Macclesfield Express

Bright start to Blues’ 2020

- CLUBMAN COLUMN

THE first Saturday in the New Year saw three wins out of four for Macclesfie­ld’s teams, and great prospects for the remainder of the season.

Macclesfie­ld’s top side sits fourth in the North Premier league, with every opportunit­y to be in-the-running at the sharp-end of the season.

All the other teams are having competitiv­e seasons, but all still welcome new players to join their squads.

Besides the senior sides, the mini and junior teams are having a fabulous season, a growing membership of 390; from U6 to U18 – come and play the best game in the world.

Before Christmas, our U13 squad were all awarded their Club ties; on Sunday after their match against Newcastle they were all proudly sporting them in the Clubhouse.

Off the field the Club has gone through phenomenal change this season. The “rallying call” has been met by the membership, donations, and in particular working parties, organised by

James Jennings and friends. The Club is now in an excellent condition to meet both its rugby needs and as a Community Venue for Macclesfie­ld people.

The refurbishm­ent of Priory Park is not quite over yet, but the official opening of the lift, this coming Saturday, is a major milestone. Come and join us for lunch, this is the only home game in January, details on the Club website.

On Saturday morning the 1st team squad and a handful of Alikadoos embarked upon the long journey to Morpeth.

They came away with the hard-fought spoils, but according to Twitter it was “another nail-biter; but a win’s a win.”

Tries were scored by Josh Redfern and Sam Broster, with Will

Davies kicking an

‘ ice- cool’ penalty for the match. Let’s hope that we hear plenty of “Whaa-Hoo” music this coming Saturday, when we take on bottom placed Ilkley in a 2.30 kick- off.

Other games: 2nds at home to Lymm; 3rds away to Sedgley Park and 4ths at home to Hope Valley.

 ??  ?? Macclesfie­ld RUFC U13s with Club ties
Macclesfie­ld RUFC U13s with Club ties

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