**** Photo credit – Craig Hawkhead **** DONCASTER 74 SWINTON LIONS 6 IAN RIGG Eco-Power Stadium, Sunday Doncaster kept up the pressure at the top with an emphatic victory over the luckless Lions. Tom Holmes opened the scoring in the second minute after an early error from the Lions and Connor Robinson converted. There was...
21 MAN SQUAD FOR DONCASTER AWAY SUNDAY 29TH MARCH
Paul Wood has named his 21 man squad to visit The Eco-Power Stadium at Doncaster with a 3pm kick-off
MENS FIXTURE DATE CHANGE
The Lions away game at Midlands Hurricanes has now been brought forward a day and the new details are as follows : Midlands V Lions SATURDAY 20th June 2026 Kick-off time 1PM at Avery Fields, Birmingham, B17 8DT
LIONS OUT OF 1895 CUP
Charlie McCurrie on the charge *** Photo Credit Gareth Lyons *** SWINTON LIONS 0 SHEFFIELD EAGLES 50 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday Eagles scored nine tries to progress to a first-round game against Rochdale Hornets in the 1895 Cup. A huge rainstorm about an hour before kick-off briefly put standing water on the pitch but...
ROAR 13/03/26
LIONS v SHEFFIELD EAGLES Sunday 15 March 2026 – Kick-Off 3pm This coming Sunday we welcome Sheffield Eagles to Heywood Road in the Preliminary Round of the 1895 Cup, the knockout tournament reserved for non-Super League clubs. It’s a tough assignment for Swinton against an established top-end Championship outfit, but the Lions will be giving it...
21 MAN SQUAD FOR SHEFFIELD EAGLES 1895 CUP GAME
ANTHONY MURRAY NAMED AS NEW MENS ASSISTANT COACH
We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Anthony Murray as Assistant Coach at Swinton Lions. Anthony joined the squad at training last week and has already made a fantastic impression with the group, bringing fresh energy and valuable experience to the coaching team. Head Coach Paul Wood said: “Anthony Murray has come on board...
THUNDER TAKE THE POINTS BACK TO NEWCASTLE
Harry Higham on the way to the line – Photo credit GK Photography SWINTON LIONS 4 NEWCASTLE THUNDER 36 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday Newcastle Thunder put in an impressive performance to leave the Lions still looking for their first points of the season. Cody Hunter put his side ahead in the sixth minute when...
21 MAN SQUAD TO FACE NEWCASTLE THUNDER 8TH MARCH
Paul Wood has announced his 21 man squad to face Newcastle Thunder at Heywood Road.
LIONS ROAR – 8TH MARCH 2026
LIONS V NEWCASTLE THUNDERSunday 8 March 2026, Kick-Off 3pm This coming Sunday we welcome Newcastle Thunder to Heywood Road in the Betfred Championship. Thanks to their close relationship with Super League outfit York RLFC, the north-east side look to have taken positive strides following a couple of very difficult years in League 1. Therefore another...