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Leigh Centurions V BRADFORD BULLS

Leigh Centurions V BRADFORD BULLS

Leigh Centurions v BULLS SUNDAY 16TH JUNE 2019 @ 3PM FROM# LEYTHERS THE TOP# OURTOWNOURCLUB This afternoon we welcome the late, great MBE at his home with many of the current Leigh players. It players, officials and supporters of in Bradford and spent a captivating three struck me talking to Jordan Thompson, to . hours in his company. Trevor was a great just how Leigh gets in your blood. Jordan After last Sunday’s great game against friend of Tommy Sale and the two was buzzing to come back to Leigh and Halifax there should be a bumper crowd gentlemen shared many games in their within five minutes said it felt like he’d and atmosphere for this game and the latter years as their respective clubs’ time- never been away. By the way, Ryan visit of the Bulls is always keenly keepers. My friend Stuart Duffy kindly Brierley’s on 199 career games and 992 anticipated. The two clubs have a long arranged this visit for me and it’s great to career points according to my records and history of playing one another but haven’t see Stuart still actively involved at the I messaged him to let him know how close met too often in the summer era so Bradford club and playing such an integral he was to two big career milestones which occasions like today are to be savoured. part in their revival with his wisdom, skills hopefully he’ll achieve soon. and work ethic. ’s a good friend We’re delighted to welcome Our League to On a personal level my dad first took me of mine as well and we go back nearly 30 to in the early 1970s for a Great LSV this afternoon for their live streaming years. I couldn’t have imagined a better of the game. The app is a fantastic Britain- test match and I marvelled duo than John and Stuart to help drag at the sheer size of the ground and addition for the supporter Bradford back from the depths and after immediately became aware of just why it and I enjoyed watching the recent Barrow- last year’s promotion it was great to visit was steeped in Rugby League history. I Bulls game in the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. Odsal again this year and see the green remember the two teams walking from the I thought the commentary by our own shoots of recovery everywhere and the re- pavilion down the steep terraces to the Dave Parkinson with as awakening of one of the game’s great pitch below and staying on the pitch at summariser was superb. Dave knows the clubs. halftime for refreshments and a team talk, game and its players inside out and also then walking back up through the fans I remember the re-Christened Bradford works so well with an experienced after the game. Bulls coming to in 1996 for a summariser as he appreciates the two are My friend Robert Gate wrote a magnificent tie under the charge of very different roles. Leon offered great book detailing the events of the 1954 Brian Smith. With Smith as coach and insight and knowledge from a coach’s Challenge Cup Final replay between Peter Deakin masterminding the perspective. Talking of commentators and Halifax when a world commercial side you could tell something thanks to Ryan Taylor for his sterling work record crowd, officially given as 102,575, big was brewing. Bull-mania was one particularly under trying circumstances in packed inside Odsal. There’s some enduring memory of the early years of the game at Toulouse and for the service amazing footage on You Tube of that , wonderful summer he and Joe Wood provide on LCTV. If you occasion. Yet in December 1963 Leigh evenings at a packed Odsal where the don’t subscribe to LCTV then please visited Odsal for a league game and just fantastic off-field action with live bands, consider doing so and please also sign up 841 spectators were dotted about the men on stilts, fire-eaters, vintage car to Our League as it directly helps Leigh Odsal slopes. Bradford Northern folded displays, Elvis evenings, fireworks etc was Centurions. soon afterwards, happily revived the matched by the on-field action as the Bulls ...... following year. became a dominant force in the game and ultimately world champions in 2002. Finally big thanks to one of the game’s all- Rugby League in Bradford’s certainly had time greats, , who was our its ups and downs. After all the first Odsal returned the national television special guest last Sunday and who champions Manningham soon switched to attention recently when the Challenge Cup captivated premier Club with his stories soccer, forming Bradford FC and the quarter-final against Halifax was played and insight, all told with great humility. original Bradford club, playing at the out before a large audience on Andy loves coming to Leigh and hopefully famous ground, won the Cup mainstream BBC television and a we’ll see him and his wife Nicola again in 1906 only to also become a soccer captivating game showcased the best of soon. club, Bradford Park Avenue. This act rugby league and signalled became known as the ‘Great Betrayal’ and that Odsal, and the Bulls are very much on Enjoy the game, Mike the way back. has been expertly chronicled in the Andy Gregory in Premier Club last Sunday superb, recently published books by John Congratulations to two of our former Dewhirst. Fortunately, a faction kept players who recently achieved career Northern Unionism alive, forming Bradford milestones. Former club captain Oliver Northern in 1907 and originally playing at Wilkes scored his 100th career try in Birch Lane. Inspired by reading John’s Town’s game at South books I visited the site last year, adjacent last Saturday and Sean Penkywicz also to where Old Lane CC play, and recorded his 150th career try in the same it’s still possible to imagine how the game. Oliver was gutted to miss the Leigh ground must have looked over a century game through a hamstring injury as he’d ago. dreamt of reaching his 100 with a try in When researching my history of rugby front of the North Stand. Penky was my league grounds I was honoured to visit the guest last Sunday and remains friends

THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF RLFC 3 # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB HONOURS WHO’S WHO Winter era AT LEIGH CENTURIONS (1895-96 to 1995-96) Championship Winners: COACH’S COLUMN Owner Statistician 1905-06, 1981-82 Mr Derek Beaumont Mr Cliff Sumner Division Two Champions: Operational Board Of Directors Social Media Manager 1977-78, 1985-86, 1988-89 HEAD COACH JOHN DUFFY Mr Michael Latham (Chairman) Mr Darren Lilly Challenge Cup Winners: 1921, 1971 Mr Jason Retail Outlet Manager Our middles were really good against he is. Jake’s another one who loves Leigh Mr Steve Hill Ms Gillian Jolley Cup Winners: Chief Executive IT Manager 1952, 1955, 1970, 1981 Halifax. Their attention to detail was really and he’s so pleased to be back. Mr Matthew Chantler Mr Andrew Parkinson (runners-up 1909, 1920, 1922, 1949, important. Sam Brooks was a bit miffed. Andy Gregory was the club’s guest of Honorary Life President Club Ambassador 1951, 1963, 1969) His main sponsor was also the main honour last week and spoke so well in Mr Brian Bowman Mr Alex Murphy OBE BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners: match sponsor. When he ploughed over Premier Club. You look at what he’s Honorary Vice President Official Club Photographers 1969, 1972 (runners-up 1968, 1976) for that try in front of the North Stand he achieved in the game and it’s Mr Andy Burnham Mr Jerry Lyons South West Lancashire & Border thought he’d nailed the man of the match unbelievable. He loves coming to Leigh Towns Cup Winners: 1901 award. He said he was gutted when Mitch and loves the club. He was my hero as a Life Members SuperLeigh (Hilton Park Society) ITA TV Trophy runners-up 1955 got it, but to be fair he was only joking. Mr Tommy Coleman Manager kid growing up and it’s great to meet up Summer era (1996 to date) Sam’s a great team player and a great with him from time to time and learn from Dr Morris Doublet-Stewart Ms Christine Brown John Duffy and Martyn Ridyard bloke to have around the place. Mr Michael Latham Assistant Manager Promotion to Super League: some of his experience and knowledge. 2004,2016 ’s dad had just arrived from He’s very supportive. Chris Hill also came Mr John Massey Mr Jonathan Simpkin The games are coming thick and fast Mr Steve Openshaw Co-Ordinator League Leaders: . He spent the afternoon in to the Halifax game, a lad who made his Premiership 2001, and as the starts nearing its Derek’s box and just loved his time at name at Leigh and who’s gone on to Mr Fred Parkinson Mr Paul Robinson climax, the intensity rises. Mr Alan Platt National League One 2004, Leigh. He was bursting with pride great things at Warrington and at Mr Allan Rowley Leigh Community Trust Championship 2014,2015,2016 I always felt the league table would watching his son play and no wonder. international level. Chris never forgets his Mr Frank Taylor Programmes Director Winners: change week by week and all you can do He’s a champion. roots and the role Leigh played in his Mr John Woods Ms Hannah Forbes National League One 2004, is concentrate on your own career. also popped in for a Community Manager Championship 2014 The fans were great against Halifax, as performances. But come the season’s they always are and hopefully we’ll have chat before the game, and a catch-up Head Coach Ms Heather Parker-Preece (runners-up: Premiership 2000, 2002, end our win over Halifax last Sunday Mr John Duffy Youth Mental Health Officers a good crowd again today. Bradford fans with Frank and Rudi in the Aladdin’s Cave National League One 2003) could prove very important. we call our kit room. Scott’s eyes light up Assistant Coaches Mr Mick Nanyn National league Cup Winners: will be out in force. They love their Rugby Mr Paul Anderson Mr It was a fantastic performance. They’ve League. It’ll be another great advert for when he gets on about his time at Leigh. 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013 picked up since Grixy got the job there Mr Micky Higham Mens Health Officer (runners-up 2003) the Championship I’m sure. I’ve had a new poster done on the big (Strength & Conditioning) Mr Ste Maden and they’re a very good team, as they Trans-Pennine Cup Winners: After this game, we go on the road for a wall as you go into our dressing room. It’s Mr Jason Duffy Sky Try Primary Lead Coach showed in the Challenge Cup. month or so. It’s something we’ve the Leigh team that won the 2001 Trans Match Day Support Staff Tom Simms 2001 (runners-up 2000) We knew we had to be at our best and prepared for and we knew would be Pennine Cup Final against . Mr Simon Svabic (team manager) Inclusion Officer our lads were outstanding across the Ando’s on there, Simon Svabic and me. Mr Jack Inman (S&C) Carlie Unsworth happening. It’s the price you pay for board. We knew we had to complete high playing in an elite stadium with fantastic Unlike those two I haven’t changed a bit. Mr Dean Gaskell (wrestle coach) Autism Lead Sports Coach Great memories, great times. Physiotherapist Vikki Courtman CLUB RECORDS against them and match them down the facilities that are the envy of every other middle. We knew we had to be our best Mr Joe McLoughlin Veterans and Men’s Health Officer Highest Score For: club in the game. Pitch renovations are That’s what Rugby League’s all about. I Medical Support Dave Drury 92-2 v Keighley, 1986 to get something out of the game. part of the continuing re-investment was talking to Greg last Sunday, Dr John Morgan - Club Doctor Veterans Officer Highest Score Against: But we can’t fall in love with ourselves. made in our facilities and it’s something remembered making my debut at 16. All Mr Adam Carrol l- Sports rehab Grant Lane 4-94 vWorkington Town, 1995 We have another tough game coming up we’ll deal with and embrace. of a sudden I was 36. It went by in a Mr Sam Wicketts - physio student Dance Practitioner Highest Home Attendance: against Bradford today and all our Jordan Thompson’s come back to Leigh, flash. The game, above all, is all about Ms Bev Gorringe- masseur Michelle Mahony 31,326 v St Helens, 1953 attention has been on this game since the another one who’s got a boomerang in making memories, playing in a team Kit Managers Autism Sports Coach Apprentice Highest Home Attendance at LSV: final hooter went last Sunday. There were alongside your mates that achieves a Mr Frank Taylor - kit manager TJ Richardson their shirt. He loved his time here last 10,556 v Bulldogs, 2016 some big performances and some big common goal. That’s what made the Mr Sean Fairhurst - assistant kit manager year and didn’t want to leave but GAME RECORDS minutes in the Halifax game. Mitch Cox circumstances dictated he did. He’s a Halifax win so satisfying. That’s what we Tries: 6 by Jack Wood in 1947 came straight off night shift. We had to great lad and everyone I’ve spoken to has will be trying our hardest to replicate and in 2001 feed him when he got here and I think he nothing but good things to say about him. today. It’s going to be a cracker. Days like CONTACT DETAILS Goals: 15 by Mick Stacey in 1976 had 16 carries and scored his tries well, He was Leigh’s player of the year by a today are why we’re all involved in Rugby Points: 42 by Neil Turley in 2004 and showed what a great player he is. country mile last season and he can’t League. Leigh Centurions or tweet us @LeighCenturions SEASONAL RECORDS wait to get started again. Enjoy the game, Duffs. Leigh Sports Village Stadium, He went in the big room, gave a speech, Email: Tries: 55 by Neil Turley in 2001 Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY got the Man of the Match award, ate a Jake Emmitt had to pull out of Sunday’s General Enquiries - Goals: 187 by Neil Turley in 2004 Telephone: 01942 487887 couple of pieces of pizza and went back game with a hamstring twinge sustained enquiries@leighrl .co.uk Points: 468 by Neil Turley in 2004 to work. Commercial Sales: 01942 487898 CAREER RECORDS in captain’s run the day before. He was Commercial Sales - He says he actually plays better when gutted. It would have been his 100th Facebook: matthew.chantler@leighrl .co.uk Appearances: 503 by Albert Worrall Tries: 189 by Mick Martyn he’s on night shift. I’ll have to have a Leigh game, an immediate target he set facebook.com/leighcenturionsfanpage Lottery word with his boss. himself to achieve when he re-joined the lottery@leighrl. co.uk Goals: 1043 by Jimmy Ledgard Twitter: Points: 2492 by John Woods was outstanding on debut club. Jake’ll look after himself and twitter.com/LeighCenturions and has fitted in really well straight away. hopefully be back in contention today. We call him ‘Brucie’ and didn’t he do Instead the diners in Premier Club heard well? Brucie’s like all our new players, he him speak and discovered what a very quickly feels at home. eloquent and thoughtful public speaker John Duffy applauds the Leigh fans

THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC 5 # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB CAPTAIN’S COLUMN TEAM CAPTAIN MICKY HIGHAM terraces at Hilton Park when his favourite suffered a defeat early season and so we player was Neil Turley. He owes a lot to need to be at our best again to get Paul Anderson, who’s always had faith in another important two points and turn the him and played outstandingly for our tables. reserves side a few years ago. He had a The Championship, as we’ve often said, is year in Australia too and has always a fantastic competition and it’s a great backed himself. shame it doesn’t get more publicity and It was Ando who persuaded him to keep exposure. The Our League app has been a going after he’d thought of giving up the great addition and today they’re covering game and here is scoring four tries in the the game live which will be really good. last two games and doing it in between I’m a great believer that you play as you Micky Higham and night shifts. train and the week leading up to the Mitch personifies the work ethics and Halifax game saw us have an intensive Rugby League’s got a habit of biting commitment of our squad. and productive preparation that was you in the bum if you fall in love with For the first time this season Duffs has reflected in our performance. High yourself and we aren’t getting carried got a few headaches with selection and completion rates, strong defence and away with the win over Halifax. the middles are all pressing for a place. clinical attacking plays. It was a tough, physical game and we should be back after injury As the season moves swiftly towards a showed resilience and no little skill to for Bradford and with Jordan Thompson conclusion every game’s really important come out on top against a team that’s returning and Jake Emmitt fit again after and the result today will have a big been playing really well of late and flying pulling out of the Halifax game with a bearing on whether the two teams realise the flag for the Championship by reaching hamstring twinge in training the day their ambitions. As a player these are the the last four of the Challenge Cup. before Duffs will be chewing over his big occasions you look forward to and At the back of our minds was the way options. cherish. There’s nothing quite like the we’d been treated when we went to The Gaz Hock’s added to the mix and has feeling we experienced last week, Shay in February. I won’t go into detail but worked hard on his fitness and adds a lot knowing we’d done well to beat a very let’s just say they made it difficult for us of physical presence down the middle. determined and aggressive Halifax team. and got in our heads that day. So it was Gaz loves it at Leigh and he’s glad to be As Duffs said we won’t be falling in love good to turn the tables on them and to do back. with ourselves- we know how much work so with such a convincing performance Jordan was outstanding for Leigh last we still have to do to achieve our made it all the more satisfying. year in the first two-thirds of the season ambitions. But we’ll be giving it our all and Our middles were in great form and really and he’s so chuffed to be a Leyther again. with your fantastic backing we’ll hopefully laid the platform. Halifax will try to There’s something about Leigh that gets continue the momentum. intimidate you if you let them but there in your blood. He’s been like a pig in the Enjoy the game, Micky was no chance of that. I thought that the proverbial being back here and first 20 minutes set the benchmark when has a car share again over the big hill our completions were high and the from . forwards did everything expected of them. I don’t think it’d make a tv series mind, as On attack we were ruthless and after Iain I can hardly thing their conversations are Thornley blasted over for his try Mitch Cox particularly captivating or worth capturing showed his finishing skills to score two for posterity. They’re probably about Love great tries. Island to be fair. I’m done with that – I had Mitch is a great lad and thoroughly to come out of our Player App because I deserved his Man of the Match award. was fed up of the lads going on about it. But while most of the lads were going Bradford Bulls are always a big test and home to watch Love Island he was back they’ll be coming here fired up. The battle to working the night shift. In fact he for the top five is intensifying and John started at 6-30, less than two hours after Kear will have them fired up. the game finished. We were disappointed with a lot of Mitch is a big Leigh fan and stood on the aspects of our game at Bradford when we

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The third is Keegan Hirst, Batley’s captain that included Leigh’s current assistant coach that 2016 season whose fame hangs on the Paul Anderson. Kear became head coach of fact that he is the only active rugby league Paris Saint-Germain in the early days of player to have come out as gay. Super League and assistant coach to both Mostly, however, Underdogs is an exploration and Great Britain. Famously he then of enduring working-class culture with its took over at Eagles, masterminding extended family and a story of what can be that amazing Challenge Cup victory over achieved when a band of average but at Wembley in 1998. committed sportsmen take guardianship of If that was his finest hour, there have been their reputations. many more that have run it close, notably It is rugby in the raw and essential reading Hull’s thrilling 2005 triumph over at for anyone with a passing interest in why eight years later, 25-24 the final sport really matters. score. And, sacked by Hull less than a year later he bounced back as coach of , Peter Smith’s well-written biography of Kear, steering the team away from what had entitled Coaching is Chaos also captures the John Kear took on one of the biggest appeared almost certain relegation and essence of the man: “From Wembley glory to challenges in his long coaching career instead condemning to the drop. the great escape, new when he left to take on Downsides, too, including taking England to coach John Kear has seen it all during a the mantle of reviving the Bradford the World Cup semi-final against the Kiwis in lifetime in the sport. Born just a stone's throw Bulls. 2000, only to suffer a 49-6 hammering at from one of its most famous venues, Kear's . JK had worked alongside Chris at remarkable rugby career has taken him from in the role of manager but schoolboy scoreboard operator at Castleford Kear’s worked as assistant at both Wigan and jumped at the opportunity to breathe new life Tigers to team boss of England and now the Hull under Australian coaches into the ailing Bulls, relegated to League 1. It Welsh valleys. In Coaching is Chaos, Kear and Shaun McCrae and became one of the was a task he set about with his customary reveals the fascinating stories behind his few coaches in the game to achieve a level passion, skill and knowledge and the Bulls famous two Challenge Cup final victories with four qualification after years of study at celebrated promotion to the Championship and Hull and tells how he UCLAN. He was proud to take over as coach after a play-off victory over Leon Pryce’s kept Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in Super of Wales and lead a revival in their fortunes , a team that had beaten League when all seemed lost - at the after their disastrous 2013 World Cup them twice in the league earlier in the 2018 expense of his beloved hometown club. He campaign. season. also outlines the pressures that come with Kear’s enthusiasm and dedication to the This year not only have the Bulls consolidated coaching England and for the first time game remains as strong as ever and he in the Betfred Championship, with the aim of shares the full details behind his controversial remains one of the best television pushing for a top-five play-off spot by the sacking at Hull FC. Kear - whose other clubs summarisers in the game, working in tandem season’s end but their thrilling Challenge Cup include Paris, Bramley and Wigan - has with Dave Woods to promote the BBC’s run saw the crowds flock back to Odsal as experienced tragedy as well as triumph and coverage. they beat before losing out in a he pays an emotional tribute to He was the perfect fit for Bradford Bulls thrilling quarter-final against Halifax in the full and Leon Walker, two players who died while and the transformation in their fortunes glare of the national television spotlight. he was in charge at Wakefield.” and the feel-good atmosphere back Kear’s coaching philosophy and method was Kear scored 37 tries in 133 games for Cas around the Odsal terraces in the last 18 brilliantly captured by Tony Hannan in his between 1978 and 1987, including playing in months or so signals the re-awakening award-winning book on Batley’s 2016 their controversial 8-3 Challenge Cup win at of one of the game’s big teams. season. As head coach at Mount Pleasant Hilton Park in 1982 before being part of the Kear steered the unfancied Bulldogs into the Cas side that lost the semi-final to Hull. The top four of the Championship, building on that Cas team of that era contained some of the momentous opening day win over Leigh club’s greatest ever players including Centurions. Malcolm Reilly, John Joyner, Kevin Ward, Frank Malley’s brilliant review for the Sports Kevin and Bob Beardmore and Steve Journalists Association website captured the ‘Knocker’ Norton. He made his Cas debut as essence of Hannan’s book. substitute at Saints in a 48-14 defeat in “The story revolves around three characters,” October 1978, retrospectively earning his Malley wrote. “A chairman in Kevin Nicholas, treasured Cas heritage number 596. He last a lifelong supporter whose wife Bev manages played in a 32-12 Yorkshire Cup win over the club bar and reckons her husband is at Wheldon Road in Sep 1987. “obsessed”. A straight-talking coach in John He cut his coaching teeth at Bramley and Kear, famous partly for his TV punditry but worked in the player performance department mostly for guiding Sheffield Eagles to a shock of the League, becoming 17-8 triumph over Wigan in the 1998 coach to GB Academy and taking them on Challenge Cup final. tour to Australia in the mid-1990s in a squad

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Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos - , Bradford

Bradford's Dalton Grant Bradford's David Foggin-Johnston is tackled by Halifax's

Bradford's Bradford's Sam Hallas celebrates the win over Leeds

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Jamie Acton was forced to recently announce his retirement from the game due to a neck injury. Jamie was a big fans’ favourite during his five seasons at Leigh Centurions and the board have invited him and his fiancée Rachael to be their guests at this afternoon’s game.

