Bolton emerged victorious after a close contest against a strong Marple team
Marple started more brightly, looking to move the ball wide and Bolton had to defend
20 minutes in Gareth Pritchard scored after Bolton's 1st foray into the opposition 22
Marple replied with a well worked score. 7-5 to Bolton at the break
Bolton pack stepped up the workrate in the 2nd half and we dominated for a 20 minute spell: tries for Gareth Pritchard, Daniel Doyle and a fine run in from Richard Gallacher
Marple rallied and closed the game with a deserved try
final score 24-12
Thanks to andrew Jolley and Nathan Felton from the U14s who stepped in to cover players on holiday
Josh Greenough did well in his first ever game of rugby