[Flumpty]

Kendal Vikings 18 Stockport 2nd Xv 24

A game that the Vikings could have/should have/might have won and would have done another day. As one of the Stockport players put it "How the **** did we win that one !


Kendal 33 Stockport 24
Excellant Start https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html

The last time I watched Kendal play Stockport, Stockport were absolutely flying and won propmotion with nearly a clean sweep of BP wins. This time around, Kendal were good value for their win. Even more so that they have lost a lot of experienced players since the end of the 2022/2023 season

[JohnJ of HM]

Aspull 34 Heaton Moor 20. At least we scored 4 tries for a bonus point.

Sadly the 2nds couldn't raise a team. A malaise that also took out Warrington 2s, Keswick 2s and even Fylde 2s. And World Rugby claimed this week that the game was growing!

[Flumpty]

Aspull 34 Heaton Moor 20. At least we scored 4 tries for a bonus point.

Sadly the 2nds couldn't raise a team. A malaise that also took out Warrington 2s, Keswick 2s and even Fylde 2s. And World Rugby claimed this week that the game was growing!

Fylde not raising a 2nd team isn't good. Don't they usually run 3 teams ?
I know that it's very early days, but Kendal Vikings had a squad of 23 yesterday, with quite a few unavailable through cricket, school holidays etc, which is a very positive start.

[Yareet]

Aspull 34 Heaton Moor 20. At least we scored 4 tries for a bonus point.

Sadly the 2nds couldn't raise a team. A malaise that also took out Warrington 2s, Keswick 2s and even Fylde 2s. And World Rugby claimed this week that the game was growing!

Fylde not raising a 2nd team isn't good. Don't they usually run 3 teams ?

Going OT but there is an article in today's Telegraph about the dwindling numbers of adult male grassroots players. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... are-dying/

Their one hope is that England go deep into the World Cup.

Ah!

[SimonG]

Aspull 34 Heaton Moor 20. At least we scored 4 tries for a bonus point.

Sadly the 2nds couldn't raise a team. A malaise that also took out Warrington 2s, Keswick 2s and even Fylde 2s. And World Rugby claimed this week that the game was growing!

Fylde not raising a 2nd team isn't good. Don't they usually run 3 teams ?

Going OT but there is an article in today's Telegraph about the dwindling numbers of adult male grassroots players. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... are-dying/

Their one hope is that England go deep into the World Cup.

Ah!

Trouble is it's two years until the Women's World Cup.

[Lord Elpus]

Leicester Lions 23 - 19 Sale FC.

[Flumpty]

Manchester 2nd 68 Kendal Vikings 28
Well beaten by a more experienced, more savvy, bigger, stronger team. Looking at the positive, the Vikings average age was about 20 (possibly younger) and they'll have picked up things from how Manchester played.

Manchester 38 Kendal 34 (website score isn't correct)
Too Hot
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/manc ... 01283.html

I didn't envy anyone playing today - teh temp gauge in my car hit 30 deg as I pulled into the car park today.

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor 28 Tarleton 43. At least we're scoring tries. 4 try bonus

Stockport 3 38 HM 2 12

Wilmslow U18 26 HM U18 19

HM U17 33 Wirral U17 29

[Flumpty]

Sadly the 2nds couldn't raise a team. A malaise that also took out Warrington 2s, Keswick 2s and even Fylde 2s. And World Rugby claimed this week that the game was growing!

Glossop 2nd Xv and Fylde 3rd Xv have now pulled out of the division that my son plays in. Not good news at all.

[Lord Elpus]

Sale FC 21 - 28 DMP - second defeat on the bounce

[JohnJ of HM]

Glossop 2nd Xv and Fylde 3rd Xv have now pulled out of the division that my son plays in. Not good news at all.

Yet Fylde 4ths and Glossop 3rds are carrying on in their divisions. Is that a bit unfair on the other teams in their leagues?

[Flumpty]

Glossop 2nd Xv and Fylde 3rd Xv have now pulled out of the division that my son plays in. Not good news at all.

Yet Fylde 4ths and Glossop 3rds are carrying on in their divisions. Is that a bit unfair on the other teams in their leagues?

This is from the Glossop website https://www.glossoprufc.com/2nd-team-update

It's possibly not enough players of a required level available to commit to 2nd team rugby for a full season - but enough players wanting to play semi-regualr rugby, possibly more social type rugby.
On the plus side, at least they withdrew before the season began.

