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For their final pre-season outing Stockport travelled to North 1 side Cleckheaton. The consensus after the game was that the home team had been flattered by the margin of victory of three tries to one. For the main part, Stockport presented a very organised defence and it was a surprise when a single missed tackle gifted Cleckheaton with their first try which was converted after 15 minutes. Stockport then showed some more imaginative play and it was fair reward for the pressure they put the home side under when wing Dan Eccles crashed over for a try that went unconverted. Stockport continued their attacking thrusts and had a try disallowed when their pack drove over. As they neared the try line again a long pass was intercepted by the fleet footed Cleckheaton wing who ran the length of the field to score. 14-5 and that’s how the score remained until the break.

In the second half the two sides tended to cancel each other out which both struggling to reduce the number of turnovers. There was no lack of effort but the only break through came from the home side who score with a neat move down the wing which still relied on a rare defensive aberration from the visitors. 21-5.

The worry of these fixtures is that the players pick up injuries so close to the start of the league season. Stockport returned home with a number of bumps and bruises but confident that they will field a first choice team for the visit of Leigh this Saturday, Kick Off 3.0pm

15. James Drew
14. Dan Barker
13. Craig Cooper
12. James Dalton
11. Dan Eccles
10. Steve Pearson
9. Mike Raven
8. Peter Brendenkamp
7. John Wilson
6. Alan Boyd
5. Dave Marwick (C)
4. Tim Oakes
3. Jan-Erik Anderson
2. Andy Fuller
1. Ian Kennedy
16. Colin Nevett
17. Chris Weeks
18. Simon Baker

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Leigh (A)	Chester (A)	Tyldesley (H)	Durham City
Winnington Pk (H)	Rochdale (A)	New Brighton (H)	Sandbach (A)	Lymm (H)	Northwich (A)
Chester (H)	Tyldesley	Carlisle (H) (Cup)	Vale of Lune	Broughton Park	Newport (A) (Cup)
New Brighton (A)	Rochdale (H)	Winnington Pk (A)	Broughton Pk (A)	Vale of Lune (A)	Lymm (H) (Cup)
Longton (A)	Cleckheaton (A)	Leigh (H)	Northwich (H)	Lymm (A)	Sandbach (H)

05/04/08 v Tyldesley North 2 West Home Won 78-3
05/04/08 v Chester North 2 West Away Lost 9-21
29/03/08 v Leigh North 2 West Away @ Tyldesley Won 12-8
08/03/08 v Northwich North 2 West Away Lost 5-14
01/03/08 v Lymm North 2 West Home Won 22-10
16/02/08 v Sandbach North 2 West Away Won 17-6
09/02/08 v New Brighton North 2 West Home Won 29-17
26/01/08 v Rochdale North 2 West Away Won 27-5
19/01/08 v Winnington Park North 2 West Home Won 32-0
12/01/08 v Newport intermediate Cup Away Lost 20-21
05/01/08 v Broughton Park North 2 West Away Lost 5-12
15/12/07 Vale of Lune North 2 West Home Won 22-5 See pictures of 2007 Christmas Fancy Dress
08/12/07 Carlisle Intermediate Cup Home Won 39-0
01/12/07 Tyldesley North 2 West Away Won 40-26
24/11/07 Chester North 2 West Home Lost 9-10
17/11/07 v Lymm Intermediate Cup Home Won 32-15
10/11/07 v Vale of Lune North 2 West Away Won 50-5
03/11/07 v Broughton Park North 2 West Home Won 34-15
27/10/07 v Winnington Park North 2 West Away Won 72-0
20/10/07 v Rochdale North 2 West Home Won 27-12
06/10/07 v New Brighton North 2 West Away Lost 16-0		T
29/09/07 v Sandbach North 2 West Home Won 48-8
22/09/07 v Lymm North 2 West Away Won 20-14
15/09/07 v Northwich North 2 West Home Won 29-0
08/09/07 v Leigh North 2 West Home Won 39-8
01/09/07 v Cleckheaton Pre-Season Away Lost 21-5	For their final pre-season outing Stockport travelled to North 1 side Cleckheaton. The consensus after the game was that the home team had been flattered by the margin of victory of three tries to one. For the main part, Stockport presented a very organised defence and it was a surprise when a single missed tackle gifted Cleckheaton with their first try which was converted after 15 minutes. Stockport then showed some more imaginative play and it was fair reward for the pressure they put the home side under when wing Dan Eccles crashed over for a try that went unconverted. Stockport continued their attacking thrusts and had a try disallowed when their pack drove over. As they neared the try line again a long pass was intercepted by the fleet footed Cleckheaton wing who ran the length of the field to score. 14-5 and that’s how the score remained until the break. In the second half the two sides tended to cancel each other out which both struggling to reduce the number of turnovers. There was no lack of effort but the only break through came from the home side who score with a neat move down the wing which still relied on a rare defensive aberration from the visitors. 21-5. The worry of these fixtures is that the players pick up injuries so close to the start of the league season. Stockport returned home with a number of bumps and bruises but confident that they will field a first choice team for the visit of Leigh this Saturday, Kick Off 3.0pm 15. James Drew 14. Dan Barker 13. Craig Cooper 12. James Dalton 11. Dan Eccles 10. Steve Pearson 9. Mike Raven 8. Peter Brendenkamp 7. John Wilson 6. Alan Boyd 5. Dave Marwick (C) 4. Tim Oakes 3. Jan-Erik Anderson 2. Andy Fuller 1. Ian Kennedy 16. Colin Nevett 17. Chris Weeks 18. Simon Baker Scorers Dan Eccles Try
25/08/07 v Longton Pre-Season Away Draw 10-10	With two weeks until the start of the new season, Stockport RUFC’s head coach Tim Burgon, took 21 players to Stoke for a pre-season game against Midlands 1, Longton. This represented only half of Stockport’s 1^st team squad but they showed enough in the first and last quarters of the game to show that they will mount a significant challenge in North 2 West this season. Stockport scored first and last with tries from veteran scrum half and coach Simon Baker and a well worked move that saw wing Dan Eccles go over in the corner. There are a number of new faces since last season and it was centre James Dalton and wing Dan Barker who caught the eye. Another ‘new’ face was prop Ian Kennedy who made a return to rugby after a career threatening knee injury two years ago. This Saturday Tim Burgon will hope to review some more of his new resources when the team travel to Yorkshire for another friendly against Cleckheaton. 15. Greg Newton 14. Dan Barker 13. Ben Kerr 12. James Dalton 11. Dan Eccles 10. Richard Hopkinson 9. Simon Baker 8. Peter Brendenkamp 7. John Wilson 6. Dave Marwick (C) 5. Colin Nevett 4. Matt Langtree 3. Andy Fuller 2. Zak Hammond 1. Ian Kennedy 16. Chris Clarke 17. Joe Weeks 18. James Elsender 19. Peter Milton 20. Andy Loughlan 21. Charlie Maunder Scorers Simon Baker Try Dan Eccles Try