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played a good Ighten Leigh team from Burnley at home, wirminga very close game 4-3. Low Moor were up against


fourth frame to seal victory. Then Low 'Moor Club


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it at 3-2 down, before veteran Marc Holmes produced an effortless frame to take it to a decider. Then Gavin McQuade, pro­


the next frame, before Legion’s Simon Thompson made it 3- 1 'Wth some sublime cueing action against the player who offered the bet!. Steve Almond won Legion’s


his intentions as soon as he- walked in, offering a £100 bet that- his team would win by at least 4-1! He was soon left somewhat' embarrassed as Legion raced info a 2-0 lead with wins for Paul Blackburn and James'Whitwell. Blackpool managed to win


Legion were convincing win­ ners against one of the favour­ ites, the Layton club from Blackpool, 4-1 at the Legion. .A Blac^ool player stated


cashire- 10 Reds Knockout competition after three thrill- ingnights of snooker. Ciitheroe Royal British


Quarter-finals of the East Lan­


^tnree Ciitheroe teams made it through to the


■ anced at 2-2, Socials star man Chris Lawson then produced a fantastic frame of snooker, making a 63 break in the proc­ ess, putting the Social Boys one win away from the quarter finals. Steve Horsefield was theii


With the game finely bal-


effortless 53 break, taking the match to the decider.


duced one of the frames of fte night, in total control through­ put his game, to send home happy the large crowd of spec­ tators by winnmg the decider. There were also good wins


from Pete Mercer, and Andy Riley.


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Social club at home to another favourite to win the competition, the Stanhill Club from down the road in Oswaldtwistle.


Hockey ladies lose out


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CLITHEROE Ladies’ Hockey Club’s^ first team lost out by the odd goal in three at the weekend against Kirkby Stephen. The player of the match


award in the 2-1 defeat was split between Lucy Whitwell and Jen Hale. The second team had


more success, however, as they beat Southport’s firsts 5-3.


Player of the match was


Rachel Hough. Clitheroe’s third team


were also victorious, eiyoying a 4-1 win over Brookfields. For further details, see


www.clitheroehockeyclub.' co.uk or the club’s face- book page.


Next up were Ciitheroe .


the edge of then seats. Dean missecT potting the pink and Social’s TJuckworth produced one of the shots of the night and potted a long pink to tvin the match 4-3 and send the large home crowd into ' rapWres. There were also good wins


black on the table, Stanhill’s Johriny Dean put Duckworth in two fantastic snookers, and he missed the second, mean­ ing Dean could win. With the large crown on


for Paul Clark anef debutant Sam Punchard. Special mention to the


ally like to see each other in the semi-finals, but want, more importantly, a home draw in what would be more nights of snooker to look forwarefto.


respective club stewards in hosting three fantastic nights of snooker. All three teams would ide­


anchor man, and he quickly raced into a healthy lead, and by the time only the sue colours were left, his opponent needed a snooker. With only the pink and


Simon Duckworth, was the ,


tasked with taking the team produced _


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' www.clithoroeadvertiser.co.uk Sports info desk FOOTBALL


EVO-STIK FOOTBALL LEAGUE


TABLES V


• '-x»FIrst Division North • , ' P W D L P . '


^ WittonAlbion....34 22 4 8 70 GariorthTown.:.36-19 6 11 63 Parsley FC;..-.;...-.35:.19 5 .11 62


SK,:Cun!onAshton..35 23 9 3 78 S i r AFCFyIde........ 34 23 6 5 75


n S r Lancaster City ...34 19 5 10 62 WoddleySp'..'.:.-.;35 19 3 T 3 60 ■


M Skelnier5dale--35J611..8.59 “ Warrington.Tn.v.35‘16-8-11 56 r Durham City.r.'.;;3617 2 17 53 Tra«ord.;..;.;:.....34 14 8-1250.',- Bamber Bridge ..35-14 8 13 50. Salford CityiijiOd 13,9-12,48.. Mbssley‘rir.:;^t36 8 1 4-14 38 ' “ R a d c l i f f e 33 10 6 17 36 OssettTown.;.;..34 9 '8 17,35 CLITHER0E~»T36E9r7r20:34p:- OssettAlbion.iSv35i10 4'2T34 . PrescotCables..34 '7 1017 3 1 'I Harrogate ;.-.:...;.35 - 7‘ 6-22 27 . W a k e f i e l d 35 5 10 20 25 .V •Cammell Laird.,;34"7’%


