DESPITE a gale force wind Tyldesley RUFC put in their best performance of the season to date with a 25-10 win over visitors Kirkby Lonsdale.

The weather or more precisely the wind was always going to have a bearing on the outcome of the match and with the visitors having first use of it, surprisingly they could only muster a three point lead after 20 minutes from a penalty.

Tyldesley used the powerful running of Darren Edge and Craig Pulman to good effect creating some havoc in the Kirkby defensive line. Scum half Lee Cunliffe was on top of his game and he spotted the chance to send winger Gary Corbett in on the left. Moments later Craig Pulman broke a tackle on the right and his momentum took him over the line, again the wind made it impossible for Eddie Wallbank to land the conversion.

With the wind at their backs Tyldesley capitalised on their 10-3 half time lead with Cunliffe racing in from 20 metres out for a try converted by Wallbank.

After the visitors responded with a converted try Tyldesley finished the game the stronger with a Wallbank penalty and another Cunliffe try.

Tyldesley Dragons had a good old fashioned tussle at Ashton on Mersey before both teams settled for a 5-5 draw.

Tyldesley Colts entertained Ormskirk at St.George's Park, who showed a great deal of improvement from their last meeting when Tyldesley won 48-10. In a keenly fought contest Tyldesley came through to win 26-16 thanks to tries from James Eckersley, Jamie Parker, Mark Jones and Mark Dickinson who also landed three conversions.