Lancashire shines as Saints gain second win

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KIEL Lancashire starred as Oldham St Anne's trounced visiting Normanton Knights 56-10 in the National Conference League's interim competition.

The stand-off posted a huge tally of 32 individual points — four tries and eight goals — to help Chris Deakin's side to a second success of their Group E campaign.

Saints established a 26-0 lead by half-time thanks to Lancashire (two), Chris Carter, Sean Stubbs and Jason Best tries and three conversions.

After the break, Stubbs got another, man-of-the-match Michael Cadd also went over and Lancashire completed his hat-trick.

Normanton stand-off Jimmy Clarkson responded, converting his own try, before winger Tim Rumford crossed in the corner.

But St Anne's had the final say through further tries for Greg Worrall and Lancashire.



WATERHEAD made it back-to-back wins with a 28-4 triumph at Crosfields, also in Group E.

It was a tight game up until the final quarter, with a Darren Nixon touch down and Carl Sneyd's goal giving the visitors a slender 6-4 advantage as the sides changed ends.

Barry Lowe had opened the scoring for Crosfields, but further second-half scores from Andrew Smith, excellent full-back Alan Williamson, Danny Knight and Gavin Jordan, plus three more Sneyd goals, made the points safe.



SADDLEWORTH Rangers only named two substitutes and are still on the lookout for a first win in Group C, after losing 44-10 at Elland.

Dave Webb, Kyle Fisher, Jack Fairbank (two) and Dean Bishop all ran in first-half tries, with Philip Taylor (three) and Fairbank adding conversions.

Webb got his second just after the break, Fairbank adding the goal, before winger Jake Eastwood and second row Junior Brandford responded for Rangers, with Jack Bradbury adding a goal.

Fisher and Junaid Malik both went over and Taylor added two more conversions for the home team.