AFTER more than a decade of playing together, Lymm Rugby Club’s senior colts brought the curtain down on their time as a team in perfect fashion.
A typically entertaining display of rugby earned them a 51-22 victory over Heaton Moor in the North West Senior Colts League Cup final – the third trophy they have won this season.
The electric pace of Joe Senior proved telling for the Beechwood side as he crossed for a hat-trick of tries.
Alfie Simpson scored a try to go with four conversions and one penalty with the boot as Lymm were able to rack up a big scoreline after a well-contested game.
George Norman and Joe Johnson were also among the try-scorers as the side added to the Colts A League and Cheshire Cup titles they had already won this season.
Lymm squad: Inman, Nolan, Hopkinson, Norman, Senior, Simpson, Gray, Ratcliffe, Wadsworth, Murphy, McCaulley, Soni, Heaton, Price, Brown, Carr, Peers, Johnson, Binns, Yates
Meanwhile, Lymm's senior team will have the benefit of a current Premiership player’s experience on their coaching staff for next season.
Sale Sharks hooker Curtis Langdon – an England under 20s international – has been named as the club’s new forwards coach as part of an end-of-season review at Beechwood.
Langdon was brought in to support the coaching team during last season and his input saw a significant improvement at the set-piece.
Adam Fletcher will continue in his role as head coach and director of rugby while scrum-half Andy Davies remains as player/backs coach.
John Millington will take on the role of head of conditioning, supported by physio Chris Wood.
Lymm survived a scare to avoid relegation from the North Premier in 2018/19 as they finished 11th.
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