Lancs Lynx 10, Swinton Lions 56

VICTORY for the Lions at Victory Park on Sunday saw them get back to winning ways and give new coach Mike Gregory the best possible start.

Allowing for the fact that the Lynx are a poor side, the Lions displayed an eagerness which has been lacking in recent weeks.

The ball started to stick and the result can be seen in the scoreline.

After 66 minutes when the Lions had used up all their substitutes and were forced to play to the end with 12 men, they still managed to score three more converted tries such was their dominance.

The procession started when Richard Henare latched on to Sean Casey's kick to the corner for a well worked try. Steve Gartland hit the post with his conversion.

Henare was stretchered off with concussion shortly afterwards. A Lynx knock-on midway through the half saw Casey scoop the ball up from the resulting scrum and race 35 metres for a great solo touchdown. Gartland made it 10-0 with his goalkick.

Simon Ashcroft scored by the posts after Lynx once more lost possession in their own half. Again Gartland added the goal points.

Lancashire finally got going when Sean Geritas broke to put PJ Solomon under the posts for a try which Danny Jones converted.

With the half-time siren looming, Ashcroft set up another try for Casey and it was 22-6 at the break.

The Lynx completed their scoring early in the second half when Neil Flannagan went over.

From then on it was all Swinton.

Gartland chased his own kick from 15 metres to touch down, then in a one-on-one tackle with Andy Bennett he stole the ball and dived under the posts, converting both.

Hill was next to cross in the corner but there was no conversion and shortly after went off injured to leave the Lions a man short.

Ian Watson sent Mark Welsby in before Hill created a try for Paul Barrow.

The final try came when good passing saw Phil Cushion touching down. Watson's three conversions finished an excellent afternoon's work.

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