LIONS FALL TO BIG DEFEAT IN FINAL GAME OF SEASON AS TWO RED CARDS SHOWN

LONDON BRONCOS 66

SWINTON LIONS 18

IAN RIGG Richmond Athletic Grounds Saturday

The Broncos fielded a much-changed team for the last league game of the season before the playoffs with only two in the squad from the 1895 cup victory, but they still ran in twelve tries in a game that ended with two red cards right at the end. Liam Tindall opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a try in the right corner and Teddy Davidson converted. The one-way flow continued four minutes later when Sadiq Adebiyi crashed over and this was again converted; The Lions then tried to hit back but the ball went into touch. Two more tries in a four-minute period followed when Henry Lenthall and Sam Davis scored two impressive tres and these wer again converted by Davidson. The Lions hit back on twenty minutes when the impressive Gav Rodden went on a run to set up Trent Kelly-Duffy to score under the posts and Reece Briers converted. Tindall grabbed his second three minutes later after a break down the right and this was quickly followed when Alex Max went over after good play by Will Jones and Davidson only converted one of these. The Lions hit back again seven minutes from the break when Samy Kibula scored under the posts and Briers converted. Broncos added another just before the break when Marcus Stock who was causing all sorts of problems for the Lions defence scored by the posts and this was converted,

The Lions started the second half on the attack but in the first set Max scooped up a loose pass to race eighty metres the other way and score and again this was converted. Max added his thirs on fifty-one minutes when he went over in the corner but no conversion to this one. There was some heroic tackling from the Lions as Broncos tried to break them again and eventually, they did score with Lenthall adding is second. The Lions third try came on the hour when Rooden scored on the right and Briers converted again. Stocked capped off a fine performance on sixty-six minutes going in again by the posts and this was converted. The Lions were still trying and Ah Van almost scored in the corner but the kick was too strong, With just a minute to go there was a big fight which flared up twice and referee Adam Williams produced a red card to the Lions Jordan Brown and Broncos Will Jones, Once the game restarted Broncos finished it in style when former Lion Tommy Porter raced in under the posts and Davidson again converted to finish off a good day for the Young Broncos.

MATCHFACTS

BRONCOS

27 Teddy Davidson

35 Will Jones

33 Henry Lenthall

4 Alex Max

5 Liam Tindall

12 Jack Croft

31 Jamie Hewson

17 Marcus Stock

9 Sam Davis

19 Ben Hursey-Hord