Jamie Acton goes over Jamie announced his decision in an Jamie Acton try emotional Facebook post on 24 May:

Jamie Acton Grand Final 2014 Jamie Acton v cup 2018

Here are a few photos of Jamie during his time at the club. It goes without saying that everyone at Leigh Centurions wishes Jamie every success and happiness for Jamie Acton scores his second try the future. Selfie with Jamie Acton

Hock to Acton Jamie Acton goes through

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# LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB LEAGUE TABLE AND TOP SCORERS Betfred Championship Table Leading Scorers As at Sunday 9th June 2019 Top tries P W D L F A Diff PTS Matty Russell ( Wolfpack) 15 16 15 0 1 557 227 330 30 (Sheffield Eagles)14 16 12 0 4 487 276 211 24 (Toronto Wolfpack) 14 Rovers 16 10 0 6 486 275 211 20 Ryan Ince ( Vikings) 14 Mike Butt () 14 Leigh Centurions 16 10 0 6 436 336 100 20 Top goals City Knights 16 10 0 6 350 321 29 20 Pat Walker (Sheffield Eagles) 64 Sheffield Eagles 16 9 0 7 448 399 49 18 Jack Owens () 58 Bradford Bulls 16 9 0 7 315 300 15 18 Mark Kheirallah (Toulouse Olympique) 56 Halifax 16 8 0 8 358 448 -90 16 (Halifax) 56 () 55 16 6 0 10 280 382 -102 12 Rams 15 4 0 10 296 354 -58 9 Top points Mark Kheirallah (Toulouse Olympique) 148 Widnes Vikings * 16 10 1 6 443 276 167 8 Jack Owens (Widnes Vikings) 144 Swinton Lions 16 4 0 12 313 506 -193 8 Steve Tyrer (Halifax) 140 16 2 1 13 280 515 -235 5 Pat Walker (Sheffield Eagles) 132 Hornets 15 1 0 14 216 650 -434 2 Connor Robinson (York City Knights) 128 *12pts deducted for entering administration

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Andy Gregory Jake Emmitt speaks

Main match sponsor Pro Build Plumbing & Heating Match Ball Sponsor AB Sundecks

MOTM Mitch Cox speaks Programme sponsor Austin Wilkinson

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Mather Lane 1930s Leigh v Wigan Charles St May 1947

Hilton Park 2008 LSV

John Rigby Kay, a lifelong Bridge Colliery. He then moved to players that had graced Hilton Park. supporter of Leigh Centurions, Gibfield Colliery before being appointed He went to Wembley in 1971 when sadly passed away on 20th May Chief Electrician at Golborne Colliery in Leigh lifted the Challenge Cup. When this year. 1950. In 1974 he again moved, this the club moved to the Sports Village in John was born on the 5th December time to Agecroft, from where he retired 2008 he was keen to take up his 1924 and lived in Nangreaves Street in in 1982. season ticket in the West Stand. Leigh. He was educated at St. Peters John first started supporting Leigh at He was accompanied to matches by his Primary and Junior School before Mather Lane when he was a young boy. son David, his friend John Richardson, moving to the Parish Church School in He remembered the temporary move to Grandson Andrew and his wife Rebecca Henrietta Street. the Holden Road/ Charles Street and recently with his two great grand At the age of thirteen he moved to the Athletics Ground before the permanent children Evangeline and Eliza. Technical College in Railway Road, move to Kirkhall Lane which of course was renamed Hilton Park. John was probably one of the Leigh where he stayed until applying for club’s oldest supporters and he will an apprenticeship with He used to reminisce about the great be sadly missed by all his family Collieries and his first post was at Howe matches he had seen and the fantastic and friends.

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Les Hoole is a renowned Rugby years of our sport from 1895 to 1922. that lifted the 1906 Challenge Cup and League author and historian and The book, which will be published secondly the Leigh team and officials oversees a fantastic Facebook site shortly, contains many previously prior to them taking on (and beating) Rugby League Historians, which at unseen photographs and, combined the first Kangaroos in 1908. the last count had nearly 6,000 with a knowledgeable and informative ...... members. text, will make an important contribution to the game’s archive. Full details of how to order Les’s Les, who lives in Drighlington, has book will be publicised as soon as written a superb new history of the Here are two superb photos from Les’s they are available. Northern Union, covering the formative book, the first one the Bradford team

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THE Mitch Cox scores his first against BIG Halifax in the corner PICTURE (courtesy Onion Bag Photography) THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OFLEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC # OURTOWNOURCLUB 27 3 man tackle All eyes on the ball

Gareth Hock takes some stopping Congratulations for Liam Hood

LEIGH CENTURIONS v HALIFAX PHOTOS Sunday June 9th 2019 Photos courtesy of Onion Bag Photography

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LEIGH CENTURIONS v HALIFAX PHOTOS Sunday June 9th 2019 Photos courtesy of Onion Bag Photography

Toby Adamson on the charge # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB LEAGUE ONe TABLE AND TOP SCORERS

Betfred League 1 Table Leading Scorers As at Sunday 9th June 2019 Top tries P W D L F A Diff PTS Gareth Potts (Hunslet) 11 Zack McComb (Oldham) 9 Whitehaven 10 8 1 1 249 156 93 17 Elliott Hall ( Bears) 9 Ben Heaton (Hunslet) 9 Hunslet 10 7 0 3 288 160 128 14 Mo Agoro () 8 Skolars 10 6 1 3 215 260 -45 13 Jack Miller () 8 Rob Massam () 8 Oldham 10 6 0 4 322 195 127 12 Lewis Young (Newcastle Thunder) 8 Newcastle Thunder 10 5 1 4 334 204 130 11 Top goals Carl Forber (Workington Town) 40 10 5 0 5 241 160 81 10 Benn Hardcastle (Keighley Cougars) 34 Workington Town 10 5 0 5 298 252 46 10 Nick Newman () 32 Reece Dean (Hunslet) 31 Pre-match line up 10 3 0 7 226 241 -15 6 Neil Thorman () 30 Coventry Bears 10 3 0 7 219 320 -101 6 Top points Benn Hardcastle (Keighley Cougars) 88 10 0 0 10 88 510 -422 0 Nick Newman (Coventry Bears) 81 Keighley Cougars* 10 5 1 4 236 258 -22 -1 Carl Forber (Workington Town) 80 swings out a pass Jake Moore (Whitehaven) 76 *12pts deducted for transfer of club membership Dave Hewitt (Oldham) 72

Iain Thornley drives it up

Liam Hood try shapes to pass

LEIGH CENTURIONS v HALIFAX

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# LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB LCT BRING D-DAY TO LIFE WITH VR FOR VETERANS

On Thursday 6th June LCT still had the effects of a sore home. Perspective is a great Forces took the Virtual reality throat, however as I sat watching leveller; our day to day reality experience to Greater the footage on the news looking would be drastically different if it Manchester Royal British back 75 years ago I realised was not for the heroes who fought legion city centre offices to something…… for us and for those who gave their help commemorate the 75th Had I been in the same position 75 lives. anniversary of the D-Day years ago no sore throat or We had a great day with the VR Landings. The VR offered a tiredness would have mattered to with lots of passers by dropping in visual representation of that that young solider given the task of and having a go with one particular day in 1944 to give an insight storming the beaches at Normandy standout moment. D-Day veteran as to what the soldiers would and experiencing the unimaginable Stanley and 3 generations of his have experienced. horrors that occurred, they had family very kindly had a go of the The weather was glorious in been given orders and had to carry VR experience to see “how Manchester as everyone was them out until the mission was accurate it is!!” On completion of making their morning commute, complete. As I sat in the Royal the video I asked Stanley “how was the streets were packed, full of British Legion offices in it?” He replied stoically “It was ok, I hustle and bustle. I had been a bit Manchester City Centre feeling a survived at least!” under the weather that week and little bit sorry for myself reality hit Let us never forget!!

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Date of Birth: 17 August 1987 Date of Birth: 28 May 1990 Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1997 Date of Birth: 18 Sep 1980 Position: Forward Position: Forward Position: Centre Position: Signed from: Signed from: Rochdale Hornets Signed from: Signed from: Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Leigh East, Salford, Halifax, Dewsbury Leigh East, Salford, North Wales, Rochdale Mayfield, Swinton Lions Leigh Miners, Leigh Centurions, Rams, Oldham, Bath RU (), Workington Town (loan) St Helens, Wigan Warriors Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1476 Heritage Number: 1475 Heritage Number: 1483 Heritage Number: 1153 Year of senior debut: 2006 Year of senior debut: 2010 Year of senior debut: 2016 Year of senior debut: 1999 Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: 291 games, 43 tries, 1 goal, 174pts 132 games, 19 tries, 76pts 10 games, 4 tries, 16pts 528 games, 130 tries, 520pts Leigh Centurions playing career: Leigh Centurions playing career: Leigh Centurions playing career: Leigh Centurions playing career: N/A N/A N/A 125 games, 39 tries, 156pts Representative honours: Representative honours: Representative honours: Representative honours: Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: Ireland 3 games, 2 tries, 8pts Great Britain 4 games; England 4 games, 1 Luke played his early rugby in the Younger brother of Luke who he played Miscellaneous: try, 4pts; England U21s 2 games, 1 try, shadow of Hilton Park at Leigh East alongside at Dewsbury and Rochdale, a Jack scored two tries on his 4pts; Super League U21s 1 game Sponsored by: former Leigh East junior international debut against Scotland in Miscellaneous: Tommy Sale MBE Youth Development Sponsored by: 2018 Micky made his Leigh debut on 14 Feb Luke Adamson Programme Pam Ties JACK HIGGINson Sponsored by: MICKY HIGHAM 1999, before some of the current squad Squad Number: 13 Squad Number: 11 Squad Number: 4 Impact Insurance Squad Number: 9 were born Sponsored by: JRs Taxis

