Lincoln claimed local bragging rights over Market Rasen & Louth, while Stamford, Boston, Kesteven, Bourne, Sleaford, North Hykeham and Grimsby were among the other winners in Lincolnshire in a busy weekend of men and women’s rugby action.
Harry Pickett crossed for a brace of tries as Lincoln ’s 1st XV won 37-29 at Market Rasen & Louth.
David Beveridge, Dan Hill and Joe Leigh also scored tries for Lincoln, while Louie Cooke kicked three conversions and two penalties.
Prop David Beveridge was among the try scorers for Lincoln. | Photo: Mike Lincoln
Joe Leigh celebrating his try for Lincoln. | Photo: Mike Lincoln
Lincoln’s Harry Pickett diving over for one of his two tries. | Photo: Mike Lincoln
Hill, Lucian Morosan and Eren Hamilton were picked out as some of Lincoln’s key performers as they continue their promotion push in Counties 1 Midlands East (North).
Jack Norton, Spen Holvey, Joe McConnell, and Nick Harvey all scored tries for a Rasen who battled hard throughout. Holvey also kicked three conversions and one penalty.
Spen Holvey scoring a try for Market Rasen. | Photo: Mike Lincoln
Market Rasen’s Jake Pryer trying to stop Lincoln’s Dan Hill, who ran in for a try. | Photo: Mike Lincoln
Lincoln’s Director of Rugby Dougie Gordon (centre) with two of his side’s key performers – Dan Hill (left) and Lucian Morosan (right).
Lincoln’s 3rd XV battled hard in a game that could have gone either way, but ultimately ended in a narrow 17-15 home defeat against near neighbours Newark.
Liam Horsley, Craig Griffith, and Chris Smith scored the tries for Lincoln and captain Tony Clayton said: “Both sides were relentless in their determination and played their parts in a proper grassroots encounter in the complete spirit of the game.”
Liam Horsley scoring a try for Lincoln’s 3rd XV. | Photo: Tony Clayton
Lincoln’s Paul Swaby making a tackle. | Photo: Tony Clayton
Meanwhile, Lincoln Colts won 40-19 in their first NLD Cup pool stages match against Grimsby. Tom Aubrey crossed for a brace of tries for Lincoln, and Louis Johnson, Ben Eagle, Bowen Jones, Kian Richardson, Callum Houlden, and Flynn Smith each scored one.
Blake Niemann, Oliver Miller and Harry Robinson all scored tries for Grimsby.
Lincoln’s victorious Under-16s. | Photo: Emma Ryland
Lincoln’s Under-16s were also victorious with a 45-34 home win against Oakham. Freddie McCartney, Stephen Thomas, Jasper Wilson, Jak Harvey and Michael Lake-Ward scored the tries for Lincoln. Thomas and Oliver Jorden added the conversions.
Morgan Jones grabbed four tries as Lincoln’s Under-14s drew 36-36 in a thrilling game at Scunthorpe. Morgan Beese and Oscar Wood also scored tries and James Tomlinson kicked three conversions.
Dan Conroy crossed for two tries for Scunthorpe, while Reece Clark, Casey Hatfield, Len Petit and Charlie Beale each scored one. Beale also kicked three conversions.
Lincoln’s victorious Under-15s. | Photo: Robin Mapleston
Lincoln’s Under-15s won 26-10 at home against Scunthorpe thanks to tries from Charlie Bargh, Max Cartwright, Leo-Beck Austin & Lewis Wilson. Jack Coles-Mapleston added three conversions.
Scunthorpe Colts won 24-17 against Market Rasen & Louth in the NLD Cup thanks to tries from Dylan Penn, Harry Soulby, Josh Cappell-Fenwick and Finn Price. Cian Vaughn added two conversions.
Ladies Rugby
It was a great weekend for Grimsby Lynx Ladies. | Photo: Jo Moore
Emily Willby and Jaz Clarke both crossed for a brace of tries as Grimsby Lynx Ladies claimed an impressive 42-0 win against Ossett.
Grimsby’s Jaz Taylor running at the defence. | Photo: Jo Moore
Captain Rebecca Tacey, Jaz Taylor and Jess Smith also scored tries, while Leah Thorpe crossed for her first ever try, in a game which saw Grimsby play with great determination and spirit.
Gainsborough helped make the game go ahead by lending players to both sides, including Hailey Street who slotted over one conversion.
