NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 12 SWINTON LIONS 24 IAN RIGG Stadiwm CSM Sunday The Lions completed the double over the Crusaders to keep them in the top two and keep the pressure on. Crusaders had the first chance, but Olly Davies was held up on the last tackle in the third minute. Something happened in a...
LIONS RIDE THE HURRICANE TO TAKE VICTORY
SWINTON LIONS 16 MIDLANDS HURRICANES 8 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday Swinton Lions moved into second spot on the table with a good victory over the high-flying Hurricanes. The visitors had signs it was going to be a bad day when they knocked on at the kick off to put the Lions straight on the...
SEVEN TRY LIONESSES TAKE VICTORY
Swinton Lionesses 36 Oulton Raidettes 4 Alan Dixon at Heywood Road The Lionesses kept up the pressure on the top three with an emphatic victory over the Oulton Raidettes. Things started badly for the Lionesses when they lost Tiegan Shaw to injury in the 2nd minute. From the restart, the ball was moved out to...
LIONESSES TAKE THE POINTS IN SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Eagles 10 Swinton Lionesses 18 Alan Dixon reporting. The Lionesses winning ways continued in a hard-fought game against an improving Sheffield Eagles side. Grace Pritchard gave the Lionesses the lead with a try in the 28th minute. It went unconverted. Libby Clarke extended the Lionesses lead in the 34th minute. Again, it went unconverted,...
LIONS FALL TO DEFEAT AS RAMS COMPLETE DOUBLE
DEWSBURY RAMS 26 SWINTON LIONS 6 IAN RIGG Flair Stadium Sunday A strong second half performance by the Rams in very damp conditions secured valuable points against the high-flying Lions. Ellis Anderson had a good chance for the Lions on three minutes going for the corner, but his inside pass landed with a Rams defender....
THUNDER STRUCK AS LIONS RUN IN NINE TRIES FOR VICTORY
SWINTON LIONS 52 NEWCASTLE THUNDER 10 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday The rampant Lions scored nine tries to move into second spot in the League One table. Thunder went close in the opening minutes, but Tyler Walton was unable to control the ball. The Lions opened the scoring on eight minutes when Jayden Hatton found...
LIONS SEND WHITEHAVEN TO FIRST LEAGUE HOME DEFEAT
WHITEHAVEN 14 SWINTON LIONS 18 IAN RIGG at Ortus Rec The Lions sent Whitehaven to their first home league defeat of the season in a pulsating end to end game which wasn’t decided until the final minute. Haven were playing towards the open end in the first half and forced a goal line drop out...
LIONESSES SECURE VICTORY AT THE JUNGLE
CASTLEFORD TIGERS 0 SWINTON LIONESSES 40 At The Jungle Castleford The Lionesses kept up their good run of form with an excellent victory over The Tigers on their own patch. The Lionesses led sixteen nil at the break with tries from Abbie Singleton, Emma Welsford and Chloe Newbigging, with two conversions from Eve Ashcroft. It...
LIONS WIN TO SECURE DOUBLE OVER COUGARS
SWINTON LIONS 30 KEIGHLEY COUGARS 22 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday The Lions came out on top in an end-to-end thriller on a wet afternoon in Manchester which saw red and yellow cards brandished.Cougars had the early ball but on their first attack they knocked on in the Lions thirty. The Lions then forced a...
LIONS DOWN TOWN TO CLAIM VICTORY
SWINTON LIONS 24 WORKINGTON TOWN 14 IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday Two tries by the Lions in the last fourteen minutes secured a dramatic win against a well drilled Town side who looked to have had the points in the bag. Both sides made errors with their opening losing the ball. Town forced an early...