GOOLE VIKINGS 28 SWINTON LIONS 4 IAN RIGG Victoria Pleasure Grounds Sunday Goole Vikings pulled off a super win against the high-flying Lions. Paul Wood’s team started sly and had the best of the early chances but should have taken the lead on eleven minutes when Louie Roberts broke down the right and decided to...
DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR LIONS
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...
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...
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...
PANKHURST CUP WINNERS!
Swinton Lionesses 14 Salford Red Devils 0 Swinton Lionesses lifted their second trophy of the season by beating local rivals Salford Red Devils to lift The Pankhurst Cup. The first 15 minutes was dominated by good defence by both teams that caused both teams to lose control of the ball. The Lionesses broke out of...
LIONS MISS OUT IN END TO END THRILLER
MIDLANDS HURRICANES 38 SWINTON LIONS 26 IAN RIGG Alexander Stadium Sunday The Lions went down to their first defeat to the Hurricanes in the Birmingham sunshine with a large following of fans travelling down the M6. Former Lion Matty Chrimes put Hurricanes ahead on eight minutes when he dived in at the corner despite the...