WIGAN 14 - FLEETWOOD 30*
IT WAS PERFECT DAY FOR RUGBY ON A PERFECT PITCH. THE SUN WAS SHINING AND EVERYONE WAS TIRED AFTER LOOSING WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOUR HOURS SLEEP NEVER MIND ONE HOUR.
FROM THE KICK OFF BOTH SIDES TESTED EACH OTHER OUT, BUT IT WAS FLEETWOOD WHO DREW FIRST BLOOD WITH A CONVERTED TRY. WIGAN RESTARTED THE GAME WITH A GREAT KICK AND CHASE BUT WERE SOON ON THE BACK FOOT WHEN FLEETWOOD BROKE AWAY AND SCORED ANOTHER CONVERTED TRY.
THIS SEEMED TO SETTLE ANY NERVES THAT FLEETWOOD MAY HAVE FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF GAMES WERE THEY SEEMED TO LOOSE CONCENTRATION. FLEETWOOD AT TIMES PLAYED SOME GREAT RUGBY AND THE OFF LOADS IN THE TACKLE WERE SUBLIME TO SAY THE LEAST.
FLEETWOOD ENDED THE FIRST HALF ON TOP AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD CONTINUE THAT WAY FOR THE SECOND HALF, BUT THE WIGAN COACHING STAFF MUST HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO THEIR PLAYERS BECAUSE THEY STARTED TO PUT PRESSURE ON TO THE FLEETWOOD PLAYERS AND DARTED FORWARDED TO SCORE A CONVERTED TRY.
NOT TO BE OUT DONE FLEETWOOD SCORED A COUPLE MORE TRIES AND THEN SEEMED TO RELAX TOO MUCH BECAUSE WIGAN AGAIN CAME BACK AT US AND SCORED A GREAT TRY BY THEIR VERY NIPPY SCRUM HALF.
IN THE END FLEETWOOD RAN OUT COMFORTABLE WINNERS AND WERE MADE VERY WELCOME BY THEIR HOSTS.
THE SQUAD WAS: ETHAN O`HARA, JACK BURTON, HENRY STELFOX, HARRY SWATTON, JOHN CHADWICK, JAMES TORKINGTON, CHARLIE WILCOCK, CHARLIE BELLAMY, GEORGE ORRY, JOE KIRTEN, DAVID WRIGHT, KIEFFER PRUIT, OLIVER BANISTER, NIALL MORETON, JAKE GALIGHAN.
DAVID WRIGHT WAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK.
TRAINING GOOD FRIDAY 5.00PM MEET AT THE CLUB.
NO TRAINING EASTER SUNDAY.