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DEWHURiST MEMO­ RIAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPONSORED BY SMILES & MILES


AUTO TRADERS TABLE • ;


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driving off to start the proceedings, before Luke Chadwick and Martin Holden stoiined home with . 40 points. Runners-up were Past Captain John Berry and Frank Hindle two points in arrears. Final podium posi­ tion was taken by John


MYTTON Fold Golf Club held the summer season' raener when Captain Gordon Lucas and Lady Captain Patricia Leyland held their Drive Ins. Last Saturday saw Lucas


GOLF


Danny Heald (nearest the pin in two on the second) and Chadwick. . Luke’s approach shot on the 392- yard 14th netted him near­ est the pin in two, as his was the'only second shot on the day to make the green!


Fairhurst split the Twos pot after they both birdied the first hole. Also in the prizes were


Parkinson and Damien Fox with 37 points. Tony Wilson and Nigel


Doreen Hammond took the nearest the pin pnze, while Past Lady Captain Jean Havard hit the straightest drive on the ISth. • Ladies of Ciitheroe


Captain Leyiand’s turn to lead the field away. Allison Nuttall led the field home with an excellent 40 points, seven points clear of Abbie Clegg. Jean, Sanderson and Jumth Kay both scored 32 pointSj but Jean was third Following a card play-off. Lady Captain Elect


On Sunday it was Lady


Fletcher, Marie Finney and Michelle Fielding with 37 gross and a nett score of 32.2. Second were Susan Johnson, Diane Buttle and Gillian Eddlestone (32.6) and third were Judith Bishop, Jan Walsh and Rosemary Fort with a 33.0 nett score.


Golf Cjub are getting into the swing of competition, and last Jliursday' saw a nine-holeevent with 15 teams of three playing a TexiK scramble. Winners' were Marilyn


Dog Inn....... .:..10 8 0 f2 24' Black Bull....;.....5 5 030 15 : Church Town.....6 5 O' 1 15 Stanley Ultras.... 10 5 0 5 15 GtHarwoodR....9 5 0 4 15 HelmshoreH.__7 ' 3 .0 4 9 Tavem................8,2 1 5 7 Bees Knees....;..7 1.1 5 4 Station;...-.......:... 9 1 0 8 3


ROEFIELD LEISURE 5-ArSIDE FOOTBALL


LEAGUE - RESULTS -


White Lion 0, Replacements 5; Rebel Onions 10, Horse Shoe


S 'B ' , - D o g s 0. . ^


'/ sa p 2,'Mb'?tiirigGlory 10, Drunken ■ - 2 ;.Monkeys 0; Disco Ninjas 5,' Mad


; FIXTURES . League


^ I g Horse Shoe v Disco Ninjas @ S g - (9 a.m.); Morning Glory v Re-


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Mikey sets sigMs on Euro tifle OR


MIKEY Worswick has added yet another kick boxing title to his growing collection. TTie 20-year-old, who works


KICK BOXING


laughed; “We have no room , in the house for his belts anymore.”


at Ultraframe in Ciitheroe, claimed the ICO British mid­ dleweight kickboxing title a t ' Kidderminster last weekend. And father Richard,


' Mikey already had eight titles going into his latest bout - including the ISKA British and Commonwealth ■ belts - and now he hopes to take on the continent. In Kidderminster he beat


missed the actual fight as I don’t like to see him get hurt - but he hasn’t yet. “Mikey is'the quietest.lad in the world out of the ring


afterwards that it was like being hit by a sledgeham­ mer and Mikey hit him with his right hand - and he is left-handed!” said proud dad Richard. “I had butterflies and


Mohammed Quronfieh, knocking him out in the fifth round. “His opponent said to him


Kokoro in Accrington, said: “He fights at 74.4kg, which is perfect for middleweight and, at light middleweight, he will fight at 72.5kg.


down to that weight as he is in great shape.”


uled for the middle of next month, before a potential shot at the European title in


“He has no problems going The ICO title fight is sched­


for the ICO light-middle­ weight title, before a tilt for the ISKA European crown. Jason Curtis, coach at


but when he gets in there, he changes completely.” He would now like to fight


but it hasn’t been confirmed yet. We are confident he can win that.” . Mikey now has 16 wins in 17 contests, with his only defeat coming in a dubious points decision. _His aim is to get a world kickboxing belt before he fol­ lows clubmate, Clitheroe’s Luke Blackledge into to boxing, where so far he has had semi-professional with six fights - with five wins and one draw.


