Who was that then?? Hope he's ok

Just glowing like a beetroot Col, but he'll be fine, after sun lotion slapped on and stood out in rain for a couple of minutes after drive home...lol

Scorers from Leigh's 9s games today:

V Skolars:

Tries: Nanyn 2, Dollin, Ridyard.
Goals: Nanyn 2, Ridyard 1.

V Gateshead:
Tries: Nanyn 2, Hatton, Dollin.
Goals: Ridyard 2.

V York:
Try: Meekin.
Goal: Ridyard.

Looks like Nanyn is having a field day, also nice to see young Dollin getting a few tries to his name.

What are the rules to this 9's competition, how long are the halves?

9 minutes each way, no kicking to touch from penalties, tap restart by defending team on halfway after a try, 5 minute sinbins, 5 in scrum, 4 outfield players, drop kicks at goal.

I must say a very enjoyable day, but the timing of it is chronic considering everyone has prospective promotion, play-off and relegation games ahead... For me this tournament should be held ahead of the Grand Finals Day for the National Leagues, although in truth it does need a venue with two pitches....

Whilst the Woodlands is pleasant enough, you can't get good views from a filming point of view and the press facilities are very basic. I spent most of the afternoon leaning on railings doing my updates. Mind you I suppose I have been blessed this season with the gantry at the LSV...

Thanks for that Dave.

Seems to be quite a few people saying that it's an enjoyable day but being played at the wrong time of the season, RFL take note?

Indeed, should be played during pre season.

Pre-season is cowd tho, especially in Blackpoo.

So where exactly are you going to play a tournament needing 2 pitches involving 40 odd games in jan/feb ? , and would anybody go to watch given the possible bad weather

7 's in Union works because they play it in their off season , the summer

We now play in summer , making no room for this type of event

Unless you use your reserves , then fine , but the RFL requested 1 st team players

This event was originally planned to be held in Stanley park

we've been knocked out had a fone call sheff won 50 - 14 i fink he said. couldnt really hear him because of wind

As part of the RFL plans to expand the game, my vote goes for the comp to be played in Tenerefe in March.

It's a winner.

You just said it. The LSV. Use the athletics pitch and maybe the 3G pitch. We have a hotel/hotels very close and a town centre full of pubs. A good idea to have just before the grand finals.

blackpool stanley is my amatuer club, and they only have ONE pitch

I hope that score line is not true - its only 9 mins per half! If they had been playing for the full 80 minutes we would have conceded over 200 points!

I know our defence is bad but...

It is not hard in 7/9's to run up scores like that once one team is chasing scores they tend to lose possesion very easily

i suggest you lay off the sprouts my fellow leigh fan

He went well i thought, rochdale won two games today, after a heavy nite out round blackpool, think they should go out b4 every game

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Our defence against sheffield was shocking, think ridyard thought he was playing tick and pass. how a team can concede 50 points in 18 mins is unreal, was embarressing watchin, the highest score of tourny conceded by at least 18 points

....and who do we play next week



Score prediction 200-72



edit: to Sheffield if you were unsure

Conceding 50 points in 18 minutes is some effort, must be said

who won nines comp?

Blackpool beat Sheffield in the final.

Thankyou mate.Some widnes reserve players in blackpool team.Anyway i think it not worth taking serious i would not as be worried of injuries.

The Leigh players and coaches seemed to enjoy it on Saturday night.



Maybe a few of the players weren't 100% on Sunday morning?

Apparently we were the last team back to the hotel on saturday , where according to our coach " It looked like the OK corrall " when they walked in

I take it you drive around the rest of the NW with your eyes firmly shut



Enjoyable weekend of RL

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Needs a touch up on when its played (perhaps bring the Nines/NRC final forward to June).