LEIGH ROYAL OAK are in hot form as they chase the NorthWest Counties Division Five title.

They beat Crosfields 38-4, their defence always on top, their pacey attack too hot to handle.

MoM was S Fishwick with good support from J Goldthorpe and A Peachey.

LOCAL results from NorthWest Counties ARL . . . Div One: Spring View 24 Parkside Golborne 32; Div Four: Middleton 8 Leigh Harriers 20; Div Five: Crosfields 4 Leigh Royal Oak 38, Culcheth Eagles 18 Rochdale Mayfield 0; Div 6A: Leigh East 20 Lunts Heath 34; Alliance Division: Leigh MR 26 Parkside Golborne 18.

LEIGH EAST U9s beat West Bank Bears 56-44 with the MoM award shared by Ben Taylor and Richard Pettit. Most improved players were Thomas Morton and Phil Taylor with Karl Morris picking up the Top Tackler award. Tries were scored by Ben Taylor, Daniel Weaving 5 and Adam McGuire 4.

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