looking at the league table it speaks very loudly

Does any know what is happening to the winter league in the new Year.
Alot of ppl was saying it was going to split into 2 division. Anything been said yet?

From my own experience of playing v Irlam, yes they are a big set and maybe house a little more than average, but in the maybe 4 games we played over the last 2 years, i dont think there was a single sin bin or red card, and without a doubt i am sure Irlam will agree Irlam v SV was defo not for the faint hearted!!... think it all about giving as good as you get, with your, body, mouth and ball....In no way am i condoning kicking, elbows etc etc, but with a side like Irlam (and other big aggresive sides heysham etc etc) you have got to step upto the plate early doors and show your not their to be knocked about.

my answers simple "either give it um back or laugh it off!" bullying and intimidation is part of the game and Irlam will do it all day if you let um.

Happy new year h&h!



Are you playing in the Golborne - Irlam return on Saturday? Hoping to get down and watch, that's if my usual dose of Xmas flu shifts, it's in its 7th day now so fingers crossed.

Golborne game off

Apparently Golborne confirmed last night?

Why's it off?


** edit - apparently pitch is waterlogged. **

Gutted, was looking forward to watching a good tough game.

Water logged pitch pity we have signed 6 new players all bouncers cant play rugby but can do a lot of damage

absolute joker!

Is the NWRL site not being updated?

Anyway, Irlam 20-12 Blackbrook. Messy game, neither side at their best. As usual Irlam the bigger side, but played a bit too much one-up rugby against Blackbrook's smaller team who showed good hands and good lines to go round Irlam's unsteady defence several times. When Irlam moved the ball they made plenty of holes but struggled to retain the ball. Everyone seemed a little rusty after the Xmas break!

Lots of dropped ball and turnovers, very scrappy but a win's a win and always good to watch a game of RL.

How did Golborne go hare&hounds? Blooded your bouncers yet?

Any of our lot playing for them

wendy, charlie n shack i think mate

Won 58-10

No we havent Blooded the bouncers in yet as we dont want them to get life bans as yet

I hear Irlam lost to Blackbrook what a pity, would have loved to have seen a few of them meet Andrew and Eric better known to us as A and E .I guess with the heavy conditions Irlam must have had to carry their bellys in a Wheelbarrow so there most effective tools Knees and Elbows were not much use.

Oh dear. "A & E"?

Anyway, they've not mentioned them. The only feedback I've heard was that Irlam were crap and Blackbrook were better.

Well I always thought Irlam were crap,Blackbrook they seem to have a different team wonder that's why they have been struggling to fulfil their Ncl fixtures.

Quote ="Terry Gorman"A month before the start of the last NWC season I offered to help set up and manage a site using Pitchero or embeding league republic into a redesigned site but Neil Girvin didn't want any help. Says it all really'" hasn't Neil Girvin beat given a 12 month contract by the RFL to run either the NWCM or NWC league? Competition Administrators DAVID LOWE, CAROL SAVAGE, NEIL GIRVIN, TRACEY O’MARA, ALAN SMITH E david.lowe@rfl.uk.com / carol.savage@rfl.uk.com / neil.girvin@rfl.uk.com / tracey.omara@rfl.uk.com / alan.smith@rfl.uk.com So on this point was the NWC being poorly managed before the leap to the RFL and summer?

Quote ="Terry Gorman"A month before the start of the last NWC season I offered to help set up and manage a site using Pitchero or embeding league republic into a redesigned site but Neil Girvin didn't want any help. Says it all really'" hasn't Neil Girvin beat given a 12 month contract by the RFL to run either the NWCM or NWC league? Competition Administrators DAVID LOWE, CAROL SAVAGE, NEIL GIRVIN, TRACEY O’MARA, ALAN SMITH E david.lowe@rfl.uk.com / carol.savage@rfl.uk.com / neil.girvin@rfl.uk.com / tracey.omara@rfl.uk.com / alan.smith@rfl.uk.com So on this point was the NWC being poorly managed before the leap to the RFL and summer?

Anyone know what teams are set to line up for the winter season?

There's a new team called Eccleston Vikings joining

Yeah seen that. Based at the Eccleston Arms pub and playing at Liverpool St Helens.
Not much being said about it. I would guess there will be a few committed teams, Dalton, Golbourne & Irlam being 3. The rest mainly being summer clubs hoping for a few games to keep the clubhouse tills ticking over

Dalton
Blackbrook
Eccleston Vikings
Wigan St Cuthberts
Hindley
Golborne Parkside
Leigh East
Irlam Hornets
Widnes Moorfield
Albert Park
Higginshaw
Whitworth Spartans

irlam hornets got battered at home off golborne , a very good side there scrum half karl ashall was brilliant he was the difference between the 2 teams ,he must have set up 4 trys think he scored 2.been watching alot of conference this summer this team are up there with the top.they would the summer nwc leagues.up to hornets to man up now golborne set the bench mark.

irlam hornets are looking for new players to play for them we train twice a week tuesdays and thursdays play saturdays,we have excellent coaches and facticlities if you are interested ring me on 07789485940.

Anyone know what happened at Monday's AGM? Is the league still going to run?