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WHEELS IN MOTION AS LIONS MAKE WHEELCHAIR RUGBY DEBUT

Castleford Tigers A Wheelchair    34       Swinton Lions Wheelchair    16 Alan Dixon at Brigshaw High School It was a historic day at the Brigshaw High School as the Swinton Lions Wheelchair team took to the pitch for their first ever game. The Lions got off to a bad start when Castleford scored on their first possession....

BIG WIN PUTS LIONESSES IN SIGHT OF PLAY-OFFS

Swinton Lionesses    32       Hull Kingston Rovers    14 Alan Dixon at Heywood Road Swinton Lionesses moved back into a play-off spot with a well-earned win over Hull KR. They must now hope that Cardiff beat Salford next week to secure their spot in the play-offs. The Lionesses got off to a dream start with a try...

LIONS SIGN OUT WITH VICTORY

SWINTON LIONS 18 ROCHDALE HORNETS 12 IAN RIGG            Heywood Road               Sunday The Lions rounded off their home campaign with a hard-fought victory over local rivals Rochdale Hornets in front of the cameras and a large crowd. Early pressure from the visitors with former Lion Lewis Else pulling the strings in attack but great defence from...

LIONESSES SUFFER DEFEAT AT FEATHERSTONE

Featherstone Rovers    30      Swinton Lionesses    0 Alan Dixon at The Millennium Stadium Swinton Lionesses hopes of a top four finish suffered a blow with defeat against third placed Featherstone Rovers. The Lionesses went on the attack after Featherstone knocked on at the kick off but, they were unable to capitalise on the mistake. Both teams...

STRONG VIKINGS PERFORMANCE TAKES THE POINTS

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...

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....