Tarleton

Tarleton Seconds welcomed Ormskirk Seconds to Carr Lane on Saturday and with gale force winds blowing across the pitch and dropping temperatures it was not going to be a game for the purists.

After what seems an eternity Tarleton managed to get a game of rugby in (the first since 5th December) and entertained Garstang First XV at Carr Lane on Saturday.

Following a close bonus point defeat last week against table-topping, unbeaten Trafford Metrovic Tarleton knew that a win against Thornton Cleveleys was a must if they were to keep in the race with the top two teams in the league.

Blue skies welcomed Orrell to Carr Lane but as the match started the conditions became windy and wet and the opening gambits by both sides were error strewn.

Tarleton travelled to Ormskirk for their first league meeting of the season full of confidence on the back of a 94-0 drubbing of North Manchester the previous Saturday.

Tarleton faced a Hutton side for the first time in 2 years on Saturday and both teams had many new faces in since their last encounter.

Tarleton Second XV faced another unbeaten opponent when they welcomed Aspull to Carr Lane on Saturday.

Tarleton entertained Didsbury Toc H on Saturday and started the game at pace making inroads into the Didsbury 22 but Didsbury’s defence held firm.

Tarleton First XV started their 2015-2016 league campaign with a home match against Colne and Nelson and coach Steve Gough fielded the strongest side available to him.

Tarleton started their 2015-2016 campaign with a Lancashire Plate match against local rivals Ormskirk. This, to my knowledge, is the first time that thir first teams have met in competitive rugby.

Tarleton's final warm up match was against Leigh RUFC who are two levels higher than Tarleton after they gained promotion from the league that Tarleton were relegated from at the end of last season.

Rugby union made a welcome return to Carr Lane on Saturday when a pre-season friendly against Fleetwood RUFC was played.

Tarleton First XV entertained fellow strugglers Furness on Saturday in this bottom of the table encounter, hoping that home advantage and their recent upsurge in form could see them win.

Tarleton faced in-form De La Salle at Carr Lane on Saturday and were dealt a massive blow when Sam Cleaver pulled a hamstring during the warm up and had to start with 17 players.

On the back of two good wins Tarleton approached their game against Fleetwood with confidence that a good performance could continue this winning but they were to be denied, going down 26-21.

We strolled over to Tarleton Rugby Club in Lancashire to watch some sevens rugby over the festive season.

Tarleton Seconds were up against Ashton on Mersey this week and were disappointed when they arrived with 9 players. The ref deemed that the game could go ahead with 10 v 9 and two 30 minute halves.

After last week’s one-point defeat Tarleton entertained high Flying Aldwinians at Carr Lane on Saturday.

With 23 senior players unavailable due to work commitments and injury the Second XV had to concede their away cup match v Waterloo and the firsts travelled away to Wigan RUFC ...

Tarleton Seconds again found themselves with only 13 players on paper at 11.00am on Saturday but managed to field a full squad and hold on to beat Bury 3-0.