**** 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...
LIONESSES BRAVE THE STORM TO DEFEAT VIKINGS
Manchester Swinton Lionesses 32 Widnes Vikings 6 Alan Dixon at Ince Rose Bridge ARLFC Manchester Swinton Lionesses continued their preparation for the upcoming season with an impressive victory over a stubborn Widnes Vikings side. Widnes had the better of the opening exchanges but good defence by the Lionesses kept them at bay. The...
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...
OLPHERTS TREBLE DOWNS LIONS AT BATLEY
*** Photo credit – Paul Butterfield *** BATLEY BULLDOGS 54 SWINTON LIONS 6 IAN RIGG Fox’s Biscuits Stadium Sunday Batley Bulldogs got off the mark with their first win with an emphatic victory over the luckless Lions. Early pressure from the Bulldogs on the Lions line but Harry Higham managed to knock down Ben Reynolds...
LONDON BRONCOS STUN THE LIONS TO GO TOP OF CHAMPIONSHIP
SWINTON LIONS 6 LONDON BRONCOS 84 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday London Broncos ran in fifteen tries to claim a huge victory over the luckless Lions. Scrum half Jimmy Meadows scored twenty-eight of the points with a dozen conversions and a try. The Lions took the lead in the game when great play down...
CRUSADERS TAKE THE POINTS IN END TO END GAME
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 48 SWINTON LIONS 22 IAN RIGG Stadiwm CSM Saturday North Wales Crusaders took the points with a nine try performance in an end-to-end tussle with the Lions. The Lions started brightly with Ellis Anderson held up in the left corner on four minutes, but it was Crusaders who went ahead on eight...
TRINITY PROGRESS TO ROUND FOUR DESPITE A BRAVE LIONS PERFORMANCE
SWINTON LIONS 6 WAKEFIELD TRINITY 82 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday Wakefield Trinity progressed into round four with some well created tries and some impressive goal kicking from Max Jowitt who racked up the points. The game also marked a historic day for referee Tara Jones who officiated her first game involving a Super League...
LIONS FALL TO DEFEAT IN FINAL SECONDS
SWINTON LIONS 24 GOOLE VIKINGS 28 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday A try from Vikings fullback Shane Tuohey twelve seconds from full time pulled his side from the jaws of defeat to go home with the win. An error by the same player gave the Lions some early ball and they made the most of...
LIONS WIN CLASSIC CUP TIE TO PROGRESS TO ROUND THREE
INCE ROSE BRIDGE 26 SWINTON LIONS 44 IAN RIGG Pinfold Street Saturday Ince Rose Bridge gave Swinton Lions a tough cup game on their own patch, but the Championship side showed their superior fitness to finish the game strongly and book their place against Wakefield in the next round. Bridge started strongly and had the...
HORNETS STING LIONS TO TAKE OPENING DAY VICTORY
SWINTON LIONS 8 ROCHDALE HORNETS 12 IAN RIGG Heywood Road , Sunday Rochdale Hornets stung the Lions with an Ethan Wood try eight minutes from time to secure victory and take the points. The game was played in atrocious conditions with constant rain throughout making handling difficult at times. It was early pressure from the...