Lymm 2nds 58 – 38 Stockport 2nds

Cormac Nolan back at his best, as Lymm Secure a Convincing Win

Lymm 1st XV had no game on Saturday, as the National 2 West league programme was on a break week off. However, Lymm 2nds were drawn at home against Stockport 2nds in the Primo Drinks Cup 1^st Round. Lymm had lost narrowly 33 – 36 to Stockport in the NOWIRUL Premiership league a few weeks earlier, so this promised to be a close game.

At half-time, Lymm were leading 36-17, from 5 tries, 4 conversions and a penalty. Stockport always looked dangerous and Lymm could not relax their guard. In the 2^nd half they kept their cool and although the visitors scored a further 21 points, Lymm matched them with 22 points, from 3 tries, 2 conversions and a penalty, to make the final score 58 – 38.

Captain, Matt Hill, was very pleased with the performance, especially having two current Colts in the squad but reserved his praise and comments for his Man of the Match, Cormac Nolan. A highly respected 1^st XV player, until injury sidelined him for almost two seasons. Matt commented.

“After returning from a long injury, it’s obvious that Cormac is back to his usual, elusive self. He played at No 10 and led the team with some well worked tries.

“His experience was evident throughout the game, especially towards the end of the match, kicking the extras to keep Stockport well out of reach.

“Competition for a first team slot is very high right now but yesterday’s performance shows no signs of Cormac slowing down”.

Lymm have now been drawn away in the 2^nd Round against Fylde Hawks on Saturday 7^th February 2026, to hopefully make the Semi-Final draw.

Team:  1.George Reay, 2. Logan Byrne, 3. Dalitso Ngoma, 4. Ben Polec, 5. Matt Hill (Capt), 6. Rory Cartlidge, 7. Joe Corkish, 8. Max Ure, 9. Toby Phillips, 10. Cormac Nolan, 11. Joe Senior, 12. Harry Reay, 13. Andy Williams, 14. Jorge Reynolds, 15. Andy Rowley, 16. David Coon, 17. Colt – Toby Neil, 18. Colt – Logan Winter, 19. Louis Hind, 20. Rory Riddel.

Match Report: Peter Cornelia