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West Bradford's Samantha Murray wasthird Briton home as the international modern pentathlon season got underway at the Budapest Indoor event in Hungary last Thursday,


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The Olympic silver and World bronze medallist finished 15th overall,behind GB teamates Kate French, who claimed third place, and Jo Muir, in 15th.


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tion, Alice Fitton was 20th and Freyja Prentice 43rd.. ; ■>


• competitions.


., The competition gives a * host ofyounger athletes an op-


, portunitytoshowtheirmettle alongside some of the more es­ tablished athletes training at the National Training Centre


. at the University of Bath. ; Murray competed in the


^ women’s event, along with French and Freyja Prentice, who all represented Great Britain^at last year’s World


_ Championships. ™ Samantha was in conten­ tion throughout, but came in 11th with 1,025 points, with French coming out on top with 1,338. In the fencing, Samantha was equal-fourth with 234


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points, with Prentice heading the field with 266, but she was second in her strongest suit, the swim, behind Alice Fitton, taking298points, a .;!


• She was then fourth in the


combined run/shoot, won by French, with Samantha total­ ling 493 points. But-in the ride, she was eliminated, ending her hopes


ofwinning the event., : > . The second national rank­


ing competition has been reorganised for will be organ­ ized in a one-day Format on Sunday, February 23rd, again at Bath. There follows World Cup 1


in Acapulco, Mexico on March 15 th and 16th. ■ April sees two World Cup


* Cobras jet off to Dubai


- While many local cricketers arepreparingfortheforth- coming season in indoor net sessions, Clitheroe Cobras . head to the warmth of Dubai


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tomorrowtogainsomepre- season match practise.


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The Chatburn Road young-..; ; • sters; aged from 11 -17, will be ? competing against Academy teams in Dubai, Abu Dhabi


and Sharjah,as well as taking in several social and cultural activities-plus avisittowatch


- an Underig WorldCupfixture in Dubai. Theboyshavebeen backed


by Houldsworth Solicitors; who kitted them out in be­ spoke polo shirts.


Tour. Manager Farouk


Hussain said:.“ We ‘re looking forward to five competitive matches as well as an oppor-


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tunity to be ambassadors for. Clitheroe and the Ribble Val- ley.


“We would like to thank


John Houldsworth for helping the boys to look like a profes­ sional touring team. It’s won­ derful to see local businesses recognising the value of sport and supporting local talent. “Hopefully the boys will


have a more successful tour than England inAustraliai” .:;


C o b ra s Dubai 2 0 1 4T o u r ing T e am w ith Jo h n H o u ld sw o r th o f sp o n so r s H o u ld sw o r th S o l ic ito r s (s ) .


rounds, between the 2nd and, 6th in Cairo, Egypt, and the 16th and 21st in Chengdu,; China. ;■ Aweeklater, between April


30th and May 4th, is World Cup4atoneof Samantha’s fa­ vourite venues, Budapest. June 6th-8th is the World


Cup Final in Sarasota, Florida; and July gth-i4th is the Euro-


. pean Championships, which : will take place at a venue yet to be confirmed. Then, in September, be­ tween.the 1st and 9th; the.


■ World Championships take place in Warsaw, as Saman-


. tha looks to medal again after her exploits in Rome in 2012, when she finished third and qualified for the Olympics.


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■ last month in Bath at the first of two GB national ranking ,•


Maroons slip up in derby at Burnley


Clitheroe RUFC secpnds visited top of the table Burnley for an eagerly- awaited clash, in which


' victory would have seen ' the Littlemoor men go top.


For the first 25 minutes, Clitheroe dominated ter- ritory and possession and had ample opportunity to


- .score, but the conditions - led to dropped passes and . knock ons galore. • .Clitheroe pressed, but were unable to take advan-


• tage, apart from on one oc- : casion, when, following


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; pressure on the Burnley ' scrum, a mistake followed, ■ allowing Morris to hack through, and Doherty fol­ lowed up, greunding the


. ball under the posts, with. Morris converting. Burnley soon asserted


themselves through their strong pack. Their pres­ sure told when they gained a five-metre scrum and pushed the visitors back-


. wards to score an easy try, which was converted. In.the second half,


Burnley gradually gained the ascendancy in the for­ wards, and it was no sur­ prise when they scored a couple of tries. Clitheroe fought hard


and tackled tenaciously, and were unlucky not to add to their score when it seemed inevitable follow­ ing a period of pressure on theBurnley try line.. ■ However ,


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Burnley’s day, and they crossed for a third try min­ utes before the final whis­ tle to make it 24-7.


Prestigious accolade crowns season in which side scored almost1,000 points in 10 wins


The Stonyhurst College rugby firstXV have been named School Team of the Month in the current edition of Rugby


World magazine. . The team have had a fantas­ tic season, winning 18 games, scoring almost 1,000 points and conceding less than 100. Rugby World’s schools’


correspondent Huw Thomas wrote: “The foundation for their successful term was set on the summer tour to South Africa. ; ■ “Since then the side has


played with a rare confidence and refreshing attacking verve under their outstand­ ing centre.Tom Morgan. “T h e ir s tren g th l ie s


around a mobile pack, which has a' fine back row in Ivo Carre, Ethan Carroll and Vic­ tor Keunen, an abrasive mid- field and pace out wide.” Stonyhurst continues to


produce some of the country’s bestyoungrugbyplayers-last season no fewer than 12 were selected to play "at county, re­ gional and academy level. . Two of them, Victor Ke­


unen and Favour Maduka, have the honour of playing for the Under 16 England squad. . The historic school has


turned out an extraordinary number of rugby internation­ als in recent years, including Kyran Bracken; Will Green­ wood, Iain Balshaw and Joe Ansbro.


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S t to n yh u rs t C o lleg e ’s f i r s t X V have been n am ed S ch o o l Team of th e Month by Rugby W o rld (s ) .


Joe fires Moorland into semis


' Hot shot doe Grayson, the son of Preston North End boss Simon, hasfired hisschool through to the semi-finals of a national football tournament.


■ The .teenage striker.eased Glitheroe-based Moorland School into the last four of the Independent Schools’ Under.-i6 Shield, scoringboth goals in a 2-0 victory over ri­ vals Blackburn Queen Eliza­ beth’s Grammar School.. - Deepdale.boss Grayson; - formerly with Blackburn


Rovers - turned up to see the 14-year-old produce a five- star show, and Grayson jun­ ior set the tone early on, his ; powerful free kick rattling the woodwork. _ . ■: StefanMolsandAlexCur-


ran, both rising stars at Black­ burn Rovers Academy, had taken the tie by the scruff of' the neck and it was no sur­ prise when Moorland drew first blood. ■ ’ Midfielder Curran deliv­ ered the ammunition from a corner - and Grayson did the1


rest, flicking the ball home with the outside of his boot.' . And when Moorland


turned, up the heat even further, the Blackburn de-. fenders had no answer4o Grayson’s firepower as the Year 10 forward made the tie safe before half-time;' m . Grayson chased a through ball and, showing great com-;


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.posure, rounded the goal- keeper before slotting the ball into the empty net. . Grayson went close to grabbing a hat trick late on,


seeinga30-yard shot well saved. • “It was a tremendous per­


formance from Moorland and Joe Grayson scored two super goals,” said Moorland School’s football coach Charlie Jackson. - “He is quick and has a tre­ mendous eye for goal.” •Whalley’s Joe Garner net­


ted twice for Simon Grayson’s Preston on Saturday as North End beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 at Prenton Park to maintain their push for promotion back to the Championship. *


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