Category: Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions happy to claim inaugural Centenary Cup
SWINTON LIONS coach Anthony Murray says lifting the inaugural Centenary Cup has added to the club’s first win over a Salford side since 1985. The…
Swinton Lions end 41-year Salford curse
SALFORD 18 SWINTON LIONS 20 IAN RIGG, The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, Saturday SWINTON ended a 41-year wait for victory over their local rivals to…
Batley Bulldogs beat Swinton Lions to boost play-off hopes
SWINTON LIONS 12 BATLEY BULLDOGS 30 IAN RIGG, Heywood Road, Sunday BEN REYNOLDS provided a try and five goals as Batley bolstered their bid for…
Swinton Lions boss sees positives despite defeat and halfback blow
SWINTON LIONS coach Anthony Murray watched his side go down to a 34-10 defeat at Newcastle – but insisted there were positives to build on….
Anthony Murray keen to brush off Swinton Lions’ injury issues
SWINTON LIONS coach Anthony Murray isn’t letting injury concerns get him down as he continues his bid to steer his side up the table. Halfbacks…
Newcastle Thunder made to work by Swinton Lions
NEWCASTLE THUNDER 34 SWINTON LIONS 10 PHIL WORLD, Crow Trees, Saturday SWINTON coach Anthony Murray can take heart from the way his side executed their game…
Rochdale Hornets make new signing after forward joins twin at Swinton Lions
ROCHDALE HORNETS have signed Harvey Braddish from St Helens on a deal for the rest of this season after releasing his fellow backrower Dylan Kelly-Duffy,…
Obituary: Bill Pattinson – The Cumbrian star who played for multiple clubs
BILL PATTINSON (March 31, 1945 – June 30, 2026) BILL PATTINSON, who has died aged 81, was a fast and hard-running backrower who represented four…
Clinical Doncaster down battling Swinton Lions
SWINTON LIONS 0 DONCASTER 56 IAN RIGG, Heywood Road, Sunday JAMES GLOVER’S hat-trick of tries helped Doncaster complete a double over Swinton in a match…
Whitehaven inflict defeat on former coach Anthony Murray’s Swinton Lions
WHITEHAVEN 34 SWINTON LIONS 24 JORDAN WEIR, The Ortus REC, Sunday IT WAS a painful first return to West Cumbria for Anthony Murray, as his…