Author: AP

Leigh Centurions began their Betfred Championship Shield campaign with a scintillating 12-try display against the Eagles at LSV. A fortnight after visiting LSV for the last round of the regular season and losing 34-10, the Eagles were put to the sword as Leigh doubled their points tally, scoring 34 points in each half. France international Ilias Bergal took his tally to seven in his last two games and eleven in his last three including his four tries for Workington on dual registration. The left wing partnership between Bergal and Matty…

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I won’t be at the game today or the Barrow game; not by choice but because I am away on holiday. I was very nervous about attending the Sheffield game after the emotional week of realising we wouldn’t make the four and having to dismantle what had taken five years and seven figures of time, money and effort. I don’t use or look at social media these days which has been a massive improvement to my life but I could imagine that it was pretty volatile after my short statement…

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Leigh Centurions can confirm that Head Of Rugby Keiron Cunningham and Australian players Daniel Mortimer and Kyle Lovett have all left the Club by mutual consent. Leigh Centurions Owner Derek Beaumont said: ” I would like to thank Kieron for his time at the Club. He has been very loyal to me and was devastated by the shortcomings of the squad. He has received a lot of criticism about the recruitment but that was done collectively with Neil Jukes and myself and the players have shown they were good enough…

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Leigh Centurions have today confirmed their squad for Round 1 of the 2018 Betfred Championship Shield. Note: Leigh Centurions have made one change to the previously published 19-man squad for Sunday’s Betfred Championship Shield game at home to Sheffield Eagles (3pm). Former Leigh Centurions Reserves player Mitch Cox, 24,who has been playing in the National Conference for Leigh Miners Rangers and Thatto Heath Crusaders replaces Josh Johnson. Cox is a former Leigh East junior who later had a spell playing in Australia and was a member of Paul Anderson’s Reserves…

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