HEAD COACH NOTES Hello and a very warm welcome to everyone visiting Gorton Street this afternoon but especially to our travelling opposition and their supporters from Wrexham RFC and Sandbach RUFC. Today will see a mixed bag of Eccles RFC players representing the club against a Wrexham team in a very similar position, in a cross-boarder friendly after Eccles’s 1XV fixture against Burnley was scrapped in unfortunate circumstances following Burnley’s withdrawal from the league due to a lack of players. I do wish Burnley all the best in their rebuilding process and hope to see them back competing very soon. I’m looking forward to seeing what the Welshmen bring to the Gorton Street turf in this ‘international’ and enjoying a chat over a pint after the match. We also welcome Sandbach 3s from down the M56 today to take on Darren Thomasson’s Men. Everyone at the club is delighted to see a 3XV team being reformed, albeit on a monthly basis at present due to player availability. Our 3s will be looking for a better outcome after their last run out saw a defeat to local neighbours Trafford MV. Sam Simpson // Eccles RFC Director of Rugby
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