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...
LIONESSES SECURE VICTORY AT THE JUNGLE
CASTLEFORD TIGERS 0 SWINTON LIONESSES 40 At The Jungle Castleford The Lionesses kept up their good run of form with an excellent victory over The Tigers on their own patch. The Lionesses led sixteen nil at the break with tries from Abbie Singleton, Emma Welsford and Chloe Newbigging, with two conversions from Eve Ashcroft. It...
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...
LIONESSES – CHALLENGE SHIELD WINNERS
Swinton Lionesses won their first ever trophy with a hard earned victory over Salford Red Devils in the Challenge Shield at the Millennium Stadium. Playing uphill in the first half, the Lionesses were the first to score in the 8th minute. After sustained pressure by Salford, the Lionesses were given a penalty which allowed them...
LIONS STUN THE UNDEFEATED LEAGUE LEADERS TO TAKE THE VICTORY
Frank Sergent goes in for the match winner (Photo credit Gareth Lyons)
SWINTON LIONS 26 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 20 IAN RIGG Heywood Road Sunday The Lions produced an epic second half to send the Crusaders to their first defeat of the season with some stunning second half tries. After Jack Stevens had put the Lions in a good position with a kick down to the left corner,...
ATIGA TREBLE SENDS LIONS TO DEFEAT
Frank Sergent on the attack - Photo credit- Ben Challis
WORKINGTON TOWN 32 SWINTON LIONS 12 IAN RIGG Fibrus Community Stadium Sunday Town made it back-to-back wins with an impressive attacking performance against the Lions. The homeside took the lead in the third minute when Jake Bradley went over in the left corner after a kick through and Jake Carter converted. The Lions then had...