IT was a special day for Collegiate on Saturday as they hosted the club’s best attended event for some time.

The day was historic as the club was given permission to use the hallowed turf of Liverpool Cricket Club’s county surface at Aigburth – regarded as one of the main reasons Lancashire won the county championship.

In perfect weather, though, the only blemish on the day was the disappointing result, with the first XV losing 17-22 to visitors Ormskirk.

Collegiate started brightly and controlled the majority of possession in the first half, and they went into the half time break 10-6 up with all to play for.

But failure to convert possession and perhaps a loss of structure and direction prevented Collegiate from pulling away, and a momentary lapse in concentration allowed Orsmkirk to score a breakaway try down the wing, putting Collegiate on the back foot.

The match was set for a tense finish, but with six minutes to go and a one point lead to defend, poor discipline and general naivety cost Collegiate the win, giving away two simple penalties for Ormskirk to convert and take the points.

Collegiate will be holding hospitality days of a similar vain on November 12 and December 10 for fixtures against Hoylake and Tyldesley respectively. Anyone interested in attending either or both should contact Gary Morgan or Jon Nelson on 07951-049273.