[Lord Elpus]

Roy - look away now!

Chinnor 36 - 0 Sale FC

[Flumpty]

Vale Of Lune 2nds 0 Kendal Vikings 62
A very good result against our nearest and dearest (KL aren't in the same division). Sadly Flumpty Jnr wasn't involved as he is currently in a plastic boot.
Match Report from the Vale POV
https://www.valeoflunerufc.org/teams/37 ... e=facebook

Kendal 47 Northwich 20
Bonus Point Win
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html

Kendal Junior Colts 60 New Brighton Junior Colts 7.

[Maccshark]

Macclesfield 46 Stockport 6
Macc 2nd in Regional 1NW after three games.

[Flumpty]

Kendal Vikings 52 Tarleton 2nd XV 0

Sandbach 17 Kendal 30
Bonus point on the road
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/sand ... 01283.html

Trafford MV Junior Colts 10 Kendal Junior Colts 33
Kendal are now played 4, won 4 and top their division.

DRiffield Ladies 10 Kendal Wasps 43

A very successful weekend for all of Kendals teams

[Lord Elpus]

Cinderford 15 - 12 Sale FC - consistency this season, lost every game.

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor 33 Wilmslow 35. Chucked it away in last 10 mins. Scored 5 tries to 4 and still lost.

Marple 2 14 Heaton Moor 2 25

[Major Bloodnok]

Allianz Premiership Cup

Sale Sharks 36 Leicester Tigers 19

A win against Leicester is always welcome.

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor U18 35 Sale FC U18 20 1st win in four

Rochdale U17 41 Heaton Moor U17 24 1st loss in four

[Flumpty]

Kendal 17 Rossendale 34
Not as bad as it threathened to be - Byron Mcguigan scoring in the first 60 seconds & Rossendale well on top. Kendals centre facing off against Denny was one of last seasons Colts and didn't let himself down.

Battling performance against a really strong team
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html

[Mackem]

Sale FC get a win. 19-14 v Blackheath. Terrible conditions and some rather unusual refereeing, but it was good to see them a bit more like the Sale of the last couple of seasons, at least in the second half!

[JohnJ of HM]

Bolton 15 Heaton Moor 33

Heaton Moor 2 29 Didsbury Toc H 3 17

[Lord Elpus]

Plymouth Albion 36 - 10 Sale FC

I hear a groan from on high.

[JohnJ of HM]

Bolton 30 Heaton Moor 12 Bolton get revenge for last week so progress in Lancashire Trophy

Heaton Moor 2nds 29 Glossop 2nds 28

Preston Grasshoppers U18 5 Heaton Moor U18 26

Heaton Moor U17 45 sale FC U17 10

Three out of four ain't bad!

[Flumpty]

A brace of draws !

Kendal Vikings 5 Preston Grasshoppers 3rd's 5
to describe the game as being dull would be being charitable !

Leek 25 Kendal 25

[Maccshark]

Sandbach 12 Macclesfield 41
Macc second after six straight wins. Big home game against Rossendale in third next Saturday.

[Flumpty]

Sandbach 12 Macclesfield 41
Macc second after six straight wins. Big home game against Rossendale in third next Saturday.

Rossendale had a huge win today - 106 -14 against Penrith and Rossendale were down to 14 from early on.

[Maccshark]

Ouch!!

[Flumpty]

Rochdale 2nd xv 11 Kendal Vikings 19
Kendal Vikings through to the next round of the Cup

Kendal 38 Blackburn 80
Going Head To Head With The Best
118 points 17 tries
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/goin ... 01283.html

A heavy defeat , but I think that Kendal are the first gteam to get a try scoring BP against Blackburn this season.

[Lord Elpus]

Well done Sale FC who didn't lose yesterday. Improvement.

[Flumpty]

Kendal Vikings 22 Broughton Park 2nd XV 5


Anselmians 19 Kendal 12
Not at their best
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/anse ... 01283.html

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor 20 Warrington 17 A welcome win after the thrashing by Didsbury Toc H in the last round

HM 2nds game off due to Hope Valley 1sts dropping out of the league

Wigan U18 17 Heaton Moor U18 27

Heaton Moor U17 33 Millom U17 5

3 out of 3 for the weekend

[Bucks1861]

Moseley 22, Sale 14.

