Rugby Union
Bolton 26 Bay Horse 24
BOLTON RUFC sealed a place in the semi-finals of the Lancashire Plate after a hard-fought 26-24 victory over Bay Horse.
Two tries each from Andy Leigh and Joe Baker were just enough, but the home side made hard work of their victory over a talented invitational side who made up for a lack of cohesion with impressive quality.
Ahead 14-5 at half time, Bolton seemed to ease up but were clinical whenever they got near the visitors' line.
Their best try came from full-back Baker, who rounded off some good play to score in the corner.
Bolton meet Eccles at home tonight for the right to play Heaton Moor in the final on Bank Holiday Monday at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Club and the club is calling on spectators to back them at Avenue Street, kick off 6.30pm.
Bolton's second team went down to an 8-5 home defeat against Vale of Lune in a disappointing final game of the season which saw them finish sixth.
The third team lost the last league game 17-12 away to Littleborough second team and have finished third.
Minds certainly appeared to be on Saturday's Halbro Plate final against Heaton Moor second team at Blackburn Rugby Club, noon kick off.
The final rounds off an impressive season for Bolton, who have been in the top five for most of the season and have beaten some of the big teams along the way.
Spectators can travel to the final by coach which leaves Avenue Street at 10am and seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Bolton's under-14s rounded off their season with a thrilling 14-12 victory over Bury.
Two closely fought previous encounters had gone Bolton's way but they were strongly contested and played at home so the stage was set for an even match. A powerful unconverted drive by Alex Ault put Bolton 5-0 up at the break.
Ollie Parkinson broke down the right wing for a try which was converted by Richard Sanders to put Bolton 12-0 ahead.
Five minutes later Bury's pressure paid off and they drove over the line from close in to score.
Bury scored again from a quickly-taken penalty in the final seconds. It was unconverted and the final whistle sounded shortly after.
The man of the match was Richard Sanders who was strong in attack and controlled in defence, managing to drift and drive out one Bury attack after another.
The tackler of the match was Ellis Waugh who made the tackles count on the wing when needed.
4:39pm Tuesday 29th April 2008
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