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Debutant striker nets the winner


Chcadle Town 0 CUlheroe 1


TH R E E p o in ts were asked for, and three points gained by Clitheroe as they kept their title hopes alive in Cheshire. The Blues' championship


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Red Rose call for Valley pair


have been selected for the Lancashire Indoor S ports Hall A th le tic s team to take part in the N o r th West Regional Final in Wigan a t the start of next month. The Clitheroe pair s


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excellent form in recent meetings for Hyndburn have seen them elevated


r o t h e r an d s is ter Mark and Anna Griff iths


to the Red Rose squad. In January, Anna, who


attends Westholme school in Blackburn, won the Under 13 girls’ two-, four- and six-lap races for maxi­ mum points, while Mark, a Stonyliurst pupil, won the Under 15 boys’ two- lap race and shot putt, and was second in the triple jump. Anna repeated her feat


in the February meeting, while Mark won the two-


and four-lap races, and was runner-up in the shot. Anna has also been in


form on different terrain in the Blackburn and Dar- wen Schools’ Year 7 Cross- Country event, which she won. She added 28th place in


the Lancashire Schools Under 15 event, out of 113 competitors - finishing as the fifth-placed Year 7 runner in the county. (220200/5/1)


rivals Vauxhal! Motors and Newcastle Town were doing battle in the League Chal­ lenge Cup - in a game that went to extra-time - and Steve Parry's men took the opportunity to put more points on the board. They bossed the game


comfortable they were in


the game. Parry's side took the


game by the scruff of the neck, and coped easily with what the home side threw at them. They scored the all-impor­


tant goal after only 13 min­ utes when Horsfield claimed his first strike in blue and white, beating the off-side trap before slipping the ball past the despairing keeper. Defeat looked unlikely


against the strugglers, but couldn't add to their soli­ tary goal, from debutant striker Martin Horsfield, who arrived last week from Uni Bond First Division rel­ egation candidates Gretna. The Blues made harder


work of winning than they might have done, with the th re a t of an equaliser always there no matter how


after th a t, but Clitheroe had to guard against an equaliser. However, they were the


more likely to score, and Dennis Hill was unlucky to see a shot hit the woodwork. However, the only impor­


ta n t s ta t is t ic was th a t- Clitheroe won, and they now look forward to com­ pleting a quick-return dou­ ble win over Bootle at Shawbridge on Saturday.


Parry incensed by cup knockout C


By CHRIS BODEN


LITHEROE boss Steve Parry was fuming after the Blues were knocked out of the Marsden BS Lancashire Trophy on Tuesday night at Shaw­


bridge.


Bridge for 90 minutes, the referee inexplicably awarded a penalty in favour of the visi- it was that tight.


After matching UniBond Premier Division side Bamber . .


tors. Brig went on to add a sec­


ond goal in extra-time as Clitheroe pushed for an


equaliser. But Parry was livid after


the game: "I'm not happy. "No-one could tell me why


the referee gave a penalty - including the referee himself. "Whoever scored the first


goal was always going to win - . , „ .


posedly fouled or whatever admitted he didn't know what it was for, and no-one claimed. "I just shook my head. "That was it - game over. "They are a UniBond Pre­


'Their man, who was sup­


mier Division side, who defended well, and there was no wav we would come back


from that.


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ESPITEwinning | | f la t Stockport, and


J L ^ moving up to ninth - in the table, many.Rovers * fans are yet to be -


appeased. The standard of football...


that has,been produced,by Tony Parkest sidc.in the* past few weeks has been far;: from. acceptable,.-.mostv noticeably; in; defeat, at .• Bolton and in the terrible;; goal-less drawat home.to.? relegation certainties Swin­


don. Rovers rolled . their,


sleeves up.to beat-former . Claret Andy Kilnerls Hatr x ters with a solitary, goal;


; from Jason McAteeiy.pIay-„ ing in central midfield. They reverted from the 4-


defeat at-Birmingham.to 4-- e 4-2, at the cxpense;6f David;


/ST ;v®f I S M .