Date of Birth: 29 September 1993 Date of Birth: 15 June 1998 Date of Birth: 15 Apr 2000 Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1991 Position: Forward Position: Forward Position: Winger/ Position: Fullback Signed from: Signed from: Signed from: Leigh East Signed from: Bradford Bulls Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Wigan St Patrick’s, Wigan Academy, Skirlaugh, City of Hull Academy, Crosfields Whitehaven, Giants, Halifax, Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Coventry (loan), Newcastle (loan) Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions, Oldham (loan), Barrow Widnes, Bradford Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1488 Raiders (loan) Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: Year of senior debut: 2019 Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: Heritage Number: 1474 1478 Career record to start of 2019: 1350 Year of senior debut: 2014 Year of senior debut: 2016 N/A Year of senior debut: 2008 Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions playing career: Career record to start of 2019: 94 games, 6 tries, 24pts 24 games, 2 tries, 8pts N/A 227 games, 146 tries, 169 goals, Leigh Centurions playing career: Leigh Centurions playing career: Representative honours: 1 dropgoal, 923pts N/A N/A England Lions U19s, Leigh Centurions playing career: Representative honours: Representative honours: Lancashire U19s 147 games, 94 tries, 20 goals, 416pts Scotland 4 games Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: Representative honours: Miscellaneous: Joe's late father Mike played for Hull KR Brad became the first Leigh player born Ireland 10 games, 4 tries, 9 goals, 34pts; His last game for Featherstone was and his two older brothers play for West in the year 2000 to make his first-team England Academy against Leigh in the 2018 Hull debut against Workington. Miscellaneous: SAM BROOKS Final Sponsored by: BRAD HOLROYD Sponsored by: GREGG McNALLY Gregg scored the last try at Hilton Park in Squad Number: 10 Sponsored by: Squad Number: 15 Blades Restaurants Ltd Squad Number: 21 Impact Insurance Squad Number: 1 2008. Unfortunately it was for Whitehaven. Pro Build Plumbing & Heating Sponsored by Cloud4 Computers

Date of Birth: 15 Nov 1993 Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1995 Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1990 Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1998 Position: Centre Position: Forward Position: Winger Position: Hooker Signed from: Signed from: Wigan Warriors Signed from: Widnes Vikings Signed from: Wigan Warriors Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Wigan St Patrick’s, Swinton Lions (loan), Wigan St Patrick’s, Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patrick’s Leigh Miners, Thirroul Butchers (Aus) Workington Town (loan), Oldham (loan) Whitehaven (loan) Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1482 Heritage Number: 1459 Heritage Number: 1451 Heritage Number: 1471 Year of senior debut: 2018 Year of senior debut: 2018 Year of senior debut: 2016 Year of senior debut: 2010 Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: 3 games, 1 try, 4pts 6 games, 1 try, 4pts 37 games, 6 tries, 3 goals, 30pts 156 games, 71 tries, 21 goals, Leigh Centurions playing career Leigh Centurions playing career Leigh Centurions playing career: 326pts to start of 2019: to start of 2019: 14 games, 2 tries, 3 goals, 14pts Leigh Centurions playing career N/A 6 games, 1 try, 4pts Representative honours: to start of 2019: Representative honours: Representative honours: England U16s, England Academy U19s N/A Ireland 3 games, 1 try, 4pts Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: Representative honours: Miscellaneous: Mitch made a try-scoring debut for the Nick showed his versatility by playing a Miscellaneous: Dec made his senior debut for Ireland in Centurions against Sheffield in 2018 goal-kicking halfback role late in the Stefan has the impressive strike-rate of the 2018 European Championship Sponsored by: 2018 season 59 tries in 133 Super League games Sponsored by: MITCH COX Struktura Engineering Services NICK GREGson Sponsored by: Sponsored by: DEC O’DONNELL Struktura Engineering Services Squad Number: 19 Squad Number: 17 Leigh Centurions RL Fans Forum Player Squad Number: 5 Cre8 Your Marketing Good Guys Squad Number: 18 Sponsorship Group

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Date of Birth: 22 Aug 1991 Date of Birth: 25 Jul 1986 Date of Birth: 11 Sep 1991 Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1997 Position: Winger Position: Standoff Position: Centre Position: Halfback Signed from: Toronto Wolfpack Signed from: Featherstone Rovers Signed from: Signed from: Wigan Warriors Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Other former club(s): (season long loan) Leigh Miners, Leigh Centurions, Barrow Leigh Miners, Leigh Centurions, Huddersfield Ashton Bears, Wigan St Patrick’s, Wigan Other former club(s): Raiders (loan), Bradford Bulls (loan) Giants (loan) Warriors, Salford, Hull KR, Sale RU, South Leigh East, Swinton Lions (loan) Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1314 Wales (loan), Leigh Centurions (loan), Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1346 Year of senior debut: 2009 Workington Town (loan) Heritage Number: 1472 Year of senior debut: 2011 Career record to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: Year of senior debut: 2017 Career record to start of 2019: 249 games, 86 tries, 825 goals, 1384 Career record to start of 2019: 125 games, 89 tries, 356pts 9 dropgoals, 2003pts Year of senior debut: 2012 32 games, 4 tries, 7 goals, Leigh Centurions playing career: Leigh Centurions playing career: Career record to start of 2019: 6 dropgoals, 36pts 92 games, 60 tries, 240pts 222 games, 77 tries, 740 goals, 125 games, 55 tries, 220pts Leigh Centurions playing career: Representative honours: 9 dropgoals, 1797pts Leigh Centurions playing career N/A N/A Representative honours: to start of 2019: 1 game Representative honours: Miscellaneous: Great Britain Community Lions Representative honours: N/A Jonny scored 25 tries in 24 games Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: during Toronto’s first season in 2017 Martyn made his Leigh debut in the first Iain made his Leigh debut against Halifax in Josh is a Leigh Centurions season Sponsored by: competitive game at LSV against London 2013 on dual registration terms from Wigan. ticket holder JONNY POWNALL Wolf Rock @ The Britannia MARTYN RIDYARD Skolars and is now the Club’s third-highest IAIN THORNLEY During that year he won a league and cup JOSH WOODS Sponsored by: Squad Number: 2 Squad Number: 6 point-scorer Squad Number: 3 double with the Warriors. Squad Number: 7 Caton Lloyd Audio Visual Solutions Sponsored by: RM Courier Services Ltd Sponsored by: AB Sundecks

Date of Birth: 4th October 1988 Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1991 Date of Birth: 6 Jan 1992 Date of Birth: 27 Nov 1999 Position: Prop Forward Position: Forward Position: Hooker Position: Forward Signed from: Toronto Wolfpack Signed from: Free agent Signed from: Widnes Vikings Signed from: St Helens Academy Other former club(s): Other former club(s): St Helens, , Salford, Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Leigh Centurions, Corrimall (Aus), Warrington Wolves, Toronto Wolfpack, Leeds Rhinos, Dewsbury Rhinos (DR), Leigh Miners Swinton Lions Leigh Centurions (dual reg), Hull KR (loan), Hunslet Hawks, Salford, Swinton, Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1332 Swinton Lions (dual reg), Leigh Centurions N/A Year of senior debut: 2008 Bradford Bulls (dual reg) Leigh Centurions Year of senior debut: N/A Career record to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1362 Heritage Number: 1410 Career record to start of 2019: 243 games, 20 tries, 82pts Year of senior debut: 2012 Year of senior debut: 2012 N/A Leigh Centurions playing career Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions playing career: to start of 2019: 105 games, 12 tries, 48pts 89 games, 15 tries, 1 goal 62pts Leigh Centurions playing career 151 games, 51 tries, 204pts N/A Representative honours: Leigh Centurions playing career: Representative honours: Wales – 7 games, 1 try, 4pts to start of 2019: 65 games, 26 tries, 104pts N/A Miscellaneous: 12 games, 3 tries, 12pts Representative honours: Miscellaneous: Jake followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Representative honours: Scotland Ben was born nine months after Leigh’s Lionel Emmitt in playing England Academy Miscellaneous: 2019 captain Micky Higham made his for Leigh and Wales. He is now in his third spell at Miscellaneous: Liam starred in Hunslet’s Championship club debut the club following a dual James made his senior debut for Leigh on registration spell in 2010 from St Helens and a One grand final victory over Oldham in Sponsored by Impact Insurance JAKE EMMITT dual registration from Warrington in 2012, LIAM HOOD 2014 BEN SIMS permanent deal from 2014-16 only making his Warrington debut a year later Squad Number: 29 Sponsored by: Leigh Centurions RL Fans Forum Squad Number: 28 Squad Number: 27 Sponsored by: Squad Number: 20 Player Sponsorship Group Sponsored by: Caton Lloyd Audio Visual Systems

Date of Birth: 5 Sep 1983 COACHING STAFF Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1991 Date of Birth: 1 Mar 1989 Position: Forward Position: Forward Position: Forward Signed from: Free agent JOHN DUFFY PAUL ANDERSON Signed from: Signed from: Swinton Lions Other former club(s): HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH Other former club(s): Other former club(s): Wigan Warriors, Widnes Vikings (loan), Wigan St Patrick’s, Wigan Warriors, Ashton Bears, Wigan St Patrick’s, Wigan Salford, Leigh Centurions, Featherstone Sponsored by: Sponsored by: South Wales (loan), Leigh Centurions Warriors, Salford (loan), Whitehaven, Rovers, Barrow Raiders Palatine Paints Hilltop Products Leigh Centurions North Wales (loan) Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: Heritage Number: 1357 Leigh Centurions 1397 Year of senior debut: 2012 Heritage Number: 1344 Year of senior debut: 2003 Career record to start of 2019: Year of senior debut: 2009 Career record to start of 2019: 145 games, 18 tries, 72pts Career record to start of 2019: 317 games, 85 tries, 1 goal, 342pts Leigh Centurions playing career 197 games, 30 tries, 120pts Leigh Centurions playing career to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions playing career to start of 2019: 99 games, 14 tries, 56pts to start of 2019: 53 games, 12 tries, 48pts JAY DUFFY JOE McLOUGHLIN Representative honours: 73 games, 11 tries, 44pts Representative honours: ASSISTANT COACH PHYSIOTHERAPIST Miscellaneous: Representative honours: N/A England A 4 games, 2 tries, 8pts; Tom’s last game for London Broncos Miscellaneous: Great Britain 4 games; Sponsored by: Sponsored by: Leigh Centurions was in their MPG victory in Toronto that After graduating through the Wigan England 9 games, 2 tries, 8pts J&K Injury earned them a place in Super League system Andy made his senior debut on RL Fans Forum Rehabilitation TOM SPENCER Miscellaneous: Player Sponsorship Sponsored by: loan for Salford in 2009 Gareth passed 300 senior appearances while Group Squad Number: 8 ASK Platt Office Supplies Squad Number: 12 Sponsored by: Pennine Utilities GARETH HOCK playing under coach John Duffy at Squad Number: 24 Featherstone in 2018 Sponsored by: Palatine Paints

