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19 September 2022
IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday
Swinton Lions booked their place in the League One final running in five tries in a game which saw Dan Abram become the new holder of points in a season record for the Lions. The Lions had a near perfect first half and almost opened the scoring in the fourth minute but Louis Brogan was grounded just short but they did go ahead on seven minutes when Rhodri Lloyd scored on the right after a nice short kick by Jack Hansen and Abram added the conversion and it got better five minutes later when Abram became try provider sending Hansen over by the posts and Abram added the conversion to become the new record holder. Doncaster then had their first chance when they won a penalty near the Lions line and decided to play the ball but on the second tackle Ben Howe knocked on and the chance went and then Aaron Ollett-Hobson went close after good play by Howe, but the Lions defence held out. Mike Butt put the Lions further ahead on twenty- two minutes when he dived in at the left corner after a good passing movement, but Abram could not convert this one. Jason Tali went close for Doncaster but knocked on at the corner and the Lions went back down field eight minutes from the break and Nick Gregson sent Mitch Cox over for the Lions fourth try and Abram again converted. Tali then had another chance just before the half time hooter when he kicked for the corner, but Abram was there to hack it dead.
Doncaster made a strong start to the second half and scored their first try four minutes in when Alex Holdstock chased a kick to score by the posts and Watson Boas added the conversion. The Lions then had chance but knocked on and gave away a penalty in the Doncaster half and they made the most of the penalty when some good passing saw Ben Johnston slip two tackles and score by the posts with Boas adding the conversion. Try of the match came on fifty-four minutes when the impressive Brogan went through a couple of tackles and took two tacklers over the line with him to score with Abram again converting. More pressure on the Doncaster line and a Hansen put in a short kick but a Doncaster player knocked on in front of his own posts. Abram put the Lions further ahead with a penalty for a high tackle on ten metres with fourteen minutes left and then five minutes later he added another penalty from thirty metres when Brogan was obstructed by Keelan Foster, and the Doncaster man was sent to the sin bin to sit out the rest of the game. Sam Smeaton went close in the final minute, but the Lions forced the handling error and the game ended with celebrations for the Lions players and Doncaster now must face Rochdale Hornets next weekend in the eliminator.
MATCHFACTS
LIONS
1 Dan Abram
2 Mike Butt
4 Max Roberts
11 Rhodri Lloyd
28 Jayden Hatton
13 Nick Gregson
7 Jack Hansen
16 Louis Brogan
14 Matty Wilkinson
17 Jack Spencer
12 Mitch Cox
23 Jordan Case
25 Lewis Charnock
Subs (all used)
18 Paddy Jones
8 Will Hope
20 Deane Meadows
24 Jordan Brown
Tries: Lloyd (7), Hansen (12), Butt (22), Cox (32), Brogan (54)
Goals: Abram 6/7
DONCASTER
1 Ben Howe
2 Tom Halliday
3 Misi Taulapapa
4 Jason Tali
5 Travis Corion
6 Ben Johnston
7 Connor Robinson
8 Keelan Foster
9 Greg Burns
10 Jose Kenga
11 Aaron Ollett-Hobson
12 Sam Smeaton
13 Loui McConnell
Subs (all used)
14 Brandon Wilkinson
19 Alex Holdstock
18 Leon Ruan
17 Watson Boas
Tries: Holdstock (44), Johnston (50)
Goals: Boas 2/2
Sin-bin: Foster (71) Dissent
Penalty count: 6-6 Half-time: 22-0
Referee: Aaron Moore Attendance: 781
SCORING SEQUENCE: 6-0. 12-0, 16-0, 22-0, 22-6, 22-12,28-12, 30-12, 32-12