' Dunn, with Matt Jansen ^ capitalising to nlake a wcl- come return up front


3: surely class shines through.;] jA? It isa different.kettle.ofj - fish in the" Second Division, j /■ butManchester ^Cityrhavcij Kshownithat players with^ Premiership-experience,:j notably Mark Kennedy, s DannyGranvillCjRichard! Edghill, the silky.Ian Bishops


- and Richard Jobson, can; adapt perfectly well.


j


- -' And one thing.City have' done when they have played •


badly is grind, out a point, ] fo r nick a winner,'as demon- ]


S'strated at Huddersfield on i Friday-whcn-thcy:.couldj have been 4-0 down at half- j time, - but snatched;, an j equaliser-on haE-timcfe:S;>|]


y off^)'


: 5-1 formation utilised in the , i


s: forcrrornow-shoulditliey^ maintain their faint interest) iH the play-offs. *' And they should be Iook*|


i V Thcre .was a more solid, > look to Rovers, but the play-, r offs are still some: distance: away.


ing to take advantage oTa] shell-shocked A


. Bromwich Albion at EwoodI on S a t u r d a y .


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f,.-. Some may arguc that. after a miserable, start, i t : would be enough to .simply;


i consolidate. But with the quality of;


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players at- their.- disposalj- Rovers have again let them* selves, and their fans down.; Why can’t they play their


You don’t always'have, to - scrap for wins at this level j


way back into the Premier­ ship?


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Brian Little's side wereij 1 a s t e d 6 - OiUS h e f fi e 1 d


United on Saturday as they , struggle.togctoverthelos.s;


of fonner Preston ace Kevin / Kilbane to Sunderland. And these arc the games (


; Rovers must win if they are , • to edge back into contention! of sneaking into sixth place, j


' lot of Burnley fans : left'/thc; ground?


i 'JL JLwith a sense of anticlimax after. Satur-.:


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kday's goal-less draw withl (Wigan.


Jane-Wright,;: having:;


r,Crystal Palace,:failed to do. i so for the Clarets^ . A Wigan side intent on i' taking a point defended:- : doggedly and duly took one. . ! But there is no reason . why Burnley ■ still can’t , make the top two. '• However; there is little ; room for error. I Wright did everything but score in a performance;,


!«i Plav-offS’X I . Moswatchydrifting from - left -Rovers havclittleroomj


’ which bodes well, feft i l lis moyement was a joy-


fto the centre, to the riglit,. Uandrspinningawayfrom /determined Wigan:centre):


^devastatingspace,,: and much like Andy Payton, if ?he do«n't:scorc, he at least/


|hits)the target creating pos- j siblefopjportunitiesforoth-


s possession either,-intelli-:


'ereshouldtheballhespilled; or hit die woodwork. Y Wright barely wasted:


- gently linking play with • some deft touches." ; It would be nice if he got < off the' mark: on -Saturday, 5 tlioughat a Coldjestcrside •:s who have turned tlic corner


j of late. -■ , ‘ s ■ "'I *• To go into a fult-houe


Jason Van B l e tk 1 { •Lancashire clash against the


I scored on his debut for | every-new club since leaving ■


; "It knocked the stuffing


dental as we had changed our shape to chase the game. "But I asked politely after


out of us. "The second goal was inci­


the game what it was for, and 1 was turned away." Parry was unhappy with


another incident as well: "Their centre half went straight through the back of Dave Worthington when he had already been booked, and he stayed on the pitch. "It's a big thing at the


moment in football, with ref­ erees coming under scrutiny for making mistakes. "But it affected us on Tues­


day."We had worked our socks off to get something out of the game and matched them. "1 was incensed - I couldn't understand the penalty deci­


sion at all.' Despite being extremely


leaders Preston - without 1 doubt the best footballing ;


side in file division - without; having broken his duck j would placc-a significant j amount of pressure on his : shoulders in a potentially- volatile atmosphere. ■ ; i ; - But, he's - handled , it i


