HEAD COACH NOTES Hello and welcome to everyone visiting Gorton Street today. The club has only the 1XV at home this weekend facing Sefton on Saturday, with our 2XV away to West Park St. Helens, our Ladies do not have a fixture this week and our U18 Colts are away to Birkenhead Park on Sunday.. The 1XV will certainly be looking to return to winning ways today after recent poor form. Our defeats against Bolton, De La Salle and Manchester however, were consistent in our inability to be creative enough or strong enough in the second half to seize control of close contests. In all three of those games we did not capitalise on the early points and pressure we accumulated. Furthermore, the players did not respond well to handling the pressure of the different interpretations of the laws by match officials, week by week. Both things we look to improve upon today as Eccles, after a positive start to the campaign, now find themselves mid-table with 4 wins and 7 losses. Our opponents Sefton, currently in bottom place, arrive in good form with hopes of raising the team from the bottom slot The 2XVs, also struggling to find good form this season, have the opportunity with a win to move up the table alongside their opponent West Park St. Helens 2s, Good Luck to everyone this weekend and thank you for all your support. Sam Simpson, DoR / Head Coach , Eccles RFC
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