ROYAL OAK (Leigh) made hard work of their NorthWest Counties Division Four match against Shevington Sharks.

But, with good stuff from MoM C Buxton, they won 36-28, P Wilcock scoring a last-minute try (one of four TDs); others came from A Peachey, M German and D Buxton.

Other scores from the league . . . Premier Division: Haydock 22 Parkside Golborne 10; Division One: Leigh MR 24 Portico Panthers 32; Division Two: Hindley 56 Higginshaw 10; Division Three: Blackpool Stanley 18 Leigh Harriers 14; Division Four: Burtonwood Bridge 14 Culcheth Eagles 8; Division Six: Rylands 6 Leigh East 24; Parkside Golborne 10 Waterhead 28; Alliance Division: Spotland Rangers 52 Leigh MR 24.

LEIGH RL Lifeline Week 6 winners: B Fahy, Glebe Street, Leigh (£1,000); J Collier, c/o Leigh Infirmary (£150); A Southern, Westhoughton (£100); M Povah, Beaumaris Road, Hindley Green, P Didlick, Briarcroft Drive, Atherton (£50 each); L Hanson, Bolton Road, Atherton, J Minshall, Bold Street, E Martin, Lambeth Street, A Lawrence, Brookfield Street, all Leigh (£25 each).

LEIGH EAST U10s beat Portico & Grange 26-24 with props Phil Taylor (MoM) and Daniel Weaving giving them the edge. Tries for Andrew Keating 2, Weaving 2 and Adam McGuire. Most improved player was Matthew Thorpe.

East U9s won 34-4 at Bamber Bridge with fine performances from Danny Yarwood, Martin Howard and Matthew Rozman.

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