Wids kids (From Warrington Guardian)

Wids kids

Wids U12s 21 Caldy U12s 0

Wids U12s 35 Port Sunlight 0

CALDY could not contain a tough and fired up Wids side today.

Both forwards and backs showed the hosts how to play fast controlled rugby.

Buckle (1) and Smith (2) both crashed over and Phillips (3 cons) put away the conversions. Final score 21-0. After a 30 minute break, the 14 man Wids squad took on Port Sunlight.

Control of the rucks, mauls and scrums meant quick ball for the backs and some great play out on the wings.

Price, Mercer, Morris Stewart and Buckle played like a pack well beyond their years.

Tight scrummaging and nice play in the lineouts marked the Wids forwards out as the better of the two packs. Storming runs by Price, Buckle and intelligent off-loads from Morris made yard after yard for the Wids with Mercer and Stewart always in the thick of it.

Smith (1), Rugan, Molyneaux, captain Hough (1), Crank (1), Phillips (5 cons), Thompson (1), Doolan (1) and Glover all played well.

Caldy RUFC B U8s 20

Widnes RUFC U8s 50

Caldy RUFC A U8s 30

Widnes RUFC U8s 40

Port Sunlight RUFC U8s 25

Widnes RUFC U8s 35

THE young Wids side had three great wins against tough opposition on the Wirral.

On very small pitches they controlled the ball well and rarely allowed the other teams space.

To their credit several of the tries resulted from their willingness to keep the ball alive and stretch their opponents defensive line.

The squad is now looking forward to a trip to Oxfordshire and the Banbury RUFC festival next Sunday.

Squad with tries: Cooke (4), Donohue (3), Preston (2), Cassidy, Milling (1), Jones, Ward (2), Kelly (4), Jennett (4), Rowley (2), Stewart (3),Roskell.

Widnes U15s 25 Bury U15s 15

WIDNES got back to winning ways.

Bury started the stronger but great tackling in the Widnes back line by Barton, Hulme and Newall kept them out.

Fine handling by Whyment put Nuttall in at the corner. Widnes scored again after good forward drives from Williamson, Watmore and Vowles allowing Hulme to touch down.

Morgan kicked a penalty on the stroke of half time to make it 13-0.

Griffiths drove over after good work by Hatton and Harrison, Morgan kicked the goal.

Bury hit back with two well-deserved tries.

Varley made the game safe after Semple and Whitfield had made good ground to cap a good all round performance.

Widnes U13s 83 Tildsley U13s 0

IN their first ever Lancashire cup competition Widnes U13s scored 13 unanswered tries.

Twenty-four teams have entered the prestigious competition and with this showing Widnes can look forward to a very successful competition.

The highlights of the game included excellent handling in the backs with all members of the squad contributing to a fantastic all round performance.

Nine different try scorers crossed the line including Pinder, Hasaballa, Mullen, Wright, Lang and a first try for exciting wingman Alex Yates. His opposite wingman was Sam Gratland went one better and scored two as did centre Schofield and dynamic forward Darryl Bold.

One of the highlights of the game was a fantastic kick in from stand-off Rory Nelson who converted four tries as did centre George Lang.

The next game is in three weeks away to Waterloo.

Widnes U9s 20 Caldy U9s 0

THE Wids played a triangular tournament against Caldy and Helsby and won both games.

In the first game they played against Caldy who were out for revenge for last week's cup final defeat. The Wids scored four tries without reply to win comfortably.

Widnes U9s 45 Helsby U9s 5

AGAINST Helsby, they played against a combined U9s and U10s team.

Helsby, despite their size advantage, managed only one try against a very resolute Widnes defence.

Team and scorers: Paton (2), Gagen (2), Edwards (2), Ellison (2), Smith (2), Butterworth (1), Rugen (1), Foster, Underwood, Cartledge and Kenyon. Anyone wanting to join the Wids should contact Rob Paton on 07970 876413.

Widnes RUFC U10s 50

Caldy RUFC U10s 20

CAPTAIN Lang had a storming game for the Wids.

Centre Duggan launched a long pass to Critchley who made a scintillating break for the Wids first try. In the third quarter Mercer scored a try in the corner after good runs from Pinder and Dorning.

Scrum half Oliver dominated his opposite number and speedy Fonterigo jinked over for four tries. Props Cooke and Quinn controlled the mauls and hooker Simm had a good lineout game.

Caldy could do nothing to prevent breaks by Jones down the wing as he outpaced all their backs, scoring a try in the corner.

Try scorers and match players were Fonterigo (4), Critchley (2), Mercer (1), Cooke (1), Jones (1), Lang (1), Oliver, Duggan, Quinn, Simm, Pinder, Dorning.

Caldy U7s v Wids U7s

THE Wids U7s visited Caldy on the Wirral for a triangle tournament with the hosts and Port Sunlight with a squad of 16 players.

The Wids played Caldy three times and Port Sunlight once, which allowed all squad members to play a full game.

Several of the regular players travelled but were not on form due to illness, but all the squad played well in four very close games.

The first game against Caldy ended 30-30 with the second and third games going in the Wids favour 45-40 and 25-15 respectively.

The game against Port Sunlight was lost 30-35 in the final seconds after an end-to-end finale.

Squad with tries: J Breeden (11); Jacks; Whittaker; Purcell; Critchley; Cooke; Murray (1); E Jones; A Jones (2); A Breeden; J Commins (2); S Commins (6); Beamish (2); Hayburn.