- before - why not here? Anyway, on to Saturday j


: and Layer Road, where the ) - Clarets comfortably, beat : Colchester 4-0 last season. ; • A win like that is proba- ;


; bly: too much to ask, b u t; three points arc vital from j


- the poorest side-Burnicy.,; - have played all season. • . :. - ; ■ - Former-Wycombe for- - ward Steve McGavin, who ;


. netted the winner at Wigan; and again at home to play- j


' off hopefuls Stoke on Satur-1 - day, seems to have gal- j •’.vanised the Us,;but th e , Clarets will look to build on i


:b a c k s e t ^ j^Glearly.he still possesses;;


;a'season's.best-six-gaine..| unbeaten run^


I ; Thankfully Glen Little ,


/should be alright to provide j Wright and Andy Cooke) with the ammunition after ]


/his injury scare* and that is] a massif c boost. • Noi in his best form of. late, he is still, however, j


capable of doing : the) unorthodox and tying) defences in knots with his j -dribbling and crossing abil- j ■ ity, and scoring the odd goal; ' as he did against Bristol ]


R° er^ Ke le ch i C h r is ; " S an to s Opara \


proud of lus side, Parry does


have a slight concern. The Blues could and


should have scored more at Chcadle on Saturday, although he said "you've got to be happy with a 1-0 win away from home". And again chances came


First Division Atherton LR v Ramsboltom


and went against Brig: "We created some excellent chances, Steve Denny and Dave Worthington went close, and Carl Greenwood was denied by a good save from a header. "If we had taken our


Util; Abbey Hey v Glossop NE; Cheadle Tn v Kidsgrove Ath; CLITHEROE v Bootle: Leek CSOB v Fleetwood Freeport: Maine ltd v Mossley; Nantwich Tn v Gt Harwood Tn; Newcastle Tn v St Helens Tn; Itossendale Utd v Atherton Colls; Skclmers- dale utd v Salford City; Vanxhall Motors v Prescot Cables. Reserve Division North


Colne v Bacup Borough; Dar-


wen v Rossendale Utd; Fleetwood Freeport v Chadderton; Nelson v Oldham Town; Ramsbottom Utd v CLITHEROE. Tuesday


chances, we wouldn't have left it to the referee to change the course of the gane. "It's difficult to be critical,


First Division


Skelmersdale Utd v Atherton bit. Floodlit Trophy


Abbey Hey v Salford City;


but we need to take our opportunities.” To that extent, Parry last


week snapped up prolific striker Martin Horsfield. The Blackburn-based


Ilorsfield netted the winner on his debut against Cheadle, but was ineligible to face Bamber Bridge. Parrv said: "Martin lias a


Motors; Woodley Sports v CLITH EROE (7-45 p.m. kick-off I. First Division


Kidsgrove Ath v Vauxhall Cheadle Town 0. CLITH EROE


1; Gt Harwood Town 1, Leek CSOB 2; Prescot Cables 2, Abbey Hey 1; Ramsbottom ULdO, Kids- grovc Ath 0; Rossendale VItd 1, Glossop NIC 0; Salford City <. Atherton LR 1. Tuesday: Vauxhall Motors 3, Skelmersdale Utd 0. TABLES


lot of experience with Gretna in the UniBond League, and locally with Great Harwood, Darwcn and Clitheroe, around LO-15 years ago. "He's a lad who puts him­


self out for you. "He works hard and makes


things happen. "He will get among


defences and can run past


people. "lie is a big, strong lad and


a good asset." Clitheroe take on Bootle on


Saturday at Shawbridge, a fortnight after they ham­ mered the Merseysiders 4-1 on their own pitch. And after Vauxhall's 3-0


