BOLTON seconds fielding a strong team for the first time in several weeks took the visiting Bury side to the cleaners in every department, wining easily 42-0.

A balanced mixture of youth and experience, the side contained David Patten in the front row for the first time and the youngster played with tremendous energy throughout the game.

Tries came on a regular basis, scored by; Hulme, Rogers, Ryder, Pilkington, Towler and Patricio, with captain Carletti adding the extra points with his kicking.

The Portuguese players Patricio and Soares showed both sets of players how to tackle and their enthusiasm in the contact did not feign in the awful muddy conditions of Avenue Street.

The forwards totally dominated their opposition with Nightingale having his best game of the season at hooker.

Bury's frustration boiled over and a player was sent off the field for a head butt on centre Dave Hulme, his only crime was a bone crunching tackle on the Bury player, who could not take any more.