Bolton Mets v Blackburn Knights
Eccleston Lions v Waterhead
Hindley v Bury Broncos
Newton Storm v Chorley Panthers
Rochdale Cobras v Wigan Bulldogs
St Helens Wild Boar v Westhoughton Lions

Now funk off rain!!!!!

More likely to be off due to frozen pitches round Wigan way judging by this morning.

Eccleston Lions v Waterhead
Hindley v Bury Broncos
Newton Storm v Chorley Panthers
Rochdale Cobras v Wigan Bulldogs
St Helens Wild Boar v Westhoughton Lions

Hows people pitches looking? ours at the boars is more than likely to be on very rare to have a game called off up at the shed

At Newton we're not even training on it to save it for Saturday.

It was in a bad way after rain last week, but having checked it last night it's looking ok. We can even afford a couple of downpours I'd say.

Will be surprised if our game is on to be honest. If you spit on our pitches they get waterlogged!

Been urinating down all day in Wigan and Newton.

I'll check tonight at training.

Was going to ask you how it was looking for Saturday? I seem to remember one side of your pitch was very boggy, and one end?

Our lads are tearing at the bit at the mo. It's been weeks since our last game and some of our training sessions have been a bit tasty recently as a result. We're all good mates but there's some big hits and banter going around, great stuff!

After todays rain i would guess at it not being playable, but that is just a guess. We did play rochdale in similar conditions so suppose its all down to the ref's call saturday morning.

Howdo again - any update on your pitch?

Or anyone else?

Not much rain today. Touch and go mate.

Same with Newton.

Pitch inspection tomorrow at 10am.

Hindley's pitch passed an inspection this afternoon. Game definately on!!!!

The game at eccleston is more than likely going to be on I'd say, we have a cracking pitch this year for a change!

Shame about the posts! haha

Hindley 66-0 Bury!

Another enjoyable game at Hindley (despite the result!). Was always gonna be tough - we went with 3 props missing (1 injured, 1 working and the other just fcking vanished), and our last remaining prop twisted his ankle after about 15 mins. We started very cold and let in a few in the first 20, didn't even get a set before they were 3-4 tries up. After that we raised our game a bit and kept them scoreless for the last 20.

None of that takes away the fact Hindley are a good, well drilled side (apart from a stange moment from the No.9, who got taken off. I think he was upset at hitting the crossbar from about 10 yards out!), and they run and handle well. Quite a few big lads n'all, they should do well. Very tight in defence, not likely to concede many in this division.

Cheers fellas!

Eccleston 12 Waterhead 14

A game we could have and probably should have won, we where very flat and did not seem to have the energy we had last week. Ref was awful, but that aside well done to Waterhead

you was missing forwards last week against sthelens wild boars and give us the game how come today u were missing lads but played we needed the point difference if were to challenge at the top but u h1t out get lads who wana play

oh and wild boars 60 - westhoughton 10

a loss but a good game by the looks of it wouldnt have expected this u lads a eccy done well this season

Newton 42 - 34 Chorley

High scoring game on wot can only be described as a swamp.
Some good rugby played by both sides given the conditions.

Last week we had no PACK, never mind props! Plus one centre and no bench.

Missed the game today as i had work, glad to hear we won. I know that we had a few (at least 4) first teamers missing for this game. Dnt mean to take a gloss off what you said mate but we have eased off the pedal in the last 20 in virtually every game this year (except against rochdale and waterhead)

Great game considering the conditions.

Which number were you? Good bunch of lads.

I was Newton no.6 BTW.

I was the old man in 7

Haha it was great fun playing against you, it was class to have an owd mon -housing

How dare you



Give us a clue wot number was ya.