Leigh march on for Lancashire

In a low scoring first half Leigh could only manage a Ross Bullough penalty against the wind, but were only 6-3 down after some solid defending.

With the wind in the second half Leigh began to dominate and took the lead with a Philip Hewitt try, which Bullough converted.

Leigh's pack pushed over from a five metre scrum for a Marsh touch down. Bullough again added the extra two points.

Aldwinians rallied and scored a late consolation try.

At the weekend, Leigh teams face opposition from Vale of Lune, Clitheroe, Lymm and Bury:

1st team (Vale of Lune, H): from C Lee, J Bridge, D Wright, M Brown, R Fletcher, R Bullough, C Marsh (c), N Dowson, B Gilman, B Gallagher, P Robinson, N Aspinall, P Hewitt, R Houghton, S Wood, P Lee, S Young, T Westwell.

A team (Clitheroe, H): A Higson; A Westwell, B Kniveton, N Dando, I Wright; A Murray, M Parker; C Cooney, S Young, R O'Brien, J Bibby, C Heaton, I Miller, D Thompson (c), C Travers. Subs: M Yates, C Bailey, K McKenna, S Holmes.

Extra A (Lymm, A): G Egerton; I Westwell, P Heywood, C Boardman, S Sanderson; P Hoffman, A Bentham; C Innes, T Norcross, P Tustin, S Owen (c), S Monaghan, A Pugh, S Moores, P Clarke. Subs: R Isherwood, M Downs, B Critchley.

Hawks (Clitheroe, A): from R Davies, S Hollingsworth, P Gore, A Bullough, J Will, P Devall, T Ashurst, L Schroeder, S Davies, S Middlehurst, R Vernell, M Hilton, B Wright, L Thomas, S Harrison, G Lloyd, N Greenwood, K Lane, M Hillary.

Tofts (Lymm, A): from J Porteous, S Harper, D Leake, P Appleton, R Hayes, G Norman, G Miller, S Riley, G Butler, J Barnes, P Hampson, I Smith, D Hunter, G Grimshaw, G Vickers, A Parkinson, R Hargreaves, D Eccles, A Moulton, I Buckingham.

Vets (Bury, A): S Casey; M Farrington, A McKinstry, M Lee, A Collins; S Marsden, T Trumble; R McBride, A Thompson (c), J Gould, M Hampson, A Penn, S Ranson, P Sutherland, D Massey, A Blackburn, H Carpenter.

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