42 THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC 43 # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB THE VIEW FROM BRADFORD LEIGH SQUAD AND SPONSORS 2019 Mick Gledhill will be commentating on today’s game for Pulse Radio. DUAL REGISTRATION AND LOAN PLAYERS He kindly gives his thoughts on Leigh Centurions from the other side of the and reflects on his recent meeting with club owner Date of Birth: 3 July 1995 Date of Birth: Position: Forward 19 Oct 1996 Derek Beaumont. Former club(s): Position: Oldham St Annes, Back row/ centre Littleborough, Former club(s): Derek didn't decide on that Warrington Wolves scholarship, Oulton Raiders, Bradford Bulls, unscrupulous Marc Green approach, Rochdale Hornets (DR), Sheffield Eagles (DR) Sheffield Eagles (DR) Leigh Centurions instead once again endeavouring to Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: build the Leigh Centurions from the Heritage Number: 1479 1481 bottom up by signing homegrown and Year of senior debut: Year of senior debut: 2015 2016 local players. Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Players who have come through the 41 games, 9 tries, 36pts 50 games, 22 tries, 88pts Representative honours: Representative honours: club’s junior development programme none Ireland and understand the culture of not only Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: the club but the local community and Jack won the Man of the Match Award James was Championship Young on his Leigh debut v Toulouse JAMES BENTLEY Player of the Year in 2017 what it means to wear the famous red Sponsored by: Sponsored by: and white striped shirt. (St Helens, DR) Leisure Resorts (St Helens, DR) Leisure Resorts Whilst some sections of the Leigh supporter base will need more time for Date of Birth: 9 Apr 1998 Date of Birth: 12 May 1986 the painful memories of the events of Position: Centre/ wing Position: Prop forward last year to heal. Stability, continuity, Former club(s): Former club(s): consistency and progression are words Orrell St James, Cronulla Sharks, that you wouldn't have been able to Sheffield Eagles (DR) We recently had the pleasure of Catalans Dragons in the Million Pound Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions attach to the Leigh Centurions had it not Heritage Number: 1470 Heritage Number: 1473 having Derek Beaumont’s company Game in 2017. been for Derek Beaumont taking Year of senior debut: Year of senior debut: on a recent episode of the Full Eighty The failure and the trauma of the 2018 ownership of the problem he had 2018 2006 Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: Minutes, which is a Rugby League season brought sadness to the Leigh created. topic show I co-host with Craig 24 games, 336 games, 23 tries, 92pts fans as everyone at the club, including There is no denying that Rugby League 9 tries, 36pts Representative honours: Harrison and is live streamed over Representative honours: Scotland, Derek, experienced tears, despair and needs more people like Derek Beaumont Facebook and Twitter every Thursday punctuated agony as the clouds of England U18s Prime Minister’s XIII, evening on Proper Sport. in the sport, passionate owners Miscellaneous: NSW Country uncertainty started to appear over the prepared to keep putting their hand's in Matty won the 2018 Championship Miscellaneous: I would urge any supporter of the Leigh Leigh Sports Village. their pocket to help bring stability and Young Player of the Year award after Luke played in a record 215 Centurions to watch this particular impressive displays for Sheffield Eagles consecutive NRL games between 2006 As Derek continued to answer questions finance their clubs. MATTY COSTELLO on dual registration LUKE DOUGLAS and 2014 episode because, in the two hours that in honest and transparent detail, laying Sponsored by: Sponsored by: You immediately think of owners such as (St Helens, DR) followed, Derek answered openly and bare and unravelling the painful Leisure Resorts (St Helens, loan) PPS Design & Build honestly every question that was put to David Hughes (London), decisions and details of a club on its (Warrington) and him about how and why the recent knees, fighting for its very existence, the (Huddersfield). Whether or not you agree Date of Birth: 2 Sep 1996 Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1996 financial difficulties of last season had mood amongst the supporters watching occurred and how each one had made or even like Derek, he is still here in Position: Halfback Position: Hooker and engaging with Derek on the show 2019 trying to make sure his club, and Former club(s): Former club(s): an impact on the club. began to change. Halton Hornets, Blackbrook, York (DR), Featherstone Rugby League in Leigh, has as bright a Sheffield Eagles (DR) Rovers (DR), Hull KR (loan) As soon as the live stream started, As strange as it sounds, Derek started to future as possible. Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Derek was rather predictably and receive messages of support and Heritage Number: 1480 Heritage Number: 1477 Ultimately, what unites people like Year of senior debut: Year of senior debut: heatedly asked by Leigh supporters sympathy for the decisive action and watching the show about how and why Derek, me and you, the loyal supporter 2017 2018 hard decisions he made to keep the reading this article is the happiness and Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: the financial problems occurred to which Leigh Centurions afloat during a truly 48 games, 10 games, sadness, euphoria and despair and the 9 tries, 5 tries, 20pts he stoically answered: ”we signed too difficult period for the club. many big-money imports who just didn't passion that underpins both emotions of 154 goals, Representative honours: Now Derek could have followed the following and supporting a Rugby 9 dropgoals, England u18s fit into the culture that we had worked 353pts Miscellaneous: so hard to build at the club.” Marc Green example of leaving the mess League club. Representative honours: Aaron made his Super League debut on he was responsible for creating to other As both Bradford and Leigh none loan at Hull KR in 2018 and his Saints It was these decisions and Miscellaneous: Super League debut later that year in people to deal with, whilst filling the supporters have experienced in overspending, added with the failure to family suitcases with any club assets DANIEL RICHARDSON Daniel was selected for the Super AARON SMITH the Super 8s. get the right results on the pitch that recent seasons, suffering is part of League Dream Team in 2018 Sponsored by: available to him and driving off to an the Rugby League drumbeat of (St Helens, DR) Sponsored by: (St Helens, DR) Leisure Resorts would see Leigh fail to return to Super Ibiza sunset. Leisure Resorts League at the first attempt after tribalism that binds fans together relegation following defeat to the As you read this, you will know that through the good times and the bad. Continued on page 48

44 THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC 45 # LEYTHERS # OURTOWNOURCLUB AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Fixtures & Results First Round Doncaster 70-6 West Wales Hunslet 28-31 Workington Town Newcastle Thunder 38-12 Keighley Cougars Oldham 48-12 Whitehaven

Second Round Barrow Raiders 50-6 Bradford Bulls Batley Bulldogs 38-18 Rochdale Hornets Dewsbury Rams 44-26 Swinton Lions Halifax 8-52 Sheffield Eagles Leigh Centurions 62-12 Workington Town Oldham 12-24 Doncaster Widnes Vikings 22-16 Featherstone Rovers York City Knights 30-16 Newcastle Thunder

Quarter-Finals Doncaster v Sheffield Eagles (midweek, week Leigh Centurions v Barrow Raiders beginning Widnes Vikings v Dewsbury Rams 24 June) York City Knights v Batley Bulldogs

Semi-Finals (Sun 28 July) Final (, Sat 24 Aug) LEIGH CENTURIONS GOLF DAY Hindley Hall Golf Club will Teams will also receive To secure a place in the be hosting the prestigious complimentary gift bags, have the starting line-up, contact Leigh Leigh Centurions’ Golf Day chance of winning many quality Centurions’ Matthew Chantler this year. prizes and can attend a free on 01942 487818 practice session at Boomers & or This showpiece corporate event Swingers driving range before the [email protected] will take place on Friday 12 July day. as soon as possible, as the and will again feature a host of The cost of a four-ball entry event has sold out for the last additional top-class activities on three years. the day including an amazing trick will again be £295 plus VAT. shot show, instruction clinics and varied golfing challenges. Well known figures from within golfing and sporting circles will be adding their support to the four-ball team format. It is an event and a special day that increases in stature and popularity every year. Major companies and local businesses will again be backing and supporting the event.

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Date of Birth: Date of Birth: 20 Feb 1993 26 Oct 1997 Position: Three-quarter Position: Signed from: Hooker St Helens (dual registration) Signed from: Other former club(s): St Helens (dual registration) Whitehaven (dual reg), Rochdale Hornets Other former club(s): (dual reg), Sheffield Eagles (dual reg) Whitehaven (dual reg) Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1484 Heritage Number: Year of senior debut: 2012 Year of senior debut: Career record to start of 2019: 2018 137 games, 92 tries, 368pts Career record to start of 2019: Leigh Centurions playing career: 23 games, 8 tries, 32pts Scored 2 tries on debut v Barrow Raiders Miscellaneous: in 2019 Josh has been with Saints since he was Representative honours: 14 and was unlucky to miss out on the GB Community Lions England under 18s tour of Australia in Miscellaneous: 2017 after being selected, due to a ADAM SWIFT Adam was a member of Saints’ 2014 shoulder injury. -winning team (St Helens, DR) Sponsored by: (St Helens, DR) Sponsored by: Leisure Resorts Leisure Resorts

Date of Birth: Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1994 27 Feb 2001 Position: Back row forward Position: Signed from: Centre St Helens (dual registration) Signed from: Other former club(s): St Helens (dual registration) Sheffield Eagles Academy, Other former club(s): Coventry Bears, Thatto Heath Crusaders York City Knights Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Heritage Number: 1486 Heritage Number: Year of senior debut: 2019 1487 Career record to start of 2019: Year of senior debut: N/A 2016 Representative honours: Career record to start of 2019: Lancashire U18s 59 games, 42 tries, 168pts Miscellaneous: Leigh Centurions playing career: Josh became the first Leigh player to N/A be born in the new Millennium when he Miscellaneous: made his debut in the JOE BATCHELOR Joe’s brother James plays for Wakefield against Widnes Vikings Trinity (St Helens, DR) Sponsored by: (St Helens, DR) Sponsored by: Leisure Resorts Leisure Resorts

Date of Birth: Date of Birth: 4 Sep 1991 23 Mar 1996 Position: Forward Position: Signed from: Hull FC Centre/ wing Other former club(s): Signed from: Knights, Castleford Tigers, Wigan Warriors York City Knights (loan), Hull FC, Leigh Other former club(s): Centurions, Leeds Rhinos, Hull FC Bold Miners, Thatto Heath, Swinton Leigh Centurions Lions (dual reg) Heritage Number: 1441 Leigh Centurions Year of senior debut: Heritage Number: 1489 2009 Year of senior debut: 2017 Career record to start of 2019: Career record to start of 2019: 218 games, 40 tries, 160pts 25 games, 9 tries, 36pts Leigh Centurions playing career: Representative honours: 26 games, 1 try, 4pts N/A Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous: Jordan played 26 consecutive games Liam previously played under head JORDAN from debut during his first spell at Leigh LIAM FORSYTH coach John Duffy while on dual reg at before being transferred to Leeds in Swinton in 2017 2018 Squad Number: 25 THOMPSON Sponsored by: 26 Sponsored by: Impact Insurance Squad Number: Cal Sameday

