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FT:
@TOXIII
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@Swinton_Lions
#LIONS
WIN IN TOULOUSE! 🦁
Massive credit to the squad over in France! 🇫🇷
Tries from Rhodri Lloyd and a hat-trick from Liam Paisley! 👏
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FULL-TIME and the Lions are victorious and through the
@TheChallengeCup
6th round!
Giants 24 - 28 Lions
#GiantsVsLions
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As the hooter sounds, Jack Hansen crosses for the try!
Swinton 16 - Doncaster 10. (The conversion attempt falls away).
The Lions win the Betfred League 1 Play Off Final, and promotion to The Championship !
#COYL
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
#RugbyLeague
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📰 BREAKING | Swinton Lions are pleased to announce that the club's tax debt has been settled in full with HMRC.
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Very best wishes to our own Lion, Colin Robinson, who is about to join up with a front-line ambulance crew 🚑
Big respect Colin and thank you for your service! 👏
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A fantastic victory for the Lions in Toulouse!
TOXIII 14 - Swinton Lions 20
#COYL
#OriginalLions
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😏 Sorry...
@wolvesrl
&
@SalfordDevils
...
There's only one place to be this Good Friday! 🦁
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📰 BREAKING | FREE RUGBY LEAGUE
Come and enjoy some exciting
@RLChampionships
action for FREE at Heywood Road as the
#Lions
host
@TOXIII
on Saturday 28th April, K.O. 3pm. 🦁🇫🇷
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Stay strong
@WidnesRL
and believe. In 2017 our club was grossly mismanaged and came within 48 hours of extinction. Fortunately our now Chairman
@andy_mazey
came along, put in place a new board and combined with the efforts of supporters turned around our fortunes 💙
Widnes Vikings can confirm that Sunday’s fixture against Sheffield Eagles has been officially postponed.
👉🏼
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⏰80. FULL TIME
Swinton Lions 19 - Toulouse 12.
A fantastic victory for the Lions! Thank you to all for your support this afternoon. Enjoy the bank holiday weekend!
#OriginalLions
#COYL
#SLRLFC
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🏆| CONGRATULATIONS to
@MattyyAshton
on being awarded the
@Betfred
Championship Young Player of the Year.
An amazing debut season for an incredible young talent! 👏👊
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Good luck to Ian Watson and
@SalfordDevils
in today’s
@TheChallengeCup
final from everyone at Swinton Lions RLFC 👊
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FULL TIME
A great win for the Lions!
Our first win at Post Office Road since the playoff victory of 2006!
Featherstone Rovers 40 - Swinton Lions 42
#COYL
#OriginalLions
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👀👀 | Swinton fan Wayne Berry was invited into the winning song by Josh Barlow! Great scenes.
#Lions
🦁
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📰BREAKING | We are delighted to announce Andy Mazey as the new Chairman and confirm the Lions' future as assured.
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📰 NEWS | LLOYD NAMED AS NEW LIONS CAPTAIN
Stuart Littler has named Rhodri Lloyd as the Club's new captain, with Will Hope taking the vice-captain position.
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Congratulations to Jose and Mrs Kenga on behalf of everyone connected with Swinton Lions RLFC. We hope you have many years of happiness together.
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After contact with David’s family today, we can confirm that he is currently in a stable and more comfortable condition in hospital and receiving the best possible treatment.
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It’s 50 years since Swinton won the Lancashire Cup. 🏆
Time to pay tribute to those magnificent
#Lions
...
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📰 BREAKING | The club is delighted to announce Stuart Littler as Swinton Lions Head Coach with immediate effect.
#ProudToBeBlue
🔵 ⚪️
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Together let’s end hate crime.
#HateCrimeAwarenessWeek
#WeStandTogether
@MayorofGM
@DeputyMayorofGM
@greatermcr
@youthgreatermcr
@TheRFL
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At Swinton Lions we are deeply shocked to learn of the sudden passing away of Logan Holgate. Aged only 18, Logan was a member of Allan Coleman’s young England Lions Community team that recently won the European Championship in Italy.
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🏴 2-0 🇫🇷
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Congratulations to Lewis Hatton who has won
@leagueexpress
‘Hero Of The Year’ for his work on the NHS frontline.
@SalfordRoyalNHS
@WythenshaweHosp
@uochester
#originalLions
🦁
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📰 | BOARD STATEMENT: THE FUTURE
The board have released the following statement about the future of the club.
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⏰80. Full Time.
Batley Bulldogs 16 - Swinton 30.
Thank you to all Lions fans for your support this afternoon!
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
#COYL
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Full Time - Swinton Lions 23-14 Oldham!
Swinton progress into the next round of this year’s Betfred Challenge Cup!
