, Amber Harmon and Yasmin Parton Sotomayor got the Lionesses within touching distance of the Salford line. A short pass by Maddie Higson sent through a gap to score. The conversion was missed. The restart didn’t go the ten. From the penalty, good runs by Emma Welsford, Sammi Simpson, Yasmin Parton Sotomayor and Abbie Singleton got the Lionesses back to the Salford try line. The ball was moved out to Maddie Higson whose pass sent Emma Welsford in to score under the posts. She converted her own try. The Lionesses quickly moved the ball up to halfway from the restart. Emma Welsford broke through the defence on a 50-metre run to score. She converted her own try. Runs by Amber Harmon and Sammi Simpson earned the Lionesses a penalty on their next attack. From the penalty, runs by Emma Welsford and Yasmin Parton Sotomayor sent Sammi Simpson over the line but she lost control of the ball trying to score. Salford attacked the Lionesses line on their next possession but lost the ball close to the line. Sammi Simpson recovered and sent Eleanor Atherton and Morgan Pearson away on runs to set up good field possession. The ball was moved across the field to Jasmine Wilson to score. The conversion was missed. The Lionesses broke out of defence on their next attack. Maddie Higson went on a 40-metre run before passing the ball inside to Sammi Simpson to score. Emma Welsford converted. From the kick-off, Sammi Simpson went on a 50-metre run. The ball was moved across the field for Grace Arrowsmith to score out wide. Again, the conversion was missed.
The Lionesses continued to attack the Salford line. Leila D’Symonds was tackled near the line. The ball was moved across to Morgan Pearson who sent Kerrie Evans through a gap. Unfortunately, she was tackled short on the last tackle. The Lionesses attacked again with runs from Georgia Briggs, Tamika Bull and Leila D’Symonds getting them near the Salford line. Emma Welsford was tackled short. The ball was moved out wide to Chloe Newbigging, but she was tackled into touch as she tried to score. Salford turned the ball over with a knock on 10 metres from their own line. From the scrum, the ball was moved out to Tamika Bull who took tacklers over with her to score. The conversion was missed. The Lionesses knocked on from the restart. From the scrum, the ball was moved out to Chloe Lyons who was tackled into touch by Chloe Newbigging and Kerrie Evans. The Lionesses had a kick charged down on their next attack. They recovered the ball and launched another attack on the Salford line. Morgan Pearson chipped the ball into the in-goal area. Andrea O’Leary knocked the ball dead. Salford lost the ball on their next possession. Georgia Briggs re-gathered the ball and launched the next Lionesses attack. Sammi Simpson went on a run to the Salford line. The Lionesses were awarded a penalty for a ball steal. The Lionesses then lost the ball, but Salford could only knock the ball on. From the scrum, the ball was moved out to Jasmine Wilson. She was awarded a penalty after being high tackled. From the penalty, Georgia Briggs drove the ball to the line. The ball was moved across the field for Amber Harmon to go in for a try out wide. Maddie Higson added the extras.
Teams:
Manchester Swinton Lionesses: Leila D’Symonds, Chloe Newbigging, Sydney Alderman-Smith, Grace Arrowsmith, Kerrie Evans, Tamika Bull, Maddie Higson, Tiegan Shaw, Abbie Singleton, Eleanor Atherton, Sammi Simpson, Amber Harmon, Georgia Briggs. Subs: Morgan Pearson, Emma Welsford, Yasmin Parton Sotomayor, Jasmine Wilson. 18th Player. Eve Ashcroft.
Tries: Bull (4,9,67), Alderman-Smith (11,14), Evans (21), Simpson (32,42,56), Welsford (36,39,44), D’Symonds (47), Wilson (53), Arrowsmith (59), Harmon (78)
Goals: Higson 3, Welsford 4
Salford: Theresa Crookall, Chloe Lyons, Lucy Grantham, Ava Wilson, Sophie Roy, Gracie Barrett, Lily Stockton, Katrina Blencowe, Taz Corcoran, Lydia Elstone, Niamh Davidson, Tsz Ying Tam, Alex Simpson. Subs: Man Yiu Wong, Harriet Widdup, Ataria Tabi, Andrea O’Leary. 18th Player: Holly Jemson.
Pens: 7-0 Half Time: 38-0