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Season 2019 Career for Leigh Centurions Career in Rugby League A T G DG P A T G DG P A T G DG P Adamson, Luke 11 1 0 0 4 11 1 0 0 4 302 44 1 0 178 Adamson, Toby 19 5 0 0 20 19 5 0 0 20 151 24 0 0 96 Ashworth, Jack 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 58 10 0 0 40 Batchelor, Joe 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 69 45 0 0 180 Bentley, James 7 6 0 0 24 7 6 0 0 24 61 29 0 0 116 Brierley, Ryan 4 5 7 0 34 129 138 45 4 646 199 180 133 6 992 Brooks, Sam 17 4 0 0 16 17 4 0 0 16 111 10 0 0 40 Cator, Joe 19 2 0 0 8 19 2 0 0 8 43 4 0 0 16 Costello, Matty 5 3 0 0 12 5 3 0 0 12 36 15 0 0 60 Cox, Mitch 9 5 0 0 20 15 6 0 0 24 15 6 0 0 24 Douglas, Luke 16 3 0 0 12 16 3 0 0 12 352 26 0 0 104 Eaves, Josh 5 4 0 0 16 5 4 0 0 16 27 12 0 0 48 Emmitt, Jake 10 0 0 0 0 99 15 1 0 62 255 20 1 0 82 Forsyth, Liam 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 15 0 0 60 Gregson, Nick 7 1 0 0 4 21 3 3 0 18 44 7 3 0 34 Higginson, Jack 4 2 0 0 8 4 2 0 0 8 17 7 0 0 28 Higham, Micky 17 0 0 0 0 142 39 0 0 156 545 130 0 0 520 Hock, Gareth 2 0 0 0 0 55 12 0 0 48 319 85 1 0 342 thanks to our Holroyd, Brad 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 Hood, Liam 12 4 0 0 16 77 30 0 0 120 167 57 0 0 228 Laithwaite, James 5 2 0 0 8 17 5 0 0 20 110 14 0 0 56 Marsh, Stefan 14 4 0 0 16 14 4 0 0 16 170 75 21 0 342 front of shirt sponsors McNally, Gregg 16 13 0 0 52 163 107 20 0 468 243 159 169 1 975 O'Donnell, Dec 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 8 Pownall, Jonny 12 7 0 0 28 104 67 0 0 268 145 100 0 0 400 Richardson, Daniel 6 0 9 0 18 6 0 9 0 18 61 9 174 9 393 Ridyard, Martyn 17 1 55 2 116 239 78 795 11 1913 266 87 880 11 2119 Simm, Josh 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 4 Sims, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilltop Products Smith, Aaron 5 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 4 22 8 0 0 32 Spencer, Tom 18 1 0 0 4 117 15 0 0 60 167 19 0 0 76 Swift, Adam 1 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 8 142 98 0 0 392 for their continued support Thompson, Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 0 4 230 41 0 0 164 Thornley, Andy 17 3 0 0 12 90 14 0 0 56 239 36 0 0 144 Thornley, Iain 19 11 0 0 44 20 11 0 0 44 144 66 0 0 264 Woods, Josh 16 2 10 0 28 16 2 10 0 28 48 6 17 6 64 TOTAL 323 94 81 2 540

Liam Forsyth celebrates his debut

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Round Day Month Date Venue K.O. Opponents Result Pos. Att. 1 Sun Feb 3 h 3pm Toulouse Olympique W 24 16 4th 2,987 Leigh Sports Village Astley Driving Range Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY Tel: 01942 366334 Tel: 01942 889436 Tel: 01942 487830 2 Sun Feb 10 a 3pm Halifax L 26 33 7th 2,245 Holiday Inn Express Leigh is offering a 10% discount to www.boomersandswingers.golf www.leighsportsvillage.co.uk season ticket holders on food and beverages at the hotel on 3 Sun Feb 17 h 3pm Featherstone Rovers W 29 20 5th 3,443 Boomers and Swingers are offering Season Ticket holders a presentation of their season ticket. Season Ticket holders and LISA Members receive a 10% discount 50% ball upgrade when they produce their Season Ticket. 4 Sun Feb 24 h 3pm Toronto Wolfpack L 8 14 7th 3,142 Not applicable with any other offer. on meetings and events at LSV ** 5 Sun Mar 3 a 3pm York City Knights L 8 9 7th 2,020 Leigh Sports Village • Parties Turner Way, • Special Occasions 6 Sun Mar 10 a 3pm Swinton Lions W 30 12 7th 2,054 Leigh WN7 4GX • Meetings Tel: 01942 601832 7 Sun Mar 17 h 3pm Rochdale Hornets W 46 6 5th 2,666 The Whistling Wren is • Conferences offering a 20% discount to 8 Sun Mar 24 a 3pm Bradford Bulls L 12 26 5th 4,381 season ticket holders on Kenyon Hall, Winwick Lane, Croft, Warrington WA3 7ED ** Terms and conditions apply. Offer is only available to adult season ticket holders and LISA members. food bill upon presentation Tel: 01942 763646 Sun Mar 31 3pm Sheffield Eagles (CC4) W 34 12 - 596 of their season ticket. Offer excludes wedding packages, Christmas parties and concert bookings. Not applicable to drinks Kenyon Hall is offering Cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounted offer. 9 Sun Apr 7 h 3pm Barrow Raiders W 46 30 5th 3.036 orders. 10 percent discount on all products. Subject to availability and change. Thurs Apr 11 a 7.30pm Hull KR (CC5) L 10 14 - 2,188 10 Fri Apr 19 a 3pm Widnes Vikings L 10 30 7th 5,866 11 Mon Apr 22 h 3pm Dewsbury Rams W 34 12 6th 3.043

www.anthonys-travel.co.uk 49 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB Tel: 01942 679108 12 Sun Apr 28 a 3pm Batley Bulldogs W 36 16 5th 1,240 Tel: 01928 561460 www.mclaughlinskitchens.co.uk 55 Smallbrook Lane Leigh WN7 5PZ Tel: 01942 884122 13 Sun May 5 h 3pm Sheffield Eagles W 42 38 4th 3,031 McLaughlin’s Kitchens are offering all season ticket holders:A free Bosch www.palatinepaints.co.uk Anthony’s Travel are offering a 10 percent discount on HBA13B150B single oven when you spend £6,000 + or a free Bosch Leigh Centurions Season ticket holders benefit from a 14 Sun May 19 1 5-30pm Widnes Vikings W 36 22 4th 7,158 coachbookings to all season ticket holders. HBA13B150B single Oven & Free Bosch SMV450C30GB dishwasher when you 25% discount on all paint and equipment. spend £9,000 + on new kitchens (not including installation). 15 Sat May 25 a 1.00pm Toulouse Olympique L 16 44 6th 2,235 Sun Jun 2 h 3pm Workington Town (1895 Cup-2) W 62 12 - 1,660 16 Sun Jun 9 h 3pm Halifax W 31 8 4th 3,361 17 Sun Jun 16 h 3pm Bradford Bulls 14 West Bridgewater Street, Bridgewater House www.diddidance.com/diddi-dance-wigan 18 Sun Jun 23 a 3pm Dewsbury Rams Leigh WN7 4HB Tel: 01942 672267 Diddi Dance Wigan & Leigh are offering 10% off full term bookings www.rugby-league.com (1895 Cup-QF) Atico is offering 10 percent discount to all season for classes on a term by term basis. Wed Jun 26 2 7.30pm Barrow Raiders ticket holders and all LISA members Quote the discount code LEIGHCENTURIONS10 when booking. Leigh Centurions Season Ticket Holders will receive the 19 Sun Jun 30 a 3pm Sheffield Eagles following benefits from the RFL: • 50% off tickets for the Dacia 20 Sun Jul 7 a 3pm Featherstone Rovers • 25% off tickets for the Super League Grand Final 21 Sun Jul 14 a 3pm Barrow Raiders • 20% discount on Adult tickets for the Four Nations game 22 Sun Jul 21 h 3pm Batley Bulldogs at Anfield (Adults only) Tel: 01695 573202 Preferential rates for Leigh Centurions Season Ticket Holders. 23 Sun Aug 4 h 3pm Swinton Lions www.brighouse-wolff.co.uk • Priority Purchase on all Major Rugby League events and Academy Leasing will donate £100 to the Tommy Sale 24 Sun Aug 11 a 3pm Rochdale Hornets Brighouse Wolff are offering a 20% discount Foundation for every order. reduced Challenge Cup Final tickets.

on all new instructions by contacting Call Louise Rodgers on 01942 408521 extension 216 25 Sun Aug 18 h 3pm Widnes Vikings All offers subject to availability. Andrew Seddon on 01695 573202. and quote Leigh Sat Aug 24 TBC Challenge Cup Final 26 Sun Sep 1 h 3pm York City Knights 27 Sun Sat 7 a 6pm Toronto Wolfpack Tel: 0161 383 3892 540 374 Unit 27 – Spinningate Shopping Centre www.slatergordon.co.uk Season tickets holders are eligible for a corporate Leigh WN7 4PG Tel: 01942 608624 Slater & Gordon are offering a 10% discount on the usual membership at Wigan Council gyms including Howe www.gillopticians.co.uk prices for wills, probates and residential conveyances to new Bridge and the recently refurbished gym at Leigh 1 Summer Bash at FC Gills Opticians are offering a 10% discount on glasses, clients by contacting Sports Village, that will save £72 a year! 2 Home game at St Helens RLFC sunglasses and contact lenses. Stephen Lintott on 0161 383 3892 All KO times UK time

