St Anne’s finally grind out victory
Date published: 28 May 2013
![IN A BATTLE: Saints' John Fox had to work to earn the team their points. IN A BATTLE: Saints' John Fox had to work to earn the team their points.](/uploads/f2/news/img/2013528_11144.jpg)
Photo: PICTURE: CHRIS SUNDERLAND
IN A BATTLE: Saints' John Fox had to work to earn the team their points.
RUGBY:
OLDHAM St Anne’s were forced to dig deep before securing a 42-26 victory over tenacious 11-man Widnes West Bank.
The visitors to Higginshaw Road, who sat in second place in National Conference League Division Two before this clash, kept pegging Saints back — despite travelling with only 13 players, losing full-back Alex Brown with a suspected broken ankle in the first half and having Ryan Bates sent off late in the game.
With one man down, West Bank were in with a shout of taking the points. Trailing by 16, they stunned the home supporters by scoring three tries and adding two goals to level at 26-26.
But St Anne’s substitute Michael Cadd gave his team the advantage again with a try 10 minutes from time and after the red card, Chris Bell crossed from the resultant penalty with Cadd adding a further score. Kiel Lancashire kicked both conversions.
IN Division One, Waterhead suffered a heavy home loss, 70-24 to Bradford Dudley Hill.
Nathan Kitson registered a hat-trick of tries and kicked nine goals for a personal tally of 30 points, in a game the visitors had under control by half-time.
SECOND-BOTTOM Saddleworth Rangers lost 36-18 at Rochdale Mayfield in Division One.
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