Vauxhall GM... 30 21 G 3 69 CLITHEROE.. 33 19 7 7 64 Rossendale Utd 29 1G 6 7 54


First Division p W D I, p


Newcastle Town 27 1G b G bd St Helens........ 30 M n 5 53 Fltwood Frecport30 M 8 8 50 Mosslcy.......... 25 M 6 5 48 Prescot Cables. 29 13 8 8 47 Skelmersdale.... 25 13 7 0 4G Salford City.... 32 13 i> M 44 Ramsbottom.... 27 12 7 8 43 Abbevlley...... 33 12 7 14 43 Kidscrove Ath.. 33 12 6 lo 42 GtU’woodTn.. 31 11 7 13 40 N’wich Town.... 32 10 9 13 38 Maine Road.... 32 8 9 15 33 Atherton Colls. 27 9 4 U 31 Cheadle Town.. 31 G 10 lo 28 Leek CSOB..... 31 G 8 17 26 Bootle............. 31 G 7 21 25 Glossop NE.... 29 5 7 17 22 Atherton LR.... 33 3 8 22 17


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team has been invited to repre­ sent Britain in South Africa. The Hurst Green school will


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DRESSAGE DATE: Lisa Marriott is pictured with Aimbry Chester. (160200/18/13)


Stud Farm horses face major tests


in the forthcoming weeks. Lisa Marriott ( 21), who is based part-


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time at the stud farm, will ride both Aimbry Chester and The Humerist in the prestigious Winter National Elemen­ tary Championship and the Novice Win­ ter Championship respectively. Lisa, whose parents live near South-


port, now has to design a routine to music, involving different musical tem­ pos, and manoeuvre the horses to the


m Marks will be given by judges, as well as an overall impression.


Both horses are owned by Trudi Gold- '


;nB who was delighted: "Lisa is a British team member and has ridden very well


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"Aimbry Chester has won in each of the last six events, despite being quite


, sional's Winter Series at Mytton A


Fold Golf Club. Thirteen-handicapper Tony Lord


compiled 42 Stableford points and gained the verdict over Graham Collier,


who plays off 24 handicap. James Kennerley (41 points) and


Peter Lee (40 points) were in close attendance and Order of Merit leader Howard Taylor was fifth with 39


points. , r


CARD play-off was necessary to determine the outcome of the latest round of the Profes­


ISBURN'S End House Stud Farm will have two stallions in major dressage championships


small for dressage, being only 15 hands. "Lisa has been riding Chester since


August, and they qualified for the Win­ ter finals in November at Osbaldeston


Riding Centre. "They were champions in Newbury,


and also at South View, Cheshire, Eccle- ston and Warrington at elementary level. "Lisa has experience having also rid­


den in Copenhagen, Belgium, Munster and Bremen, as well as at the National Championships and Hickstead Interna­


tionals. "She will also ride The Humerist in


April in the Novice Winter Champi­ onship a t Osbaldeston, where Aimbry Chester has also qualified for the Winter


Elementary. "The Humerist only started doing dressage in October, and already has had


success. "He is the fifth young sire in the coun­


try, and has been invited to parade at Badminton and Burghley."


compete in the Durban Prepara­ tory High Schools’ 90th Anniver­ sary Rugby Festival - the major event for South African prepara­ tory schools, supported by the South African Rugby Football Union. While in South Africa the team


will spend four days playing in the competition, and have three other


FTER St Mary's Hall's highly-successful 15-a­ side rugby season, the


tour matches around Durban, including a game against a devel­ opment side, to whom the boys will give a complete kit and boots for their future use. The team, which has only lost


two of their 18 games all season, will also take in the best in South African school rugby and culture, including a trip to Kings Park, Durban, a two-day stay at Illuh- luwe National Game Reserve in Natal and visits to townships and beaches to experience the multi­ cultural diversity of the country. Coach Dino Radice said: "I've


been very impressed with the way the team has played this season, and I think they will have an incredible experience and match their hosts' rugby expertise." To help raise money for the


trip, Northcote Manor are host­ ing a "Secrets of the Manor" cook­ ery demonstration, followed by cheese and wine in the Centenar­ ies Theatre at St Mary's Hall on


March 6th. Tickets are available from


Radice (01254 826242) or J. Travis (01254 826063).