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RD DATE DAY HOME AWAY VENUE KO Res Att RD DATE DAY HOME AWAY VENUE KO Res Att 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Barrow Raiders Fox's Biscuits Stad. 3pm 18-22 755 14 19/05/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Sheffield Eagles 1pm 18-30 7158 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Featherstone Rovers Odsal Stadium 3pm 17-16 6024 14 19/05/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Dewsbury Rams Bloomfield Road 3.15pm 30-14 7158 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Toulouse Olympique Leigh Sports Village 3pm 24-16 2987 14 19/05/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Widnes Vikings Bloomfield Road 5.30pm 36-22 7158 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Dewsbury Rams Crown Oil Arena 3pm Postponed 15 24/05/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Toronto Wolfpack Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 16-42 932 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Sheffield Eagles Swinton Lions Olympic Legacy Pk 3pm 64-10 1259 15 25/05/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Leigh Centurions Stade Ernest Argles 1pm 44-16 2235 1 03/02/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Halifax Halton Stadium 3pm 40-16 4283 15 26/05/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Rochdale Hornets Park 3pm 54-10 1114 1 03/02/2019 Sunday York City Knights Toronto Wolfpack 3pm 0-14 2518 15 26/05/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Halifax The Fox's Biscuits Stad. 3pm 24-16 1368 2 09/02/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Widnes Vikings Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 24-36 2189 15 26/05/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Bradford Bulls LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 42-4 2903 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Sheffield Eagles Craven Park 3pm 22-24 1514 15 26/05/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Dewsbury Rams 3pm 22-17 795 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams York City Knights Tetleys Stadium 3pm 22-26 1275 15 26/05/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings York City Knights Halton Stadium 3pm 12-16 3408 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Batley Bulldogs LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 42-14 2145 16 08/06/2019 Saturday York City Knights Toulouse Olympique Bootham Crescent 3pm 18-25 1656 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Halifax Leigh Centurions Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 33-26 2245 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Batley Bulldogs Odsal Stadium 3pm 16-0 3414 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Toronto Wolfpack Crown Oil Arena 3pm 6-58 694 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Rochdale Hornets Tetleys Stadium 3pm 66-10 865 2 10/02/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Bradford Bulls Heywood Road 3pm 12-31 1498 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Halifax Leigh Sports Village 3pm 31-8 3361 3 15/02/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Bradford Bulls Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 24-10 1711 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Sheffield Eagles Featherstone Rovers Olympic Legacy Park 3pm 18-38 1321 3 16/02/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Rochdale Hornets Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 42-12 1707 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Toronto Wolfpack Heywood Road 3pm 14-34 1281 3 17/02/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Widnes Vikings Kingston Park, Newcastle 5pm 30-6 1817 16 09/06/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Barrow Raiders Halton Stadium 3pm 38-14 3830 3 17/02/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Swinton Lions Tetleys Stadium 3pm 38-24 999 17 15/06/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Dewsbury Rams 1pm 3 17/02/2019 Sunday Halifax Batley Bulldogs Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 20-18 1825 17 15/06/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Swinton Lions Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 3 17/02/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Featherstone Rovers Leigh Sports Village 3pm 29-20 3443 17 16/06/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Halifax Craven Park 3pm 3 17/02/2019 Sunday York City Knights Barrow Raiders Bootham Crescent 3pm 56-0 1575 17 16/06/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Sheffield Eagles The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Toulouse Olympique Heywood Road 3pm 24-26 601 17 16/06/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Widnes Vikings LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Dewsbury Rams Craven Park 3pm 20-20 1321 17 16/06/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Bradford Bulls Leigh Sports Village 3pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Rochdale Hornets The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 18-12 754 17 16/06/2019 Sunday York City Knights Rochdale Hornets Bootham Crescent 3pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls York City Knights Odsal Stadium 3pm 14-24 4782 18 21/06/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Rochdale Hornets Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Halifax LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 46-16 2534 18 22/06/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Toulouse Olympique Lamport Stadium 1pm 4 24/02/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Toronto Wolfpack Leigh Sports Village 3pm 8-14 3142 18 23/06/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Halifax Odsal Stadium 3pm 4 31/05/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Sheffield Eagles Halton Stadium 8pm 36-6 4920 18 23/06/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Leigh Centurions Tetleys Stadium 3pm 5 01/03/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Batley Bulldogs Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 44-16 791 18 23/06/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Barrow Raiders LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Toulouse Olympique Odsal Stadium 3pm 0-14 3751 18 23/06/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions York City Knights Heywood Road 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Toronto Wolfpack Tetleys Stadium 3pm 17-22 1251 18 23/06/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Batley Bulldogs Halton Stadium 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday Halifax Swinton Lions Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 18-16 1584 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Sheffield Eagles Leigh Centurions Olympic Legacy Park 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Barrow Raiders Crown Oil Arena 3pm 20-8 514 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Toulouse Olympique Craven Park 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Featherstone Rovers Halton Stadium 3pm 44-22 5782 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Toronto Wolfpack The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 5 03/03/2019 Sunday York City Knights Leigh Centurions Bootham Crescent 3pm 9-8 2020 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Widnes Vikings Odsal Stadium 3pm 6 09/03/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Toronto Wolfpack Stade Ernest Wallon 3.30pm 46-16 6103 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Halifax Featherstone Rovers Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Widnes Vikings Craven Park 3pm 4-20 1724 19 30/06/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Swinton Lions Crown Oil Arena 3pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Bradford Bulls The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 6-16 2393 19 30/06/2019 Sunday York City Knights Dewsbury Rams Bootham Crescent 3pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Sheffield Eagles LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 32-14 1981 20 05/07/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles York City Knights Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Halifax Dewsbury Rams Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 26-0 1343 20 06/07/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Halifax Lamport Stadium 1pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets York City Knights Crown Oil Arena 3pm Post 20 06/07/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Bradford Bulls Stade Ernest Argles 8pm 6 10/03/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Leigh Centurions Heywood Road 3pm 12-30 2054 20 07/07/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Barrow Raiders Tetleys Stadium 3pm 7 16/03/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Barrow Raiders Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 50-0 1388 20 07/07/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Leigh Centurions LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Sheffield Eagles Tetleys Stadium 3pm 13-16 977 20 07/07/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Batley Bulldogs Heywood Road 3pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Rochdale Hornets Leigh Sports Village 3pm 46-6 2666 20 07/07/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Rochdale Hornets Halton Stadium 3pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Featherstone Rovers Heywood Road 3pm 12-24 923 21 12/07/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Dewsbury Rams Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Bradford Bulls Halton Stadium 3pm 25-20 5335 21 13/07/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Featherstone Rovers Lamport Stadium 1pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday York City Knights Halifax Bootham Crescent 3pm 38-16 2102 21 13/07/2019 Saturday Rochdale Hornets Toulouse Olympique Crown Oil Arena 3pm 7 17/03/2019 Sunday Toronto Wolfpack Batley Bulldogs KCOM Craven Park, Hull 5pm 34-12 N/A 21 14/07/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Leigh Centurions Craven Park 3pm 8 23/03/2019 Saturday Batley Bulldogs Toulouse Olympique The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 12-38 857 21 14/07/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs York City Knights The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Swinton Lions Craven Park 3pm 26-33 1357 21 14/07/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Swinton Lions Odsal Stadium 3pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Leigh Centurions Odsal Stadium 3pm 26-12 4381 21 14/07/2019 Sunday Halifax Widnes Vikings Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Dewsbury Rams LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 22-32 1943 22 20/07/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Sheffield Eagles Stade Ernest Argles 6pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday Halifax Toronto Wolfpack Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 12-48 2090 22 20/07/2019 Saturday York City Knights Bradford Bulls Bootham Crescent 3pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Widnes Vikings Crown Oil Arena 3pm 4-50 1732 22 21/07/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Halifax Tetleys Stadium 3pm 8 24/03/2019 Sunday York City Knights Sheffield Eagles Bootham Crescent 3pm 16-24 1822 22 21/07/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Rochdale Hornets LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 9 06/04/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Featherstone Rovers Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 8-2 2251 22 21/07/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Batley Bulldogs Leigh Sports Village 3pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Widnes Vikings The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 20-18 1420 22 21/07/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Barrow Raiders Heywood Road 3pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Dewsbury Rams Odsal Stadium 3pm 20-12 4068 22 21/07/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Toronto Wolfpack Halton Stadium 3pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Barrow Raiders Leigh Sports Village 3pm 46-30 3036 23 02/08/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Widnes Vikings Olympic Legacy Park 7.45pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Halifax Crown Oil Arena 3pm 24-48 827 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders York City Knights Craven Park 3pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday York City Knights Swinton Lions Bootham Crescent 3pm 30-20 1606 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Toronto Wolfpack Odsal Stadium 3pm 9 07/04/2019 Sunday Toronto Wolfpack Sheffield Eagles Belgrade TBC 40-10 1148 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Featherstone Rovers Tetleys Stadium 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Barrow Raiders Toronto Wolfpack Craven Park 3pm 26-52 1417 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Halifax Toulouse Olympique Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Dewsbury Rams Batley Bulldogs Tetleys Stadium 3pm 8-20 1276 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Swinton Lions Leigh Sports Village 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Halifax Bradford Bulls Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 26-33 3316 23 04/08/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Batley Bulldogs Crown Oil Arena 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Sheffield Eagles Toulouse Olympique Olympic Legacy Park 3pm 44-16 729 24 10/08/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack York City Knights Lamport Stadium 1pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Swinton Lions Rochdale Hornets Heywood Road 3pm 36-22 826 24 10/08/2019 Saturday Widnes Vikings Toulouse Olympique Halton Stadium 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Widnes Vikings Leigh Centurions Halton Stadium 3pm 30-12 5866 24 11/08/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Bradford Bulls Craven Park 3pm 10 19/04/2019 Friday Featherstone Rovers York City Knights LD Nutrition Stadium 6pm 42-12 2216 24 11/08/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Dewsbury Rams The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Batley Bulldogs Swinton Lions The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 32-18 817 24 11/08/2019 Sunday Featherstone Rovers Swinton Lions LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Bradford Bulls Barrow Raiders Odsal Stadium 3pm 26-14 4011 24 11/08/2019 Sunday Halifax Sheffield Eagles Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Featherstone Rovers Toronto Wolfpack LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 14-23 2101 24 11/08/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Leigh Centurions Crown Oil Arena 3pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Leigh Centurions Dewsbury Rams Leigh Sports Village 3pm 34-12 3043 25 17/08/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Rochdale Hornets Lamport Stadium 1pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Rochdale Hornets Sheffield Eagles Crown Oil Arena 3pm 16-52 569 25 17/08/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Batley Bulldogs Stade Ernest Argles 8pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday Toulouse Olympique Halifax Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 56-4 2038 25 18/08/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Bradford Bulls Tetleys Stadium 3pm 11 22/04/2019 Monday York City Knights Widnes Vikings Bootham Crescent 3pm 17-10 2229 25 18/08/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Widnes Vikings Leigh Sports Village 3pm 12 27/04/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique York City Knights Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 30-26 1793 25 18/08/2019 Sunday Sheffield Eagles Barrow Raiders Olympic Legacy Park 3pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Toronto Wolfpack Swinton Lions Lamport Stadium 7pm 52-10 9562 25 18/08/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Halifax Heywood Road 3pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Featherstone Rovers Craven Park 3pm 12-26 1277 25 18/08/2019 Sunday York City Knights Featherstone Rovers Bootham Crescent 3pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Leigh Centurions The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 16-36 1240 26 31/08/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Barrow Raiders Lamport Stadium 1pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Rochdale Hornets Odsal Stadium 3pm 52-16 3721 26 31/08/2019 Saturday Toulouse Olympique Dewsbury Rams Stade Ernest Argles 3.30pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Sheffield Eagles Halifax Olympic Legacy Park 3pm 24-32 966 26 01/09/2019 Sunday Batley Bulldogs Featherstone Rovers The Fox's Biscuits Std. 3pm 12 28/04/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Dewsbury Rams Halton Stadium 3pm 24-25 3851 26 01/09/2019 Sunday Bradford Bulls Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 3pm 13 04/05/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Bradford Bulls Lamport Stadium 1pm 36-16 8363 26 01/09/2019 Sunday Halifax Rochdale Hornets Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 13 04/05/2019 Saturday Dewsbury Rams Toulouse Olympique Tetleys Stadium 3pm 0-38 786 26 01/09/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions York City Knights Leigh Sports Village 3pm 13 05/05/2019 Sunday Halifax Barrow Raiders Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 46-10 1446 26 01/09/2019 Sunday Widnes Vikings Swinton Lions Halton Stadium 3pm 13 05/05/2019 Sunday Leigh Centurions Sheffield Eagles Leigh Sports Village 3pm 42-38 3031 27 07/09/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Leigh Centurions Lamport Stadium 1pm 13 05/05/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Featherstone Rovers Crown Oil Arena 3pm 10-56 714 27 07/09/2019 Saturday Featherstone Rovers Toulouse Olympique LD Nutrition Stadium 3pm 13 05/05/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Widnes Vikings Heywood Road 3pm 10-32 1469 27 08/09/2019 Sunday Barrow Raiders Batley Bulldogs Craven Park 3pm 13 05/05/2019 Sunday York City Knights Batley Bulldogs Bootham Crescent 3pm 28-24 1978 27 08/09/2019 Sunday Dewsbury Rams Widnes Vikings Tetleys Stadium 3pm 14 18/05/2019 Saturday Bradford Bulls Halifax Bloomfield Road 8pm 14-21 7912 27 08/09/2019 Sunday Halifax York City Knights Mbi Shay Stadium 3pm 14 18/05/2019 Saturday Featherstone Rovers York City Knights Bloomfield Road 5.45pm 42-10 7912 27 08/09/2019 Sunday Rochdale Hornets Bradford Bulls Crown Oil Arena 3pm 14 18/05/2019 Saturday Rochdale Hornets Swinton Lions Bloomfield Road 3.30pm 30-40 7912 27 08/09/2019 Sunday Swinton Lions Sheffield Eagles Heywood Road 3pm 14 18/05/2019 Saturday Toronto Wolfpack Toulouse Olympique Bloomfield Road 1.15pm 42-14 7912

