Boro Ladies delight in derby victory
IN the headline result from Sunday’s games, Littleborough Ladies claimed a thrilling 29-19 win over local rivals Oldham.
Despite the game being classed as a friendly, both teams were determined to walk away with the spoils of war, which made for a fantastic spectacle at Manor Park.
Tries from the likes of Harriet and full back Claire Sutcliffe in the first half ensured Littleborough into the half time interval with much to play for. Further scores from backs Paige Travis and Chloe Mansell and power house Holly Coburn aligned seamlessly with two conversions from Sutcliffe to give them the bragging rights.
The under 13s girls followed in their senior footsteps with a good performance in two difficult games. The young pink warriors all worked well together and definitely improved throughout the day’s play to put together a better second game performance.
A number of the spectators were proud of the girls application in the way they played their rugby, demonstrating great sportmanship and most importantly came away with smiles on their faces.
Away at Old Brodleians, Littleborough under 10s produced a fabulous away performance to outscore a very good young side in Old Brods 14 tries to 12 over two tough games. Taylor Ward was named player of the match but with every single boy and girl putting in a huge effort to gain the slender win it could have been any of them.
Taylor carried the ball well while there werehonourable mentions for Charlotte Price who had her best game yet, Daniel Taylor who ducked, dived and weaved his way through the Old Brods to score some great long range tries and Harrison Dickinson who worked tirelessly hard around the park.
Another Sunday another great performance at Old Brodleians for the Under 8s in a historic game. It was the first time the team have played 8 a side in what will stand them in good stead for next season. Some strong running and great support play led to some great team tries. The defensive effort they all put in was something else this week, they work so hard for each other which led to them winning both games they played.
Littleborough’s senior colts slipped to a narrow away day 12-5 defeat to West Park St Helens but found themselves wondering what might have been as they had two tries not given. Next up they face another away day, this time at Lightfoot Green, the home of Preston Grasshoppers in the next round of the Lancashire Cup.
And in our final action the Under 13s made a dazzling recovery from 25-5 down to gain a 30-alll draw at Rossendale.