RL CONFERENCE - NORTH WEST PREMIER DIVISION

LYMM RL 48 BLACKPOOL SEA EAGLES 12

Lymm enjoyed a comprehensive home victory over Blackpool in the summer sunshine at Crouchley Lane to consolidate third position in the North West Division.

The home side took just two minutes to cross as Dane Evans, on debut, went over and Pete Leonard goaled. Two further tries in three minutes then followed as Matt Mahoney and Ryan Mullins crossed and with Leonard on target with the boot, Lymm had raced out to an 18-0 advantage after just 13 minutes of play.

In a solid first-half display Jake Ashall also crossed on debut for his first try of the afternoon and with Mark Robinson going over moments later for another try goaled by Leonard, Lymm led 28-0 at the break.

The second half was at best a little scratchy for Lymm who moved away from the game plan. However with Ashall completing a hat-trick and further tries from Paul Flannery and Pete Cannon, Lymm had rattled up 48 unanswered points. Lymm played 25 minutes of the half with 12 men after full-back Carl Lloyd was dismissed for his altercation with Blackpool prop Mark Holden who was also sin-binned. His fellow prop Lloyd Garrad was also binned later in the half for verbal abuse.

Blackpool registered their first try six minutes from time through Paul Ogden which Thomas Rowley goaled, closely followed by a try from prop Holden goaled by Tony Green to give the Sea Eagles something to cheer.

Lymm: Lloyd, Dane Evans, Ashall, Matt Mahoney, Mullins, Flannery, Leonard, Nat Ashurst, Stuart, Lythgoe, Bancroft, Ward, Cannon. Subs: Foster, Robinson, Neil Ashurst, Cadd.

Tries: Dane Evans, Matt Mahoney, Mullins, Ashall (3), Robinson, Flannery, Cannon.
Goals: Leonard (6)