Warrington and Lymm rugby senior colts face off

SOME of the town’s most promising rugby union players were on show at the weekend as the senior colts teams from Warrington and Lymm Rugby Clubs faced off.

It was Warrington who ran out 48-26 winners, with both sides playing some excellent rugby.

Full-back Leo Zheng scored a hat-trick for Warrington, with Cam Sutcliffe crossing twice to go with further tries for Rorio Zheng, Nathan Bass and Stephen Antrobus.

Lymm battled hard, with their pack particularly impressive, and were rewarded with four tries of their own, including a well-worked team move on the final whistle.

“We train to play free-flowing, heads-up rugby and place a big emphasis on skill level,” Warrington coach Phil Sutcliffe said.

“Losing our Sale halfback, Matty Hope and our talisman prop Riley Surplice through injury so late was a blow, but I was pleased that we were able to use the ball how we did with Jack Whittaker having a stormer playing out of position.

“The performances are building nicely though we still need to go through a few more gears if we're to repeat our previous success come the end of the season.

“Whilst always fiercely competitive, we have a great relationship with Lymm – most of the lads are friends off the field and we look forward to future encounters in league and cup."