Match Report

STANLEY 4 WEST HULL 24

26th January 2003

League Cup Second Round

Stanley Rangers U16's showed their full colours in this league cup second round fixture away to West Hull. With this looking to be a daunting fixture away to premiership opposition. 1st division Stanley who were decimated with injuries and sickness fought hard and were found to be worthy opposition for West Hull. In the first half Stanley opened the scoring with a well worked move going through several pairs of hand ending in a good break for Scott Child who passed on to support from Danny Wray who scored a fine try. West Hull countered almost immediately with a try to give a half time score of 4 points each. Throughout the first half Stanley took the ball to West Hull with Robinson, Grice, Silkstone Haigh, and Gant all exceptional in both attack and defence. In the second half the lack of any substitutions seemed to affect Stanley at the start and with West Hull making 3 changes their fresh legs helped them score 3 quick fire tries before Stanley could get their hands on the ball. Stanley then regrouped and with their defence and attack going from strength to strength they managed to regain composure and pressed West Hull all the way to the final whistle and with some superb defence from Ledgeway, Gant, Crawley, and top tackler Robinson they managed to keep West Hull from scoring any more points ending in a final score of 22-4 to West Hull. Evan through their tiredness Stanley kept pressure on West Hull and when in attack always looked threatening culminating in 2 tries being discounted for a knock on and held up over the line. Coaches Jowett, Grice and Parker were highly delighted with their players for the effort they put in especially with all players having to play the full game and awarded the man of the match award to Danny Silkstone with Wildey and Gant pushing him all the way.

Stanley hope their injuries and sickness subside so that they are at full strength for this weeks league fixture away to Featherstone Lions.