1^st Team

Saturday 17^th March 2018

As the Beast from the East battered the Meadow Wigan St Jude’s started their home campaign entertaining Yorkshire side Stanningley in arctic conditions, were players were complaining about the bitter cold winds but thankfully despite the weather making the game difficult to watch let alone play in St Jude’s ran out 36-18 winners. St Jude’s opened the scoring on 3 mins with Jude’s first attack when Sponsors Man of the Match Danny Fallon pounced on a loose ball under the sticks to score, Ben Fisher goaled. The next 25 mins was littered with mistakes by both teams but it was Stanningley who took the lead with two tries in quick succession. The final 5 mins of the first half Jude’s struck back with Luke Barrett crashing in under the posts, Fisher added the two and right on half time winger Ben Jones squeezed in wide out to give Jude’s a 16-8 lead. The second half Jude’s were playing into the bitterly cold wind once again the conditions stopping open flowing rugby, Luke Barrett, Danny Fallon, Ben Fisher, Olumide Oladele and Man of the Match Gavin Rodden working hard to get Jude’s going. Joey Brady got in wide out to give Jude’s a 20-8 lead and mins later Scott Robinson scored on the left. Mid-way through the second half Gavin Rodden stamped his class with two strong breaks with one he managed to score wide out. The final mins Connor Parkinson got over, again wide out, and strong running centre Scott Robinson got his second to complete the scoring for St Jude’s.

NCL Man of the Match Gavin Rodden

Sponsors Man of the Match, Alan Greenall chose Danny Fallon.