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refer to the competition as ‘Mickey Gregg McNally dives for his second try against Workington Town in the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Mouse’ is insulting to the sport, the title LEIGH CENTURIONS sponsor, the broadcast partner and the governing body, not to mention the clubs taking part and their passionate 1895 CUP RESPONSE fans. “I would imagine on reflection he will perhaps regret those comments or at And Grix says that scheduling is a key brilliant, and this could be as well if it’s Leigh Centurions have least I hope he would. responded to the comments issue if the competition is to be taken done properly. “Like others at first I was disappointed made by Halifax coach Simon more seriously by clubs in future. “But you can’t have it as part of three the final would be played after the Coral He said: “You’ve got to question it being games in a week for part-time players.” Grix in which he refers to his Challenge Cup Final but having in midweek. If anyone thinks clubs are club’s recent AB Sundecks By contrast former Leigh Centurions digested it I think it works better. If the taking it seriously, then they should look 1895 Cup-tie as a “a borderline head coach Keiron Purtill, now in game was before I believe most of the at ours and Bradford’s results. Mickey Mouse game.” charge at Widnes Vikings is supportive fans attending the Challenge Cup Final In the article by Gareth Walker, also “It needs a rethink. I think the original of the competition. would still be enjoying the build-up to syndicated by League Publications to idea where the final would be played Purtill said: “The 1895 Cup is very their final in the pubs in and around Betfred Championship and League 1 before the Challenge Cup, everyone got important to us, particularly this season Wembley and would likely watch the clubs, Walker writes: on board with. after what the club has been through. game with one eye on the BBC. Halifax coach Simon Grix says the 1895 “But then the goalposts were moved “Having the 12 points taken off us “Whereas after the Challenge Cup Final Cup can work – but needs to be and it will be played afterwards, plus means that realistically this is the only fans are already in the stadium and I reviewed on a number of fronts before there’s no money in it for clubs and trophy we can win, and it would be a believe there is more chance of them next season. players are risking their bodies for no fantastic way to finish the season off staying. reward. Grix’s Fax and Bradford both fielded and thank the fans that helped save us “The AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final has second-string teams and were heavily “The game against Sheffield cost us as by giving them a day out at Wembley. the potential to swell the Wembley beaten by Sheffield and Barrow a club – not a lot, but enough, because “It would be great for the players crowd for the whole event, attracting respectively in midweek, just four days who wants to turn out for what was a themselves as well - not many of them two teams’ sets of fans on top of the after their Challenge Cup quarter-final. borderline Mickey Mouse game? have played in big matches on a big Challenge Cup finalists’ fans. “The old Northern Rail Cup was stage like that.” “Clubs have to do what is best for their One club that has really valued and families having the opportunity to own position and Simon is fortunate embraced the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup perform at Wembley, something not enough to have deservedly led his team is Leigh Centurions, with owner Derek many Rugby League players get to to the semi-final of the Challenge Cup Beaumont seeing mileage in it to the embrace. which would also impact on his point of partnering his business as title Mr Beaumont said: “I am very decision. sponsor to the competition. disappointed at Simon’s comments. “But to ridicule it for other clubs taking Like Purtill, he recognises the reward Perhaps they are a little naive given his it seriously is disappointing and poor and value of coaches, players and their inexperience starting out as a coach. To from him. “I would be proud leading a team out at Luke Douglas makes the tackle Wembley to play tiddly winks so to have against Workington Town the potential chance to do so in a game of Rugby League I find highly motivating at any level. “This concept makes the unthinkable dream a real prospect to so many that contribute so much to the Rugby League family and the RFL should be applauded for this, not ridiculed. “One thing is for sure, irrespective of Leigh Centurions’ progression to Wembley I shall be there enjoying and applauding the two teams that contest the inaugural 1895 AB Sundecks Cup Final, one I hope will be the first of many to come.” Brad Holroyd on his debut in Leigh’s second round win over Workington Town in the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup

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This has journey on the Road that leads to 487888. presented us with the opportunity to Wembley when they entertain Supporters are also advised to retain all further cement our partnership with St Without living tissue that requires blood, an Barrow Raiders in the Quarter-Final AB Sundecks 1895 Cup match tickets for Helens who have kindly agreed to make dystrophin, interruption to the blood supply of the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup. all of the Club’s home and away fixtures to their fantastic facility available to us for muscle cells are causes bone to die. If not stopped, the fixture. The venue, date and kick-off time for this be eligible for a special event/privileges damaged and AVN can cause the bone to collapse. important tie have now been finalised. should the Club progress to the final at “I would like to thank Saints CEO Mike replaced with Rosey has already had one hip replaced, a Wembley (platinum for attending all home Rush for arranging this at relatively short As essential annual pitch maintenance is connective procedure which the NHS were unable to & away, gold for attending all home notice and being so accommodating to our taking place at Leigh Sports Village, this tissue. DMD offer and for which in excess of £10,000 games). Further details will be announced Club and our coaching staff. St Helens tie will take place at St Helens RLFC’s affects was raised to complete, but in order to be in due course should the Club progress. have been fantastic to us this year with on Wednesday approximately 1 free of AVN Rosey needs another new hip the players they have made available on 26th June 2019 with a 7-30pm kick-off. If you wish to purchase ambulant disabled in 5,000 male loan and dual registration and the manner and a new knee. Rosey and Gregg's ...... or wheelchair disabled tickets, you can do births with an children Bella and Harry will join Alfie and so directly through the Ticket Office. These in which those players have bought into Ticket prices are as follows (Main estimated 300,000 sufferers worldwide. Mila Rose in leading out the Centurions on are priced according to the relevant our Club has been there for all to see. Stand seated area only): There is unfortunately no cure. Until Sunday. category above, with a complimentary “It would be fantastic if some of the Saints relatively recently, boys with DMD usually Adults- ticket provided for a carer. Please be fans could come along to the game and Bradford Bulls have been very supportive did not survive much beyond their teen of Gregg and Rosey McNally throughout Leigh Centurions and St Helens season aware that appropriate proof of disability support our lads along with their own as years. Thanks to advances in cardiac and ticket holders and non-season ticket may be requested and will need to be they battle to give themselves the chance Gregg's tenure as a player at Odsal, which Inspirational Alfie Sales and his respiratory care, life expectancy is holders with a ticket stub for Leigh’s registered with the Ticket Office. to hopefully see both sides progress to was greatly appreciated by the McNally parents will be special guests of increasing and many young adults with second tie v Workington Town: £15 Leigh Centurions owner Derek Beaumont Wembley on the 24th August. Leigh Centurions on Sunday. A bucket family. Both of these are very worthy DMD attend college, have careers, get causes, and we at Leigh Centurions are Non-season ticket holders: £18 said: “One of the sacrifices of having what “It is for this reason that we felt it was collection will be held before the married and have children. Survival into I consider the best playing surfaces in appropriate to make the season ticket proud to support them. Concessions (over 65 years and 18-21 game to raise money for Alfie's the early 30s is becoming more common, years)- £10 and £12 respectively Rugby League is enabling the offer valid for Saints fans as well as our fundraiser, Action 4 Alfie, and also maintenance work to be undertaken at the own. and there are cases of men living into Under-18s (Advance)- free of charge; Rosey McNally's "Two Hips & One appropriate time. their 40s and 50s. (Match day)- £1. “Barrow put in a fantastic performance Knee" fundraiser...... “Leigh Sports Village do a tremendous job against Bradford particularly inspired in Alfie and his sister Mila Rose will be this Rosey McNally, the wife of Leigh Tickets will go on sale at the Ticket Office at a large expense to themselves to the second half by a superb performance week's team mascots and will lead the provide us with an amazing facility and we by Jono Smith and there is no doubt they Centurions star and crowd favourite at Leigh Sports Village as soon as Centurions out as they take on the Gregg McNally suffers from Avascular possible. Full details to follow. have always been able to work together to will fancy their own chances of walking accommodate this. out at Wembley. Bradford Bulls. necrosis (AVN). AVN is a condition Once on sale, supporters will be able to “This year is the introduction of the AB “So we will need as much support as we He will also enjoy a behind-the-scenes that happens when there is loss of pre-purchase their tickets in person at the tour of LSV. blood to the bone. Because bone is Leigh Sports Village Stadium Ticket Office, Sundecks 1895 Cup and therefore we can from our fans and I thank you in have encountered a situation that hasn’t advance for your continued support.” Alfie suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare, progressive, St Helens’ Totally Wicked Stadium Luke Douglas in action muscle wasting disease. Those suffering from DMD are unable to produce dystrophin, which is a protein essential for the repair and stability of muscle fibres.

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MAIN MATCH SPONSOR BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 17 Kit sponsors 2019: LEIGH CENTURIONS V Hilltop Products BRADFORD BULLS Fitfield Ltd Sunday 16 June 2019 3-00 pm kick off Officials Twenty Four 7 Technology Ltd Referee: Cloud 4 Computers MATCHBALL SPONSOR Reserve Referee: Adam Johnson Leisure Resorts Touch Judges: Impact Insurance Paul Marklove, Gareth Jones Match Commissionaire: Andrew Barnby Zaun Group Time Keeper: Tony Brown ______Leigh Market Ascot Services PROGRAMME SPONSOR NEXT LEIGH CENTURIONS HOME GAME Bedford Packaging LEIGH CENTURIONS V BARROW RAIDERS AB SUNDECKS 1895 CUP gm Projects WEDNESDAY JUNE 26TH 2019 Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Wigan LANGTREE PARK, ST. HELENS KICK OFF 7.30PM

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