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✅ 100 games
✅ 44 tries
✅ 268 goals
✅ 721 points
Thank you,
@CAtkin_93
!
#OnceALionAlwaysALion
➡️
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🏆 CHAMPIONS 🏆
🏆 After a tightly-contested final, the
#RFL125
World Cup of Kits winner is...
@Swinton_Lions
' 1962 kit! 🦁
👏 An outstanding winner which saw off tough competition against Great Britain's 1988 jersey!
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Full-Time - Dewsbury Rams 18-22 Swinton Lions.
Swinton take the victory in a thrilling game at the Tetley’s stadium!
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Kenny Baker joins the Lions' pride!
We are delighted to officially welcome the former Widnes Vikings forward, Kenny Baker, to Swinton Lions!
Read more here
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
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✍🏻 SIGNING | The club is pleased to announce the season-long loan signing of
@Giantsrl
half-back Izaac Farrell.
#WelcomeIzaac
👏🏻
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📋 STATEMENT |
#Lions
Chairman
@andy_mazey
provides an update following
@WLHope
's injury early in yesterday's clash at
@SheffieldEagles
.
We wish Will all the best on his road to recovery!
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⏰80. FULL TIME.
Swinton Lions 20 - Barrow Raiders 18.
The Lions pick up their second victory of the season!
Thank you to all for your support this afternoon.
#COYL
#SLRLFC
#OriginalLions
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Swinton Lions RLFC can confirm that former Assistant Coach Allan Coleman, who was recently placed in temporary charge until the end of the season, has now been formally appointed as Head Coach until at least the end of the 2022 campaign.
Full story. ⬇️
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This evening Sue Buckley and John Spellman represented the club at Headingley, laying flowers on behalf of the Supporters' Trust.
Our thoughts remain with the Burrow family and all Rob's friends.
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Hey,
@TOwolfpack
👋🏻
Here’s a fun fact for you, our club is older than your entire country! 🇨🇦
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📰 BREAKING | RHODRI LLOYD SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION
The club is delighted to confirm that Rhodri Lloyd has signed a contract extension with the
#Lions
until the end of the 2020 season.
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👕 2019 KIT | SWINTON LIONS 2019 KIT LAUNCHED
The club is delighted to reveal the new Home and Away kits for the 2019
@Betfred
@RLChampionships
season.
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A huge congratulations to Martyn Ridyard who made his 300th career appearance in yesterday’s win over Sheffield Eagles!
#originalLions
🦁
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The club are saddened to learn of the passing of former Salford Captain Malcolm Alker.
All our thoughts are with Malcolm’s family and friends at this difficult time.
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Assistant Physio Norman Brown has announced his retirement after a 40 year association with the
#Lions
. 🦁
Enjoy retirement Norman! 👏🏻
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Full-Time - Sheffield Eagles 28-34 Swinton Lions!
A fantastic second half performance gives Swinton the victory at the Keepmoat Stadium!
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LIONS WIN, LIONS WIN, LIONS WIN! 🦁
Full time here at Heywood Road and the
#Lions
take a 20-18 victory! 👏
WELL PLAYED, LADS! 🔥
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🔢 | Harry Smith's debut in numbers...⬇️
2️⃣8️⃣ Tackles,
9️⃣ Attacking kicks,
👏 Fan's vote for Man of the Match!
🦁
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You, the supporters, have waited long enough... 👉⏰
✍️ Announcing Martyn Ridyard (
@ridy6
)🦁
Read more here ➡️
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🏉 FULL-TIME here at Heywood Rd and the Lions are victorious!
Lions 27-20 Toulouse
#LionsVsToulouse
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79’ Tryyyyyy Swinton!
Jack Hansen scores in the last second for Swinton!!!!!
Dewsbury 18-22 Swinton
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Great work,
@TOwolfpack
! 👏
Massive credit to the travelling
#Lions
fans! Hope you're enjoying your trip over in Canada. 🦁
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Today's result is our highest ever winning margin, and equals the highest score by a Swinton team.
Dan Abram has equalled the Swinton record for goal kicks in a game with his 14 conversions. # COYL
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🤝 | Swinton Lions are delighted to announce that local hero Will Hope has agreed a new one-year deal with the club for the 2021 season.
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LIONS’ SKIPPER RHODRI SIGNS FOR 2023!
At Swinton Lions we are delighted to reveal our first contract renewal for 2023 is that of our popular team captain, Rhodri Lloyd.
Read what Rhodri had to say about his contract renewal.
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
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Congratulations to former Lion Ian Watson and his
@SalfordDevils
side on reaching the
@SuperLeague
Grand Final.
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Swinton Lions 18 - Widnes Vikings 6!
A great win for the Lions, securing our place at the top of our 1895 Cup Group, and with it a place in the quarter finals!
