Category: Swinton Lions
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…
Swinton Lions ‘kingpin’ Jordy Gibson hailed after reaching point-scoring milestone
ANTHONY MURRAY was pleased to see “kingpin” Jordy Gibson pass 100 points for Swinton Lions against Halifax Panthers. The halfback, who went into the game…
Anthony Murray disappointed to see another game get away from Swinton Lions late on
SWINTON LIONS coach Anthony Murray bemoaned his side’s errors after falling to a late defeat at Halifax Panthers on Sunday. The Lions, who trailed 16-6…
Halifax Panthers again leave it late to defeat Swinton Lions
HALIFAX PANTHERS 30 SWINTON LIONS 22 EMMA KENNEDY, The Shay, Sunday HALIFAX claimed their first home win against Swinton since 2021 in an entertaining contest….
Hungry Swinton Lions add to Keighley Cougars’ woes
KEIGHLEY COUGARS 18 SWINTON LIONS 40 IAN RIGG, Cougar Park, Sunday SWINTON produced a plum performance to claim a great win in front of their…
Anthony Murray delighted by welcome Swinton Lions win
SWINTON LIONS coach Anthony Murray believes “effort, enthusiasm and endeavour” was behind a welcome first win in three attempts. After losing narrowly at Rochdale then…
Swinton Lions earn first away win of season at Midlands Hurricanes
MIDLANDS HURRICANES 6 SWINTON LIONS 24 IAN RIGG, Avery Fields, Saturday GAV RODDEN’s early double helped fire Swinton to a first away league victory of…
1895 Cup Final gives Swinton Lions a conundrum
SWINTON LIONS chief executive Steve Wild says the club are in contact with both the RFL and London Broncos over the rearrangement of their forthcoming…