Macclesfield u17 8 Lymm u17 17

LYMM'S junior colts have booked a cup final slot for the second year running.

They will face Caldy or Sandbach in the Cheshire Junior Colts Cup final thanks to their midweek win at Macclesfield in miserable conditions.

All of Lymm's points came in the first half, with just one Macclesfield try added after the interval as the hosts tried to find a way back.

A Price penalty was all that split the teams until 14 minutes from the break.

When Macc failed to find touch with a penalty the ball was quickly spread down the line where a flat pass from Alfie Simpson put Joe Senior in on an angle, with Price converting.

Macc landed a penalty and gathered some momentum, declining some kickable penalties to go for the throat.

Senior flew across field to smash the home hooker into touch in an incredible try-saving tackle.

With five minutes to go Lymm broke out of defence and slick hands saw George Norman crash back inside to score wide out. Price slotted the conversion to give Lymm a 17-3 lead that proved beyond Macc.

* SEVEN Lymm junior colts were named in the Sale Sharks Academy squad for Saturday's home clash with Connaught - Alfie Simpson, James Rooney (captain,, Josh Hadland, Harry Ratcliffe, Joe Senior, Rhys Spencer-Price, Joe Johnson.

Macclesfield 3rd 14 Lymm 2nd 46

LYMM got on top in the last 25 minutes in what was a tough battle with Macc in the Cotton Traders Championship.

At that point Lymm led 15-14 but then, after the game went to uncontested scrums, assembled 31 unanswered points as superior pace and fitness took its toll on game hosts.

Tries from Jorge Reynolds and Dave Coon gave Lymm a 10-7 interval lead, extended to 15-7 with Reynolds' second score.

After a Macc response with a pushover try Lymm took command.

Further tries came from James Yates on his final appearance before moving out of the area, Grant Sneddon, Reynolds, Richie McEvoy and James Pitcher.

The seconds host Wilmslow on Saturday while the firsts visit Harrogate, both 3pm kick-offs.

Lymm: D Coon, J Pitcher, S Byetheway, H Baldwin, J Yates, J Ashall, A Stewart, W Baldwin, T Shard, J Robinson, R Forrest, R McEvoy, G Sneddon, J Reynolds, T Phillips. Replacements: 16, J Lewis, 17, J Harper.