Leek kicked off to start the game but as soon as Longton caught the ball they went on the attack and well within a minute Liam ran through to score the first try of the game. Patrick converted. From the re-start Longton attacked again and within a matter of seconds Brandon scored. Leek made some progress from the re-start but it wasn't long before Longton attacked again and this time it was Lewis who got his name on the score sheet. Patrick converted again.

Leek kicked off again and gained the put in for a scrum after a questionable knock on within Longton's 22m line. From this Leek pushed over the line to get five points and successfully converted. Longton kicked off but as soon as their player caught the ball he was bundled into touch. A scrum followed the line out and Longton attacked but Leek defended well and stopped the visitors progress five metres from the line.

However Longton reclaimed the ball and Matthew H pushed over to score. Again after a brief period of play in Longton's half the visitors took possession of the ball again,pushed on up the field and Lewis scored again. Two minutes of more even play ensued but again Longton headed off up the field and Liam scored his second try shortly before the half time whistle.

Half time: Leek 7 - 39 Longton.

From the start of the second half Longton attacked from the off, quickly got the ball from the Leek team and Alex ran from the 22m line to score in the corner. Converted by Patrick. A few minutes from the re-start Lewis powered his way from just within Leek's half to score again between the posts and get his hat trick. Again Patrick got the extra two points. Shortly after the re-start the ball came to Liam within the Longton half but his pace got him through to score again and claim his hat trick. The touch down was again between the posts and Patrick made easy work of the conversion.

Some good rucking led to Longton attacking again but Leek were given a penalty before the ball was touched down. This delay didn't slow the progress down for long and after a series of good passes the ball ended up with Lewis who scored again and this too was converted by Patrick. Once again after a short period of play Longton attacked again and this time Billy broke through to get his name on the score sheet. Patrick converted. Longton attacked again but on two occasions the soft ground stopped the player's advances by causing them to slide to the ground. The final whistle eventually came to end a memorable game.

Final score: Leek 7 - 74 Longton.

The score sheet reflects the imbalance between the two teams but this does not take anything away from the effectiveness and the great team effort that the lads put into the match. All who played put their training to good use and earned their victory and they didn't reduce the pressure they put the opposition under. Although it was difficult to single anyone out in this team effort as everyone played their hearts out I still think the following players deserve a special mention:

James - Leek were a player short so James had the unfortunate task of being loaned to the Leek team for the whole of the match.

Lewis - Persistently used his power to get through for his four tries.

Liam - Used his pace to excellent effect to get through for four tries-despite not always taking the direct route.

Patrick - Successfully converted seven out of twelve ( 100% in the second half ). No mean feat in the very windy conditions and the fact that several of the kicks were close to the side-lines.

Harry - Tried, as hard as ever, to add his name to the list of scorers but got thwarted short of the line on numerous occasions.

The Coaches awarded the Man of the Match to the entire squad.