Match Report: Swinton Lions

Swinton Lions 06 - 84 London Broncos

London Broncos travelled to Heywood Road for their first away trip of the Championship season.

Swinton opened the scoring after a minute’s silence, with Tom Ratchford going under the posts following a fast-flowing move. Briers added the conversion for a 6–0 lead after two minutes. The Lions forced a turnover 15 metres out on the following set, while the Broncos conceded a penalty for offside on their next possession.

 An incident of a late hit was placed on report, and Kapinias was denied a try after losing the ball against the post while grounding it within the opening 10 minutes. On 13 minutes, repeated sets allowed Jimmy Meadows to score and convert, levelling the game.

At 21 minutes, Morea Morea touched down out wide following a penalty and attacking play, though Meadows missed the touchline conversio. Swinton then had back-to-back penalties for offside, but London’s defence held up the Lions over the line.

At 30 minutes, Morea Morea broke 45 metres following support from Voro and Tindall, with Meadows converting. From the resulting penalty, Glare scored unopposed and Meadows added the conversion.

Morea scored his third try of the match at 37 minutes following a kick in behind from Glare. Luke Smith extended the lead just before half-time, converted by Meadows.

The second half saw London extend their lead further. Liam Tindall scored following a break, with Meadows converting. Tindall then released Morea Morea for his fourth try of the match, converted by Meadows. Wallis and Tchamambe combined for another try at 46 minutes, with conversion.

Brandon Webster-Mansfield finished a long break out wide, Meadows missing the conversion. Following a knock-on from Neil Tchamambe, he carried 50 metres in the next set before Webster-Mansfield scored off a Morea pass, converted by Meadows.

 Morea then scored his fifth try following a break from Davis, with conversion.

In the closing stages, Kapinias scored under the posts, converted by Meadows. Jack Croft crossed late out wide, with conversion, before Glare added another score.

 Yellow cards were issued to Kapinias and Roby late in the game.

London Broncos: 1 Morea Morea, 5 Liam Tindall, 20 Brandon Webster-Mansfield, 2 Elliot Wallis, 26 Neil Tchamambe, 18 Jimmy Meadows (C), 23 Gairo Voro, 10 Emarly Bitungane, 9 Sam Davis, 16 Epel Kapinias, 11 Luke Smith, 12 Jack Croft, 17 Marcus Stock
Interchange: 14 Finley Glare, 19 Ben Hursey-Hord, 6 Connor O'Beirne, 15 Sadiq Adebiyi
18th Man: 27 Ted Davidson

Tries: Morea 4, Tindall 2, Glare 2, Webster-Mansfield 2, Meadows 1, Stock 1, Smith 1, Tchamambe 1, Kapinias 1
Goals: Meadows 9/12

 Sin-bin: Kapinias 78

Swinton Lions: 1 Louie Roberts, 24 Ethan Fitzgerald, 20 Adam Jones, 29 Hamza Butt, 2 Connor Parkinson, 7 Jack Stevens, 6 Reece Briers, 18 Bobby Shingler, 21 Tom Ratchford, 22 Jordan Brown, 12 Aaron Willis, 31 Finlay Irwin, 11 Gav Rodden (C)
Interchange: 9 George Roby, 17 Trent Kelly-Duffy, 26 Charlie McCurrie, 32 Cameron Bate

18th Man: 27 Lucas Coan

Tries: Ratchford 1
Goals: Briers 1/1

Sin-bin: Roby 78

HT: 6–32

Match Report by Callum Linford