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The hoped for success after an underperformance at home was not forthcoming at Lytham St Annes last Saturday, and Fylde’s understandable late pressure to secure a fourth try and a bonus point erased the losing bonus point to which the Lions were desperately clinging. This was all the more disappointing in view of the late rally that had brought the Lions score to within seven points of Fylde’s.  

Darlington Mowden Park have played 15 of the scheduled 16 league games so far and have won six, lost eight and drawn one. They are currently in mid-table, one place above the Lions, but with a game in hand. Their home wins were against Bedford Athletic, Bradford & Bingley, Darlington, Kendal and Rugby. Away from home they beat New Brighton and drew with Dudley Kingswinford. They surprisingly lost their recent home game with DK and last Saturday they were beaten at home by near neighbours Blaydon.  Earlier in the season they lost home games to Cleckheaton and league leaders Halifax. Lost away games include Darlington, Fylde, Macclesfield and Tynedale. 

After next Saturday’s game there will only be four more home league games left. A season that started with promise seems to have got bogged down of late, but there still continue to be glimpses of something better. It is now time for the Lions to fulfill that promise so that the rebuilding of the Rugby Lions as a National League club can continue into next season.