#COYL
#OriginalLions
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Swinton mourns the loss of a brave Lion.
A tribute to the late Tony Barrow.
📰
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At Swinton Lions we are proud and thrilled to announce that just six months after forming our female teams, two of our Lionesses have been selected at international level, with both Maddie Corrigan and Holly Grimes being brought into the Ireland train-on squad for 2021 and 2022.
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79' TRRRYYYYY! RHODRI LLOYD!
THE WELSH WIZZARD SCORES HIS SECOND AND SWINTON WILL STAY UP!
🦁 31-20 🔵
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✍️ | Swinton Lions are delighted to announce the signing of centre Liam Forsyth on a two-year deal.
We look forward to seeing you back in a Lions shirt,
@LiamForsyth4
! 🦁 🔥
Find out more here 👉
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Full-Time - Swinton Lions 28-16 Newcastle Thunder!
The Lions progress into the next round of this years Challenge Cup!
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✍️ KYLE SHELFORD SIGNS ✍️
Talented youngster joins for the 2018 from
@WiganWarriorsRL
#NewEra
Story:
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✍🏻| LITTLER SIGNS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WITH LIONS
Head Coach Stuart Littler has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal with the club until 2021.
➡️
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✍️ | Swinton Lions are delighted to announce that half-back Cobi Green has joined the club for the 2021 season.
Another Welsh talent that we get to see in action at Heywood Road...
Croeso i Swinton,
@cobi_green
! 🏴
Read more 👉🏻
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Congratulations to Dan Abram, who broke two all-time records with the same kick at West Wales on Saturday! Most goals ever in a game, 15; Most goals ever in a season, 129. Dan is now only 36 points short of another all time club record , the most points in a season.
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⚪️🔵🦁🙌 PROUD TO BE BLUE 🙌🦁🔵⚪️
@LukeWaterworth9
breaks through the
@Giantsrl
defence to secure an historic
#ChallengeCup
win for the
#Lions
!
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📝BREAKING NEWS: Gabe Fell joins the Lions from
@WiganWarriorsRL
on a permanent deal 🦁🏉✅
👉
#NewEra
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Introducing Swinton Lions 2021 squad number 1 - Mike Butt!
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FULL TIME.
Swinton Lions 30 - Sheffield Eagles 22.
A fantastic win for the Lions. Thank you to everyone for their support this afternoon!
#COYL
#OriginalLions
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Introducing Swinton Lions 2021 squad number 6 - Martyn Ridyard!
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🤝 | The club is delighted to announce that Jack Hansen has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal until the end of the 2022 season.
➡️
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.
@TheChallengeCup
The
#Lions
knock out Super League's
@Giantsrl
in the 5th round of
@TheChallengeCup
!
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⏰80. FULL TIME
Swinton 32 - Doncaster 12.
Swinton proceed to the Betfred League 1 Playoff Final!
Thanks to all for your great support today. COYL.
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
#RugbyLeague
#Manchester
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📢 Exciting announcement: Listen to Barrie and Terry announcing our offer to all Super League season ticket holders.
📅 4th March 3pm
🏉 Swinton Lions v
@TOwolfpack
Follow the advice of
@RLBarrieMc10
and support the lads 👍
#rugbyleague
#SuperLeague
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Swinton Lions RLFC is delighted to confirm that a 2023 Dual Registration agreement has been signed with Super League champions, St Helens.
Read the full story here
#OriginalLions
#SLRLFC
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FT:
@OfficialBullsRL
6-16
#Lions
Swinton secure victory thanks to tries from Robinson, White and Forsyth.
Thank you for your support! 🦁
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We wish to confirm that Will Hope has been accepted into the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS)
@manchesterfire
. We are very proud of him and he has the full support of everyone at Swinton Lions.
Read more here👇
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Swinton Lions are delighted that George Roby has been nominated for the Betfred League 1 Young Player of the Year. The awards ceremony will take place at Headingley on 26 September. Well done George!
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✍ SIGNING | The club is delighted to announce the signing of former England international and
@wolvesrl
front-rower Paul Wood for the remainder of the 2018
@RLChampionships
season.
#WelcomePaul
➡️
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🚨NEW SIGNING🚨
Swinton skipper
@Rhodrilloyd93
has become the latest Lion to commit his immediate future to the club.
🌐Read the full story on our website.
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FULL TIME
A superb win for the Lions! Thank you for your tremendous support this afternoon.
#COYL
#OriginalLions
Swinton 24 - Widnes 12
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Great session this morning at Farmer Strong! Big thanks from Swinton Lions to Charlie Bowling and all his team.
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Swinton Lions RLFC is delighted to have agreed a new two-year contract with Head Coach Allan Coleman.
Read the full story on our website.
#SLRLFC
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