Widnes Vikings Under 19’s 30 Swinton Lions Under 19’s 30 Alan Dixon at Halton Farnworth Hornets ARLFC Swinton Lions Under 19’s came from behind to earn a draw in an entertaining last game of the season. Widnes opened the scoring straight from the kick off. They quickly moved down the field before moving the ball...
STUNNING PERFORMANCE FOR MANCHESTER SWINTON LIONESSES SENDS THEM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL
Manchester Swinton Lionesses 38 Warrington Wolves 14 Alan Dixon at Ince Rose Bridge ARLFC Manchester Swinton Lionesses went through to the National Championship Grand Final with a hard-fought victory over the Warrington Wolves. They will now face London Broncos at home. The Wolves dominated the opening exchanges. After being awarded a penalty, Beth Hayes went...
LIONS FALL TO BIG DEFEAT IN FINAL GAME OF SEASON AS TWO RED CARDS SHOWN
LONDON BRONCOS 66 SWINTON LIONS 18 IAN RIGG Richmond Athletic Grounds Saturday The Broncos fielded a much-changed team for the last league game of the season before the playoffs with only two in the squad from the 1895 cup victory, but they still ran in twelve tries in a game that ended with two red...
MANCHESTER SWINTON LIONESSES FINISH SEASON UNDEFEATED WITH BIG WIN AT WIDNES
Widnes Vikings 0 Manchester Swinton Lionesses 52 Alan Dixon at Halton Farnworth Hornets ARLFC Manchester Swinton Lionesses completed the league campaign unbeaten with an emphatic 52-0 win over the Widnes Vikings. All eyes now turn to the play-offs where they will play Warrington Wolves at home. Both sides traded possession at the start with the...
LATE VIKINGS TRY SENDS LIONS TO DEFEAT
GOOLE VIKINGS 32 SWINTON LIONS 28 IAN RIGG Victoria Pleasure Grounds Saturday Goole Vikings kept up their good home form with a very close victory over the Lions in a game that could have gone either way in the dying seconds. Both sides started the game strongly having chances at both ends but ball handling...
LIONS WHEELCHAIR TEAM SUFFER DEFEAT TO LEIGH
Leigh Leopards Wheelchair 66 Swinton Lions Wheelchair 14 Alan Dixon at Lowton High School The Leopards came out on top in a game of two halves. The Lions fought hard throughout but were unable to compete with the speed of the Leopards. The Lions Lost the ball on their first possession. Leigh recovered the ball...
LIONS RUN IN ELEVEN TRIES TO SEND CRUSADERS TO HEAVY DEFEAT
SWINTON LIONS 60 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 10 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday The Lions turned in an eleven try performance to take victory over a Crusaders side that neve gave up right to the end and in fact scoring the last try of the game. Aaron Lynch put the Lions ahead in the very first...
MANCHESTER SWINTON LIONESSES SECURE LEAGUE LEADERS TITLE WITH WIN OVER CARDIFF DEMONS
Manchester Swinton Lionesses 22 Cardiff Demons 18 Alan Dixon at Heywood Road Manchester Swinton Lionesses secured the National Championship League Leaders title with a hard-fought win over a stubborn Cardiff side. Defences dominated the opening exchanges with neither side threatening the try line. As the game started to open up, the Lionesses came out of...
LIONS CREATE MORE HISTORY WINNING THE CENTENARY CUP AGAINST SALFORD
SALFORD 18 SWINTON LIONS 20 IAN RIGG Brick Community Stadium Saturday Swinton Lions ended a forty-one year wait for victory over their local rivals to win the Centenary Cup in front of a reasonable crowd. The Lions made a bright start forcing Salford into a handling error in their opening set. Deane Meadows was victim...
MANCHESTER SWINTON LIONESSES SECURE THE PANKHURST CUP WITH A RUNAWAY VICTORY IN THE DERBY
Salford 4 Manchester Swinton Lionesses 78 Alan Dixon at CorpAcq Stadium Community Field It was another record-breaking day as the Manchester Swinton Lionesses cemented their place at the top of the table and retained the Pankhurst Cup. Salford were tackled into touch from the kick off. Yasmin Parton Sotomayor and Grace Arrowsmith drove the ball...