Luton against Frenchman Frank Tamas at the end of April. “That’s the one he wants


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TABLE > P W D L P


K 'cements ....3 3 0 0 9 Onions...... 4 2 1 1 ? 7


Morning Glory.... 3 2 0 T 6 Disco Ninjas....... 4 2 0 2 6 Drunken M’keys42 0 2 6 White Lion.-....;...; 4 1 1 2 4 ' Horse Shoe .;......4 1 0 3 3 Mad Dogs .,.......2 0 0 2 0 " '


DONALD RACE & NEWTON EAST


LANCASHIRE FOOT­


BALL LEAGUE RESULTS


Feniscowles & Pleasington 1. Hurst Green 2; Read United 1, Oswaldtwislle SM 5; Rimington 6, BGSOB3. ^-Second Division


First Division .


tra Waddington 3, Peel Park 4. l a


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FIXTURES Saturday ■


Presidents Cup Second , Round


Church Town v Langho: Read


United v Riminglon; Waddington V Mill Hill. ■ Second Division


*-l4heroe RBL v Daneshouse. Reserve Division


Langho v Read United; Riming­ ton V Pendle Forest; Worsthorne' V Hurst Green., TABLES


First D iv is io n ............. P W D L P


• _ PendleForest :..15 10 2 3 32 .


A , *Enfield............16 11 1 4 31 w ! Feniscowles...... 17 10 1 6 31


J K ' Mill Hill .............12 8 1 3 25 ® ( ft- .


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Lango......... ,...14 11 2 1 35 ' Rimington ....;.1410 2 2 32 ■


Clitfieroe RBL 2. Bacup CO 1; Reserve Division


Enlield 3, Langho 0; Hurst Green 2. Waddington 2; Mill Hill 0, Read United 4.


f S "placements (9-35 a.m.);£ebel -Onions V Drunken M o n ie s (10-10a.m.).-


'Hurst Green ....19 6 Worsthorne.... 12 7: Edenfield.........13 6 BGSOB........... 16 5 OssySM...... .'.;i5 4 Read Utd........is 3 SlacksteadsSJ..17' 3 1 1310 Colne U t d 18 1 5 12 8


■ ' BacupCC.........15 1 6 8 9 • Ciitheroe RBL.... 15 2 2 11 8 Peel Park......... 18 1 2 15 5


-. Waddington...... 13 5 2 Daneshouse...... 13 3 1


■ - ' Reserve Division P W D L 'P


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Rock Rovers... 15 14 1 0 43 Padiham......... 18 9 3 CalderVale......16 10 2 B'lord Celtic.... 18 9 3 BorrowdaleUtd.15 8 3 'ChurchTown..15 9 2 ‘ Bly Belvedere .15 7 3


Second Division P W 0 L P


6 33 4 32 6 30 4 27 4 26 5 21 6 17 9 10


1115 9 14 11 11


10 24 4 22 6 19


Rose & Crown...15 7 5 3118 Horseshoe....... .-15 7 4 4 114 Wagon C..........15 5 4 6107 White Lion........15 6 5 4 107 Wagon A..........15 4 5 6106 Bay Horse........ 15 5 6 4 104 Royal Oak A . 15 3 6 6 98 Kings Arms B....15 6 2 7 97 WhalleyCon......15 1 41078 Second Division


.HigherBuckA...15121 2148 St Peters B....... 15111 3130 St Peters A....... 15 9 0 6120 Horseshoe B .....15 9 2 4116 Stork..... ....... ...15 7 3 5112 BuckWrinkleys...15 6 4 5106 RBL.................. 15 6 1 8 96. Royal Oak B .......15 4 2 9 92 Brov/nCow........15 1 21271 ReadCon. B....... 15 121258 T h ird Division „ ■ Wb L T


