On Good Friday Lynx came away with defeat after dominating most of the opening half.

Lynx started well pinning the Lions back in their own half for long periods but their only reward coming in the 23rd minute with a try from Mike Briggs converted by Mark McCully.

Swinton hit back five minutes later with their first real pressure on the Lynx line and Jason Roach was on hand to touch down after good work from Simon Knox.

Lynx had already had two tries disallowed for forward passes and Eric Andrews was also held on his back when over the try line but they fell behind to a Lee Hudson try converted by Chris Hough in the thirty fourth minute.

Two minutes from the interval however, Lynx were back ahead when a chip through by John Braddish was picked up by Gavin Johnson and he sent in Martin Gambles with Mark McCully converting to leave Lynx with a 12-10 half-time advantage.

The second half was a different story as Swinton totally dominated proceedings. They were awarded a penalty try to Chris Roc within two minutes of the restart converted by Hough and Hough followed this up with a penalty two minutes later.

Swinton extended their lead with a Hough drop goal on the fifty first minute and this was followed four minutes later with a fine interception try from Kris Tassell again converted by Hough.

Swinton completed the scoring with a further try from Chris Hough and a Hough penalty to leave them worthy winners.

Final score: Swinton Lions 31

Chorley Lynx 12