Compact Camera

With semis on Orford Road as a backdrop, Waterhead attack the Rylands line at Arnold Clark Park during a Third Division fixture in amateur rugby league's Kingstone Press Cider National Conference League. Rylands, the hosts, won 64-18. Sharks' ground is so compact, there isn't room for any spectators at this end.

 

Sharks' ground in Warrington is part of Rylands Recreation Club, a large site also accommodating bowls and football. Originally, the recreation club was the works sports ground of Rylands Bros., defunct manufacturers of wire. It used to be said: "If you don't work at Rylands, you don't live in Warrington."

 

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Admission: £2. Programme: 50p (16 pages). Attendance: 170. Scoring sequence: 0-6 (6mins); 4-6 (12mins); 10-6 (19mins); 16-6 (24mins); 22-6 (27mins); 28-6 (33mins); 34-6 (34mins); 34-12 (50mins); 40-12 (53mins); 46-12 (60mins); 52-12 (65mins); 58-18 (68mins); 64-18 (77mins). In the 45th minute, following a punch-up, a Rylands player was sent off and one from each side sin-binned.

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