TO close a long, hard season, Leigh East Mustangs U8s were invited to compete in the rugby festival in Oldham.

Teams from Saddleworth, Waterhead, St Annes and a mixture of all three teams took part.

The Mustangs showed up well, winning four, losing one and drawing another.

Top tackler was Lewis Cullen, most improved Jamie Mills, most tries Adam Ridge, crunch tackle Conor McGuinness and man of the match Michael Evans.

East are staging their own tournament on August 15.