Grimsby Lynx Ladies captain Rebecca Tacey in action against Ossett. | Photo: Jo Moore
Marea Fowler in action for Grimsby with Ruth Rawlings trying to tackle her opponent from the floor. | Photo: Jo Moore
Boston Ladies after their win at Sileby Town. | Photo: Sophie Lorenz
In Women’s NC 2 Midlands (North East), Lillie Smith, Tiana Woollaston, and Catelyn Etherington grabbed two tries apiece as Boston Ladies won 52-27 at Sileby Town.
Hannah Booth and Maisie Austin also scored tries for Boston.
Boston’s remaining points came via the boot of Booth who successfully kicked six conversions.
Charlotte Sterry making a fantastic return for Sleaford Ladies after four months out due to injury. | Photo: Cliodhna McLarnon
Sleaford Ladies lost 42-0 against Ashfield, but captain Megan Jones said her side didn’t give up and showed great character throughout the match.
Annie Melville was named as Sleaford’s back of the match for making “some phenomenal tackles of players twice her size”.
Nikita Moore in action for Sleaford Ladies. | Photo: Cliodhna McLarnon
Sleaford Ladies captain Megan Jones passing to Aimee Jepson. | Photo: Cliodhna McLarnon
Becci Jones was named as forward of the match, while Beth Vasey was named as Sleaford’s best player by Ashfield.
Kesteven Ladies were given a home walkover after their opponents Mansfield conceded the match.
Men’s Rugby – Other Results
Scunthorpe’s Jack Leggate running in for one of his two tries. | Photo: Maria Rhoades
In Regional 1 North East, Jack Leggate grabbed a brace of tries as Scunthorpe’s 1st XV lost a high-scoring match 43-31 at home against Heath.
Rory Rendall-Tyrrell, Lewis Talbot, and James Dyson also scored tries for the North Lincolnshire side, while Tom Alldridge successfully kicked three conversions.
James Dyson scoring a try for Scunthorpe. | Photo: Bill Rhoades
Scunthorpe’s Lewis Talbot making a tackle. | Photo: Maria Rhoades
Scunthorpe’s Jack Leggate in action against Heath. | Photo: Bill Rhoades
Jack Rowbotham scored two tries as Scunthorpe’s 2nd XV – the Stags – put in a strong performance in a narrow 27-24 defeat at Driffield.
Matt Mason and Will Dale also scored tries for Scunthorpe and Ethan Taylor added two conversions.
Richard Turner, Andy Kelly, NeiL Wainer, Craig Mason and Rob White in action for Scunthorpe’s 3rd XV. | Photo: Rhian Goodall
Scunthorpe’s 3rd XV remain top of the Yorkshire Merit League after winning their top-of-the-table clash away against their Driffield counterparts 15-3.
Michael Dixon, Andy Goodall, and Sam Everingham each scored one try for Scunthorpe.
Scunthorpe’s 3rd XV in action. Left to right – Micheal Dixon, Neil Wainer, Andy Goodall, Lee “Magic” Copperwheat, Ben Wright, and Sergio Abreu. | Photo: Rhian Goodall
Gareth Ramsden in action for Stamford during the derby match against Oakham. | Photo: Darren Dolby
In Counties 1 Midlands East (South), Stamford battled to a hard-fought 19-15 win in their derby clash at home against Oakham.
Harley Riches, Dan Heard, and Freddie Durrant all scored tries for Stamford.
Harry Bentley slotted over two decisive conversions to ensure Stamford emerged victorious.
Try scorer Harry Bower in action for Bourne. | Photo: Graham Owen
Bourne claimed their eighth league victory in a row with an impressive 45-21 win at Dunstablians.
Ben Thornburn and Adam Binns both grabbed a brace of tries for Bourne, while Harry Bower, Josh Lynch and captain Sam Evison each scored one.
Bourne’s remaining points came via the boot of Evison who successfully kicked five conversions.
Josh Lynch in action for Bourne. | Photo: Graham Owen
Boston’s Lewis Eldin jumping in the lineout. | Photo: Sophie Lorenz
In Counties 2 Midlands East (North), third-placed Boston continued their push for promotion with a 26-14 victory at Ashfield.
Sean Bishop crossed for a brace of tries and Mason Coulam and James Bray each scored one.
Boston’s remaining points came via the boot of Wayne Harley who successfully slotted over three conversions.
Boston and Ashfield contesting a scrum. | Photo: Sophie Lorenz
Kesteven’s Harry Norsworthy challenging for the ball during a match in which he also deputised as captain. | Photo: Julia Norsworthy
Fourth-placed Kesteven, who are five points behind Boston, recorded an emphatic 57-17 win at Sileby Town in a game which saw try-scoring Harry Norsworthy deputise as captain for the unavailable Robert Sheardown.
