Rugby Union: Littleborough's Mini and Junior sections put in strong performances

Littleborough Rugby Union U14s in the final

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Strong performances across Littleborough's Mini and Junior section ensured there would be no North Wales Tour hangover.

After facing off against some of the best sides in North Wales, Littleborough's Under 8s got back to winning ways this weekend as the young guns welcomed the visit of Yorkshire side Old Brodleians.

Littleborough showed some collaborative tagging as a defensive unit and collected the allotted seven tags on numerous occasions. The passing on show was commented on by the opposition coaches.

Matthew Makinson scored in the corner. Jack Ashworth stood out with a man-of-the-match performance. 

Playing against the older members of the Old Brodleians clan, Littleborough Under 10s had a very tough afternoon against quality opposition. Their hard work and determination paid off to record a successful Sunday. 

The Under 11s drew with Burnley in their thirrd fixture against them this season. The boys and girls took a 4-1 lead and held this comfortably until the third quarter, when Burnley took the lead in a remarkable comeback. 

Boro fought back in the final minutes 10, nearly scoring a couple of tries before Joe Mills levelled proceedings with the last play. A brace from Alex Sunderland was one of many stand out performances as Joe Russon also drew plaudits for his quality in turning over the ball at the ruck. Strong tackling from Tyler Brock, George Sutcliffe, Luke Howarth and Tom Deacon set the platform for the early lead and excellent running and support play from Jamie Roberston and Connolly Leighton made large yardage gains for Boro.

The Under 12s lost 3-2 to Sedgley Park, but beat Oldham 6-1.

Sedgley Park were the catalyst of more Littleborough misery as they took a 24-0 victory under the Friday night lights at Park Lane. Littleborough were under the cosh immediately as the influential Ben Scott injured his knee in first play of game and had to be replaced. The whole team defended well against a good side, especially in second half.

Littleborough struggled to make ground in attack due to Saracens like high pressing defence, sometimes pushing the boundaries of the offside line. Littleborough pressed in final five minutes for a consolation with a number of line-outs and scrums in the opposition 22 but couldn't quite find their way over the line.