[Flumpty]

Kendal 31 Wirral 30

BP win for Kendal in a game that Wirral led until about a minute from the end. A result made all the sweeter by the blatant cheating of the Wirral TJ coming undone.

Amazing Fight Back
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html

[Major Bloodnok]

Sale FC 29 Rams 17

Bonus point win lifts FC off the bottom of the table.

[Maccshark]

Macc 34 Blackburn 26

A very entertaining game which leaves both teams and Rossendale in a three way tie at the top. Lots of good rugby in this division this year, get out and watch!
£10 at Macc
ps kudos to Blackburn who run the ball at every opportunity and virtually refuse to hoof the ball away!

[Flumpty]

Macc 34 Blackburn 26

A very entertaining game which leaves both teams and Rossendale in a three way tie at the top. Lots of good rugby in this division this year, get out and watch!
£10 at Macc
ps kudos to Blackburn who run the ball at every opportunity and virtually refuse to hoof the ball away!

That's a cracking result for your boys - the top 3 in Regional 1 Northwest are absolutely flying.

[Flumpty]

Kendal Vikings wrote another chaper in the book "Games that we should have won, but didn't"
Rochdale 2nd's 15 Kendal Vikings 14
Rochdale are probably still trying to work out how they came away with a W

Kendal 13 Penrith 0 (the most North Westerly fixture in this division)
A Dour Encounter . Poor Weather = Limited Entertainment Value

https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/a-do ... 01283.html

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor 24 Aldwinians 38
Story of the season. 4 try bonus but lose. Seven 4 try bonuses in ten games but only won two.

Congleton 2nds 29 Heaton Moor 2nds 22

Hope for better from the U17s and U18s today.

[JohnJ of HM]

Wirral U18 20 Heaton Moor U18 21

Heaton Moor U17 35 Widnes U17 0

Both teams currently top of their league

[Flumpty]

Kendal 1st & 2nd Combined vs Lancaster Universtity 1st & 2nd Combined

A format that I hadn't watched before and it made for a cracking game.
K 38 L36

The lead changed several times over 80 minutes and either team would have made a worthy winner.

[Flumpty]

Nothing doing for the Kendal teams.

The Vikings were due to play table toppers Firwood Waterloo 2nds on the 3G at Kendal, but the game has just been called as they can't keep the snow off the pitch markings.

The 1st's game Away against Macclesfield was called this morning.

[Lord Elpus]

Taunton 32 - 56 Sale FC magnificent comeback from 32 - 14 down in the 2nd half.

[Flumpty]

This weekend was due to be a Manc Triple Bill at Kendal, with Manc's 1st's, 2nd's and Ladies teams all visiting Mint Bridge.

Sadly, the weather has ballsed things up and the main pitch is currently waterlogged. The 2nds game that was due to be on the 3g has been postponed so that the the 1st's game can be moved to the 3g if the main pitch becomes unplayable.
Hats off to the ground staff who got the pitch in a position to pass a pre match pitch inspection (although it looked completely trashed after 80 mins of rugby.

Kendal 14 Manchester 25

Washed Away
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html

On Sunday
Kendal Wasps 44 Manchester Women 0
Another good performance against strong opposition
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 06658.html

[Lord Elpus]

Sale FC 8 -7 Bishops Stortford. Dreadful conditions, down to 14 after 60 mins. huge number of penalties conceded. Time to chuck away the Jono Ross coaching manual.

[JohnJ of HM]

Tarleton 41 Heaton Moor 7

Washed away too.

HM 2nds Postponed

[JohnJ of HM]

Heaton Moor 27 Widnes 33. Same old story scoring plenty of tries but losing. Still 2 bonus points against top of the league is OK I suppose.

Glossop 3 60 Heaton Moor 2 7 . How Glossop were allowed to drop out of their 2nd team league but stay in the 3rd team league defeats me.

[Flumpty]

Kendal Vikings 3 Vale of Lune 2nds 14
Very disappointing result against Vale

Northwich 15 Kendal 22
Poor performance - Good result
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/poor ... 01283.html

[Flumpty]

Good result for Kendal Vikings away at Tarleton
Tarleton 5 Kendal 47


Kendal 26 Sandbach 18
https://www.kendalrugby.co.uk/news/kend ... 01283.html
Hard Work, but Good Win