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West Park stay rooted

WEST PARK’S coach Chris Chudleigh returned from Darlington furious following his team’s weak performance against a side that similarly lacked any ‘sparkle’. Read

Fearns can replace talisman

SALE SHARKS Carl Fearns may not be an immediate replacement for Sebastien Chabal, who may return to France at the end of the season, but he is one of the reasons why head coach Kingsley Jones is convinced that the departure of the talismanic Frenchman will not spell disaster at the North West club. Read

Wirral’s fine club effort

WIRRAL RFC enjoyed a good set of results last weekend as all their teams collected fine victories. Read

Widnes go second

WIDNES maintained their excellent run with their sixth win in seven games at the top of South Lancs/ Cheshire One with a 55-3 thrashing of Vagabonds (IOM) to go second. They led 10-3 at half-time with tries by Mark Sibson and Gareth Riley, but let rip in the second half scoring 45 unanswered points. Read

England team to play the Pacific Islanders at Twickenham on Saturday, November 8: D Armitage (London Irish); P Sackey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), R Flutey (Wasps), U Monye (Harlequins); D Cipriani (Wasps), D Care (Harlequins); A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), L Mears (Bath), M Stevens (Bath), S Borthwick (Saracens, captain), N Kennedy (London Irish), T Croft (Leicester), T Rees (Wasps), N Easter (Harlequins). Replacements: D Hartley (Northampton), P Vickery (Wasps), T Palmer (Wasps), J Haskell (Wasps), M Lipman (Bath), H Ellis (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester).

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Heygarth sink Dock’s young guns

GAME of the day saw Heygarth triumph 3-2 against a young Dock side. Read

Skipper brightens up victory parade

SKIPPER Kati Tuipulotu played a big part in a much-needed North Two West League victory for New Brighton. Read

Waterloo elation short-lived

THE memory of last week’s win over Cambridge was quickly wiped away as Waterloo lost 50-20 at Tynedale and slumped back to the bottom of National Two. Read

No solace for rivals as Caldy record seventh win

CALDY produced an excellent display in demanding conditions at Nuneaton to extend their lead at the head of National Three North. Read

LSH run of form is brought to an end

LIVERPOOL ST HELENS’ recent run of good form in North Two West came to an end at Wilmslow, where they were outplayed. Read

Park miss winning chance

WEST PARK, despite their mediocre performance, may have snatched their first North One win of the season had they not squandered two late opportunities in the last five minutes with clear overlaps. Read

Birkenhead rebuilding a platform for promotion

AFTER a couple of recent upsets, Birkenhead Park regained their true form on Saturday, claiming their fifth victory in seven league games to keep themselves in the North One promotion race. Read

Caldy facing tough battle

CALDY face a battle royal in National Three North League today against Nuneaton at Liberty Way. Read

Chaos as clubs fail to agree in shake-up

CHANGES to the structure of league rugby at the end of this season were tossed in the air last Wednesday when the representatives of the National One clubs failed to agree with the RFU on a reduction of 16 to 12 clubs. Read

Players and fans treated to Caldy’s bigger picture

CALDY fans who miss out on the action at Paton Field can now see exactly what happened by watching match highlights and video interviews on the club website. Read

Unbeaten LSH march on

LIVERPOOL ST HELENS’ excellent win over Merseyside rivals New Brighton extends their unbeaten run to four games as they mount a challenge at the top of North Two West. Read

Birkenhead set for Blyth boost

BIRKENHEAD PARK will be looking for a return to winning ways this Saturday when Middlesbrough are the visitors to the Upper Park. Read

Kirk suffer Sale defeat

ORMSKIRK slumped to their first home defeat of the season against Sale FC on Saturday. Read

Tuipulotu escapes ban

NEW BRIGHTON skipper Kati Tuipulotu has escaped a ban after his sending off in the North Two West clash with Leigh in September. Read

Wirral’s big Bowden test

UNBEATEN Wirral host fellow undefeated Bowden on Saturday with the Annual Vice Presidents lunch at the Memorial Ground clubhouse held prior to the game. Read

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