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...
BRILLIANT WHEELCHAIR GAME FINISHES IN ONE POINT DEFEAT
Swinton Lions Wheelchair 53 Warrington Wolves Wheelchair 54 Alan Dixon at Beactive, Urmston A last-minute try denied the Lions their second win of the season in an end-to-end game against the Wolves. The Wolves recovered the kick off and immediately went on the attack. Good defence by the Lions kept them out. A Lions turn...
LIONS IMPRESS IN NEWCASTLE AS THUNDER MARCH ON
NEWCASTLE THUNDER 34 SWINTON LIONS 10 IAN RIGG at Crow Trees, Blaydon Saturday Thunder kept up the pressure on London Broncos with a hard-fought win over the Lions in the Northeast. The home side made a strong start with quite a few of their parent club York players playing in the side. The Lions were...
LIONS COMPETE HARD BUT DONCASTER SECURE THE DOUBLE
*** Lions Man of the Match – Trent Kelly-Duffy *** SWINTON LIONS 0 DONCASTER 56 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday Doncaster completed the double over the Lions running in ten tries in a game that swung end to end with the Lions having some great chances and not taking them, but Doncaster were clinical with...
JOY FOR MANCHESTER SWINTON LIONESSES AS THEY WIN CHALLENGE SHIELD FOR SECOND YEAR
Warrington Wolves 10 Manchester Swinton Lionesses 18 Alan Dixon at Edge Hall Road Community Stadium. The Manchester Swinton Lionesses had to fight hard to retain the Women’s Challenge Shield with victory over the Warrington Wolves in the final. Defences dominated the opening exchanges of the game. It was a struggle for the Lionesses to get...