..................... P W D L P


. Rimington....... 14 10 3 1 33 - MillHill..... ...... 15 7 2 6 23


: Read Uld.........17 12 1 4 37 Pendle Forest....15 11 1 3 34


: Langho... .........17 7 , Rock Rovers....18 6 .Hurst Green...... 15-5 OssySM:........ 17 4 StacksteadsSJ..15 3


' Colne Utd........19 3 Waddingtop.... 15 T


2 8 23 4 8 22 3 7 18 3 1015 1 11 10


.0 16 9 3 11 6


WARBURTON YOUTH


FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS


League


Haslingden Juniors 0; Ciitheroe Wolves 3. Cplne.1_.__


FIXTURES Warburtons Cup Semi-Final


Rosegrove FC v Ciitheroe Wolves (Prairie; G. Cowgill, 10-30 a.m.).


TABLE Under 16


...................... P W D L P Colne..............10 7 2 1 23 Biierfield Celtic... 9 7 0 2 21 C’roe Wolves.....7 .7 0 0 21 Has’den Junrs....8 4 0 4 12 Rosegrove.......11 3 2 6 11 Brierclifte Rvrs...8 3 0 5 9 ' Pendle Forest....12 3 0 9 9 Daneshouse..... 7 0 0 7 0


POOL


RIBBLE VALLEY GLASS CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT WIN­


TER POOL LEAGUE r e s u l t s '


Memorial Cup Semi-Final


Buck A 7. St Peters B 2; Kings Arms A 2. Royal British Legion A 7.


FIXTURES ; Tonight


Premier Division


ConservativeClubAvLoW- Moor A; Kings Arms V White Horse B; Kings Arms C v Billing- ton Brass Band Club B; Royal British Legion A v Kings Arms A; While Horse A v Buck A. First Division


Bay Horse v Whalley Con Club; Horseshoe v Kings Arms B; Read Constitutional Club v Royal Oak A; Rose & Crown v Wagon & Horses C; Wagon & Horses v White Lion. ' Second Division


Brown Cow Clitheroe v Read Con Club B; Buck Wrinkleys v St Peters B; Higher Buck A v Stork; Royal Oak B v Horseshoe B; St Peters A v Royal British Legion.


Black Bull Chatburn v Wagon B; Craven Heifer v Dog Whalley: De Lacy v Dog Sports Bar; Pendle Witch v Craven Heifer B; Wagon & Horses D v Buck Laddies.


TABLES


.......................... P WD L P ReadCon.Club...15 8 5 2 121


RBL A......... .....1511 1 3 140 Billington B....... 1510 3 2 140 Low MoorA......15 11 2 2 139 Buck A..;.... . 1510 2 3 126 Kings Arms.... ,..15 8 2 5 116 . ‘Con. Club A,.... 15 3 5 7 91 White Horse B...,.15 2 211 76 Kings Arms C...... 15 4 01174 'White Horse A.-.. 15 3 3 9 74 Kings Arms A....:15 3 01270 First Division


Premier Division ......... P W D L P


Third Division Stanley Bros Tipper


Enfield............... 18 12 2 4 38 :Worsthome..,....19 11 5 3 38


DogWhalley......‘..15121 2139 Buck Laddies..:.'... 15 9 4 2138 WagonB..;........15121 2.138 Black Bull Ch.,....;i5 7 2 6110 Dog Sports Bar...15 7 0 8100' Craven Heifer ......15 4 4 7 98 ', PendleWitch.......15 5 2 8 92 Wagon D . . . . . 15 4 2 9 84 'Craven HIrB.... ,14 3 3 8 73 : De Lacy.............. 14 1 11259


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CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE


TABLES


First Division n


[bw-MomA^illO 6 2 ChatburnA...... 10 3 5


.......................P W D L P LowMoorB..... 10 6 1 3 70 RB Legion.........9 7 0 2 68 Chatburn B.......10 3 3 4 60 Waddington B... 10 2 4 4 56 Billington B....... 9 4 1 5 51 Clitheroe..'..........9 3 1 4 47 Rimington B.......9 1 4 4 44 ‘ Denotes 2 points deducted due to


Catholic Club......9 4 2 Con Club...........9 4 3 Slaidburn..........9 4 2 Rimington A.......9 2 2 Social Club......'.10 1 2 Second Division


late card or unregistered player. DARTS


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT WINTER


DARTS LEAGUE FIXTURES


Trebles Knockout (Monday, March 26th)


At the British Legion: M. Houghton, P. Smithies, M.


