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Top honours - and there could be more to come

IT HAS been a long time since a British Rugby Club has been able to boast a period in their history where their junior section has been so successful that they stand out from the many hundreds of young players in the field of Rugby Union.Read

Back in time

LIVERPOOL Rugby Football Club (now Liverpool St Helens) will celebrate 150 years to the day of its foundation next Wednesday when a group of young West Lancs and Merseyside boys and girls will re-enact the club's first ever match.Read

Ormskirk have no luck against Duk

A GUTSY performance against the top of theSouth Lancashire Cheshire Two League might not have been enough for Ormskirk to win but it ensured the leaders had to fight every inch of the way to secure the points.Read

Close, but Anvils were too tough to crack

DESPITE the atrocious conditions, both Orrell Anvils and Ormskirk contributed to a good game of rugby.Read

Ormskirk given stark wake up call to re-double their efforts

ALTHOUGH last Saturday was classified as a non-league weekend due to the various cup competitions, all four Ormskirk teams played but only the third team were in a 'competitive' fixtureRead

Changes not enough to save Kirk

THE match started with Ormskirk playing into a strong wind and from the kick-off they took the attack to Pendle.Read

Kirk fail to cope with pace

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Depleted youth side fail to measure up

A DEPLETED Ormskirk side took to the field against what was to be a determined Warrington.Read

Ormskirk reign supreme in derby with Southport

BOTH teams had their fair share of possession but the hard work of Ormskirk’s pack guaranteed another two points for the season’s campaign.Read

Party keeps on going

FOR the third successive week Ormskirk put in a sparkling performance and held out for the victory, despite the best efforts of the opposition to spoil the party.Read

Crewe cut down to size by power of the Kirk

A FIRST half of immense attacking rugby and a second of brutal defence saw Ormskirk win against a strong Crewe team at Green Lane on Saturday.Read

Good win but we need more players

ALTHOUGH playing with only 14 men against a strong 15 man side, Ormskirk took the game to Broughton from the kick-off.Read

Another win but not briliant

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Kirk put on fine show of attacking rugby

HAVING been knocked out of the cup the previous week the onus was on Ormskirk to deliver.Read

ORMSKIRK RUFC 1st VX

Ormskirk Rugby Club first team squad step into this week’s colour spotlight: Back row: Paul Blackwood, Chris Ashworth, Phil Armstrong, Andrew Dean, John Curley, John Bennett, Kieran Mahood, Paul Rowley, Val Gatley, Adi Molyneux and Dave Jones. Front: Richard Pope, Andrew Healey, Jamie Gregg, Andrew Wilson, Mark Hutchings, Phil Harland (coach), Cliff Kirby, Glynn Roberts, Simon Staniforth, Andrew Wroe and Andy Montrose Code DB220907D-3Read

Ormskirk run out of Energy but not hope

TWO breakaway tries and a strong defence halted any ambition Ormskirk had of progress in the EDF Energy Senior Vase competition this season. However, a superb performance against a team a division higher, notably from the forwards, gave many positives for the first team squad to reflect upon.Read

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