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Lions start with a flourish but run out of steam.

Blaydon Georgians 44 -22 Percy Park Lions

Lions v Blaydon

The Lions travelled to Blaydon with just 17 players and were always going to be up against it. We started well with a quick break from deep by Dan Jackson which led to  a penalty try. Then after a great rip by Jamie Guthrie, Skipper Joe Cassidy threw the first dummy of his 20 year career to go in under the posts. 0-14  up we dared to dream but back came Blaydon. The bear has been prodded and they responded with force quickly bringing the scores back to 14 12. The impressive Guthrie then crossed to put us 12- 19 up but with front row injuries the onslaught became inevitable with a series of Blaydon penalties and tries
The final score of 44-22  was a fair reflection but no shame to the Lions who gave a valiant effort. A few more subs would have made all the difference

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Ten Out of Ten for Towell as Lions Cruise to Victory at Consett

Consett 2's  15 - 70  Percy Park Lions
Saturday 14 October 2023

Lions 1 at Consett 10 23

James Towell’s perfect conversion return typified an outstanding Lions performance with a balance of youth and experience combining well . It was great to see both Jake Smith and Karl Thompson pull the black and white back on and also, we welcomed five students to our ranks .
Whilst Consett were pretty solid upfront they had no answer for our free flowing handling which had both centres Parsons and Bunton pitching in with hat tricks . With plenty of first team experience on display the pack dominated from the start and we were 0 - 49 up before Consett opened their account.

The final score of 15 - 70 was as a fair result given the dominance of the display. 

Next week its back to the League games with Blaydon Georgians away