Guiver; D. Gowers, S. Gowers, A. Washbrook; C. Bartow, K. Yeoman, P. Greatorex; S. Kenyon, S. Conti, T. Henshaw; Anne-Marie, D. Riley, J. Gowers; J. Quinn, S. Taylor, B. Gmnwald; K. Evanson, J. Marsden, D. Briggs: D. Johnson, J. Dewhurst, A.Threlfall. At the Brown Cow; 1. Grainger, G. Robinson, J. Hargreaves; J. Schofield, R. Kent, A. Hardacre: R. Raiding, M. Kelly, D. For­ rest: R. Howarth, T. Brown, G. Holden; J. Phillips, S. Stanley, B. Bolton; A. Kenyon, S. Goodbier, P. Winstanley: A. Gough, J. Eccles, N: Grainger; K. Duut, A. Taylor, S. Hoole; A. Breisford, B. Stowell, M. Lyne. TABLES


....... ............... P W L P Judge............. 12 11 1 85 Buck Clitheroe..: 12 10 2 75 Brown Cow A.... 12 9 3 65 Craven A ........ 12 8 4 65 Brown Cow B.... 12 4 8 47 KingsArmsA....12 3 9 37 Horseshoe.....:.:.12.2 10 32 Legion A..:.... .V.12 11124


.......... .....P W L P Swan & Royal...12 11 1 71 Legion B......... 12 8 4 69 Pendle Inn......... 11 6 5 58 Black Bull.......:i2 7 5 55 - Craven B ........ 12 5 7 53 BuckPaythome.10 6 4 44 : Low Moor.......11 3 8 42 White Lion......... 12 0 12 21 . Division Two


Division One


L P 2 74 2 62 3 58 2 58 3 54 5 48 7 40


League


Darts: Brown Cow 9, White Lion 0; Horseshoe 1; Kings Arms 8; Judge Walmsiey 4, While Horse 5; R.B. Legion 8, Black Bull 1; Social Club 3, Swan & Royal 6. Dominoes; Brown Cow 12, White Lion 9; Horseshoe 10, Kings Arms 11; Judge Walmsiey 11, White Horse 10; R.B. Legion 11, Black Bull 10; Social Club 9, Swan 8i Royal 12. High Scores


140, R. Jones x2, T. Henshaw x2, J. Schofield, R. Relding, A. Kenyon, H. Coleran, S. Stanley, J. Gower, C. Barlow, M. Proctor, P. Greatorex: 128, J. Cunliffe; 125, D. Graham, M. Lyne, J. Steer; 123, R. Jones, M. Steer: 122, D. Southwell; 121 J. Hargreaves; 118, J. Schofield, C. Barlow; 117,1. Ireland; 108, C. Joy: 107. D. Brown; 105, S. Booth, C. Joy: 101, LAstin


-ifcheck); 100, S. Stanley x4, C. Barlow x4, M. Lyne x4, K. Evan­ son x3, J. Schofield x3,1. Ireland x3, M. Steer x3, M. Booth x2, D. Crossley x2, P. Crossley x2, R. Jones x2, S. Ashworth x2, K. Yeoman x2, P. Greatorex, D. Jef­ fries, J. Gower, D. Gower, J. Har­ greaves, T. Henshaw, T. Stewart, H. Coleran, J. Steer, C. Joy. , FIXTURES (March 28th)


Team Knockout Preliminary Round


Brown Cow v Kings Arms; White Horse v Social Club. League


Horseshoe v Judge Walmsiey: Swan & Royal v White Lion. (April 4th)


Team Knockout First Round


Judge Walmsiey v Horseshoe; White Lion v Black Bull; Swan & Royal V R.B. Legion: Brown Cow or Kings Arms v White Horse or Social Club.