Good run continues as Clitheroe win again


Clilheroe 17 Blackburn 3rds 8 CLITHEROE RUFC’S good form con­


tinued as they recorded their second dou­ ble of the season with a well-earned vic­ tory over Blackburn in a sea of mud at


Littlemoor. The home side settled the quicker, with the


Clitheroe forwards getting the better of things in the opening exchanges. Well lead by skip­ per Roger Holmes, props Harry Proctor and Andrew Thornber and hooker Mike Wilyman responded well, the Maroon and Golds advancing down pitch and won a five-metre scrum. From the ensuing play, stand-in No. 8 Holmes touched down as the Blackburn scrum retreated over their own line. The lead was quickly stretched to 12 points


inches short of the line on the first occasion and the soap-like ball to defeat him on the sec­


ond. The second period was a war of attrition.


Clitheroe began to rely on their bigger for­ wards to make ground with lock Gary Sut­ cliffe and flankers Nuttall and Calton to the


fore. Blackburn dragged themselves back into


the game with a penalty and a try to make the score 12-8, but then Clitheroe scored the


best and decisive try of the game. Heanan made a half break before slipping


as full-back Jermaine Bernard claimed his sec­ ond try in as many matches following good work by wingman Brian Wood. Scrum half Ileanan converted and Clitheroe looked in full


control. The conditions made handling more diffi­


cult and meant that running rugby would be at a premium for the remainder of the game. With half-time approaching the home side


almost put the game beyond the reach of Blackburn as fly half Burrill poached a cou­ ple of interceptions only to he dragged down


a pass to the supporting Ian Ibbotson who blasted his way through three would be tack- lers to score an excellent try, leaving the final score at 17-8 in favour of the home side. Weekend Teams


Clitheroe (v Vale of Lune, home, meet at 1-30 p.m.) S. Bernard, A. Burrill, S. Greatorex, I. Ibbotson, B. Wood, M. Ileanen, D. Watson, J. Proctor, M. Wily­ man, M. Dugdale, G. Sutcliffe, A. Nuttall, N. Cal- ton, J. McAloonan, R. Holmes. Clitheroe RUFC 2nd (v Fylde, away, meet at 12-


45 p.m.) P, Carberry, J. Carysforth, D. Davenport, C. Dodding, T. Dubowski, M. Evans, I. Fielding, D. Glover, S. Hall, P. Isherwood, M. Jackson,V. Mur­ ray, P. Parker, P. Proctor, A. Rigby. Subs: D. Slinger, C. Stott, D. Tattersall, S. Taylor, H. Wardle.


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RFC old boy Iain Balshaw won his second England


Saturday. And the 20-year-old Bath back,


who replaced club colleague Matt Perry 17 minutes from the end of a most memorable victory, came in for lavish praise from former skipper Lawrence Dallaglio as 13- man England triumphed 15-9 to keep on course for a possible


Grand Slam. Dallaglio said: "Many of these


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win over Skelmersdale on Tuesday night, the Blues again have no margin for error: "We need to be looking


at beating Bootle. "We're five points adrift


and playing catch-up, and to be honest, I can't see Vaux-


hall slipping up. "But we have to keep win­


ning and see what happens." Striker Neil Spencer is


back in contention for selec­ tion on Saturday after his recent knock, while Gary Rishton is set to return. Paul Whalley is still out,


while Carl Greenwood is doubtful with an ankle prob­ lem picked up against Brig. Kris Richcns should recover


from a knock picked up on Tuesday, while there is good news with Brian Welch set to step-up his comeback with


some light training and jogging. FIXTURES Saturday


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