Celtic fight back proves in vain against leaders

Dewsbury Celtic produced a terrific second half fight back but it wasn't enough to prevent a 38-22 defeat against National Conference League Division Three leaders West Bowling last Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jul 2017, 06:40 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2017, 12:51 BST

Celtic rallied from 16 points down to only 26-22 behind before West Bowling pulled clear in the final 10 minutes and tries from Harry Williams and Richard Lumb secured victory.

Williams had a fine game for Bowling as he also landed five goals, while further tries came from Daniel Gregory, Oliver Bartle, Nicholas Fontaine (twice) and Ben Heald.

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Liam Walmsley, James Walker, George Senior and Josh West had led the Celtic fight back, while Thomas Halloran landed three goals but their efforts proved in vain.

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Victory leaves West Bowling three points clear at the top of the table, while Celtic remain in 11th place and they entertain play-off chasing Rylands Sharks on Saturday.

Batley Boys return to Yorkshire Men’s League action on Saturday, following two weeks without a fixture, when they entertain Queensbury on Saturday.

The Boys remain second in the table, two points behind Siddal Academy with three games in hand.

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Batley’s title hopes were handed a boost last week when Siddal slipped to a surprise 48-16 defeat away to Bentley.

Mirfield Stags slipped to a 28-24 defeat at home to York Acorn and are now sixth in Division One.

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