TABLES Darts


................. :.....p w L p Brown Cow ...... 17 14 3 114 Black Bull........ 17 11 6 99 R.B. Legion......15 11 4 91 Judge......... .....16 12 4 88 Kings Arms......17 10 7 85 White Horse....:. 16 9 7 72 White Lion....... 15 7 8 65 Social Club...... 17 3 14 45 Horseshoe....... 16 3 13 39 Swan & Royal ...15 1 15 31 Dominoes


........................P W L P Black Bull........17 10 7196 Social Club.......17 9 8187 Kings Arms....... 17 11 6177 White Horse.....16 9 7174 Brown Cow......17 8 9 172 Horseshoe....... 15 8 8 169 Judge..............16 7 9 165 Swans Royal ...15 7 9 162 White Lion....... 15 4 11152 R.B. Legion......15 8 7 147


RIBBLE VALLEY LADIES’ DARTS AS­


SOCIATION RESULTS


Anne Bentley Trebles


Losing semi-finalists: M. Wad­ dington, B. Cusack, B.Thornber (Catholic SC):T. L.Townsend, L. Sharp, S. Holden (Craven). Runners-Up: J. Brown, J. Wil­ son, S. Hartley (Bay Horse). Winners: P. Dixon, L. Cook, A.


M. Bellanca (Black Bull). High Scores


140, A. M. Bellanca: 112, J. Brown: 108, P. Dixon. League


Points and Positions


I, Petra Arms 77; 2, Craven 72; 3, Black Bull 67; 4, Rose and Crown A 63; 5, Billington BC 61; 6. Low Moor 61; 7, Catholic Club 49; 8, Legion 46; 9, Bay Horse 46; 10. Delacy 31:11, Rose & Crown B 14.


CONTACT THE SPORTS DESK


CHRIS BODEN: chris.bodcn@'


eastlancsncws.co.uk 4 7 8 1 6 4


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS AND


DOMINOES LEAGUE RESULTS


DAN BLACK: danlol.blacke'


eastlancsnows.co.uk 4 7 8 1 4 8


Clitheroe RUFC.........................5


Eagle.......................... ........ ....35 CLITHEROE entertained a buoyant Eagle, at Littlcmoor on Saturday, who were fresh from putting 50 points past league leaders Manchester Medics. And the visitors started very strongly


score just when .the Maroon and Gold were powering into their opponents’ half. Some good forward play, notably


and opened with an early score under the posts as Clitheroe put pressure on themselves within their own 2 2 metre area. They hit, quite literally, with another


saw the pivotal Watson deliver a beau­ tiful pass to Peel at inside centre who jinked his way right into the Eagle 22 metre area. Ruck ball again was provided cour­


came back on the Clitheroe side and Edmondson crashed the ball into the defensive line. Slick hands by scrumhalf Dan Smith


started they pressed deep into the Eagle territoiy and the fiery nature of the match continued with further warnings for Eagle to play the game and Clitheroe not to react. "With the resulting penalty Eagle cleared their lines deep into the Clitheroe half, but Fitzheniy at foil back decided that attack was the best form of defence and smashed through several tackles to get back into the Eagle half. Backed up by the forwards the ball


as Clitheroe-had ended the first half on top and in control winning plenty of ball, but yet just a pass or a step away from scoring. Therefore, when the second half


sity and physicality of the contest bought themselves to life and applied good pres­ sure into the Eagle half - dashing runs from Peel, Railton and Waterworth particularly gaining good ground, while up front Rigby, Holmes and Jim Smith added plenty of weight to the forward drive. However, it was Eagle who scored next with another converted try and by half-time they had secured a 21-point lead. The half-time huddle was still positive


diminutive Arron Dixon. From the loose ball Eagle ran up the pitch to score from a full 80 yards out, whilst the tackle had many in Maroon and Gold incensed, the referee waved play on and the tiy stood, giving the home team a 14-point moun­ tain to climb within 15 minutes! Clitheroe, now fired up by the inten­


left him seeing stars and needing to take 50 minutes off the pitch to recover. He was replaced by the dynamic,


Cace and entered the attack zone, only to e met with a savage high tackle which


charging runs'from Graves, Hough and Chamberlain, gave a great attacking opportunity to the back line. Never one to want a second invitation, Ghfis Waddington sliced up the pitch at


• which could have been all the better for stronger marshalling.


struggle to play the situation in a game


. ' Gn Saturdays Clitheroe look to get into winning ways against Crosby St Mai^s at Littlemoor with a 3 p!m. kick-off.


