LUCS 13 – 24 LYMM

A DESERVED WIN FOR THE VISITORS

Luctonians RFC vs Lymm RFC
Saturday 6th September 2025 – Mortimer Park
Match Report by Geoff Vickress

A well organised and defensively superb performance from Lymm saw them take the early season honours at Mortimer Park. In front of what was a sparce crowd for the usually bouncing home side, Lymm were never behind. On the balance of performance the visitors deservedly took the honours although a much-improved home side ran them close in the second half, with their scrum dominant.

Lymm opened the scoring early doors, when Pilkington ran in to dot down following a line-out close in. Simpson converting for a 0-7 advantage. 

The home side however, were generous with their handling errors, allowing Lymm plenty of opportunities to defend without too many difficulties, but also gifting their second score, when a kick-through chase resulted in Charlie Grimes, for the home side, missing the bobbling ball deep in his own 22. This was collected by Stride, for the visitor, to ease over, Simpson again converting for a 0-14 score.

Lucs were back in the game on the half hour, when an excellent Bryn Goodall offload put James Wheeler through to dot down, but Goodall missed the conversion to leave the score at 5-14.

Lymm stretched their lead before half time, when Simpson converted a penalty in front of the posts to leave the half time score at 5-17. 

Half Time Score
Luctonians RFC 5 – 17 Lymm RFC

Wheeler added his second try, almost immediately after oranges, to reduce arrears for the home side, but another missed conversion left the score at 10-17.

Goodall brought the home side back to within 4 points, when he kicked a penalty on 55 minutes (13-17) but, despite numerous forays into the Lymm red zone, the home side could not get over the line this, in the main, as Lymm defended superbly while under the pump.

They further extended their lead when Wadsworth ran in under the posts, following a driving maul just after the hour mark; Simpson again converting and, despite losing Higginson to a yellow for foul play at the death, the visitors held out to gain a 13-24 result first game of the season.

Full Time Score
Luctonians RFC 13 – 24 Lymm RFC

Lucs go on the road to Syston next week, whilst Lymm will be enjoying their first home game in National 2 West.

Star Man
Callum Morris
Lymm RFC

Luctonians Man of the Match
James Wheeler

On our Facebook page, you can check out the Live scoreline with goal-line video footage of the Lucs tries and shortly a grandstand view of the try highlights. You will also soon be able to enjoy a selection of action pics from Andrew Hargraves.

Picture Credit – Andrew Hargraves. Luctonians