Jack Palin and Dan Turner both grabbed a brace of tries for Kesteven, while James Goodrich, Gav ‘Biscuit’ Purvis, Tom Wood, Ben Hall, and Norsworthy each scored one.
Joe Raddings successfully kicked four four conversions and Henry Parker added two.
Grimsby battled valiantly throughout and secured a losing bonus point in a 21-19 defeat at league leaders Mansfield.
Tries from Mike Vankampen, Colin Matthews and Harry Lightfoot, as well as two conversions by Jess Matthews, had given Grimsby a 19-7 lead.
Although Mansfield snatched the victory, Grimsby can be very proud of their efforts with Will Stowe, Baden Kerr, Evan Picking, and Lightfoot all putting in strong performances.
The match also saw Grimsby Colts Sami Charef and Jamie Anderson make their senior first team debuts.
Gainsborough’s Ben Watson offloading the ball to Ricky Davey. | Photo: Michael Collins Photography
Gainsborough faced a tough trip to second-placed Nottingham Causals and battled hard in a 29-17 defeat.
Gainsborough’s Brad Beresford crossing for a try. | Photo: Michael Collins Photography
Robbie Goodyear was among the try scorers for Gainsborough. | Photo: Michael Collins Photography
Robbie Goodyear and Brad Beresford scored the tries for Gainsborough.
The same players also each slotted over one conversion, with Beresford adding a penalty.
Robbie Goodyear in action or Gainsborough. | Photo: Michael Collins Photography
Alex Whelan in action for Spalding’s 2nd XV against Market Rasen & Louth. | Photo: John Constable
In Counties 2 Midlands East (South), Spalding’s 1st XV were given a home walkover against Northampton BBOB.
However, Spalding’s 2nd XV were in action and travelled to face Market Rasen & Louth in a hard-fought encounter, which ended 20-10 in favour of the hosts.
Market Rasen’s 2nd XV after their victory against Spalding. | Photo: Market Rasen & Louth RUFC
Father and son duo Chris and Oscar Miller both played for Market Rasen against Spalding. | Photo: Market Rasen & Louth RUFC
Nathan Boulton crossed for two tries for Market Rasen and Ben Keat and Chris Miller each scored one.
Spalding’s tries were scored by Connor Broom and James Lacey.
Try scorer Connor Broom in action for Spalding. | Photo: John Constable
North Hykeham were delighted after their narrow victory at Cleethorpes. | Photo: Nathan Phillips
In Counties 3 Midlands East (North), Max Foster slotted over two penalties as North Hykeham extended their unbeaten run to four games with a narrow 6-3 win at Cleethorpes.
Morgan Adams kicked a penalty for Cleethorpes and could have had a second if it wasn’t for a difficult late attempt from over 30 metres out.
Max Foster slotting over a penalty for North Hykeham. | Photo: Nathan Phillips
Morgan Adams kicking for Cleethorpes. | Photo: Nathan Phillips
Liam Williams was named as Hykeham’s man-of-the-match against his former club. Peter Horobin was named as the home side’s best player.
Phil Stark and Andy Carruthers made their first team returns for Cleethorpes.
Lloyd Jones making a tackle for Cleethorpes. | Photo: Nathan Phillips
Sleaford’s Ben Jones sprinting as he ran from his own 22 to score a try. | Photo: Megan Jones
Dan Mackie, Adam Loveday, and Ben Jones each scored a brace of tries as Sleaford bounced back to winning ways in style with a 49-26 home victory against Nottinghamians.
Leon Stobart, Gaz Ambler, and Callum Kopp also scored tries for Sleaford with the latter adding two conversions.
Leon Stobart scoring a try for Sleaford. | Photo: Megan Jones
James Hough in action for Sleaford. | Photo: Megan Jones
Josh Baughn on the attack for Deepings. | Photo: Wendy Benson
Deeping Dinosaurs enjoyed a hard-fought friendly away against Peterborough Monks which ended in a 19-7 defeat.
The Lincolnshire side were awarded a penalty try after an infringement as Frank Josh was trying to score.
Deepings and Peterborough preparing for a scrum. | Photo: Wendy Benson
Barton captain Oliver Brett in action against Driffield. | Photo: Kevin Massey
Barton & District endured a difficult afternoon in the East Yorkshire Merit League as they lost 69-0 against Driffield’s 3rd XV, but they kept battling hard and didn’t give up until the final whistle.
Barton’s Harry Trowsdale making a tackle. | Photo: Kevin Massey
Barton’s Morgan Williams in action against Driffleld. | Photo: Kevin Massey
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