Blackburn 3rds..s ...........36


Clitheroe 2nds.........................8 IT’S been some time since Clitheroe locked horns with a Blackburn side and in this much anticipated fixture Clithe­ roe had quite some pool of talent upon which to draw. Si Cowgill was released for the week­


end, Lewis Williams returned from his New Zealand trials and Matt Battle took up the seconds centre jersey in the first of many games hopefully together with returning former league man Mark Fisher. It was a fairly ferocious opening with


the heroic defence by the Clitheroe back line throughout the first half. Gretton, Battle and Fisher held firm in midfield whilst Shread, Stott and Keough plugged the gaps well against fast-moving opposition. Into the second half Clitheroe were still


[ remainder of the second half, but with no [numerical success, whereas Eagle coun- [terattacked slickly though their sharp ; thinking scrum half and rapid, powerfrl [backline and gained two further con- [verted tries for their efforts to give a final score line of 35-5, which although fiatter-


;ing the visitors considering the massive [effort by the Maroon and Gold men, was [a deserved victory. ■ Although dominant throughout good periods of the game and some Hashes of good rugby, Clitheroe seemed to


hooker in replacement for Holmes and Smith had returned to the pitch to cover for the injured Graves at prop. Clitheroe pressed for much of the


tesy of the back row and Dowson, who was now on for Smith, charged into the Eagle defence like a man possessed, fall­ ing just short of the Eagle line. Ball again came back into ClitHeroe hands and the bulky Graves powered over to score to claw the score to 21-5. Next Penny had joined the fray at


going one step too far in some instances and were leaving themselves open to turnovers by the dextrous Blackburn defence and the home side were quick to turn opportunities into points scor­ ing two quick tries before the 50 minutes mark. Clitheroe weren’t finished and following excellent drives towards the Blackburn line on the left, the ball was moved swiftly to the right where Fisher found Gretton in just enough room to squeeze over. Keough added the conver­ sion to take Clitheroe’s tally to eight. Unfortunately, that was their last score


win and declared it one of their harder games for the season in which they’ve maintained their place in the higher ech­ elons of the division. They were certainly tough opposition, even'for this strong Clitheroe seconds squad and Clitheroe must dust themselves off in time for a tough away trip to Fleetwood 4ths this Saturday.


and no-one disgraced themselves in any way. It was a valiant if slightly flawed display in that they weren’t the same cohesive side who had performed so well together only a few weeks ago. The home side were modest in their


despite the increased pressure they were putting on the Blackburn defensive line during the latter pats of the game and after the home side added a final tiy the final whistle blew. All substitutes managed to get a game


scored three tries, using their pacey backs to good effect each time and despite ter­ ritory and possession being fairly well matched, Clitheroe were on the wrong end of a 15-3 scoreline at half-time. To make matters worse, Thomber Jnr had to leave the field with a knee injury, but although his replacement Harper is older than Thoraber’s father, age certainly isn’t everything and Harper invariably leaves nothing on the field, delivering on this occasion some excellent work on the floor after entering the fray. It wouldn’t be fair to omit to mention


some of them wasted by quick taps, Clitheroe eventually managed to put a score on the board with three points from the boot of returning full back Keough. However, by this time, Blackburn had


half, .Cowgill, Thomber and Farsnworth were combining well in the loose while Holland and Procter were rock-like at scrum time, but Clitheroe just couldn’t breach the line. Following a succession of penalties,


up field well and maintain a functional defensive form when required, however Blackburn had the upper hand when supporting each other at the breakdown. Tiiroughout the majority of the first


both teams wound up to the .hilt. Clitheroe were managing to work


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