All county teams (fixtures 1 & 2 )
8th and 14th October: The season kicked off with back to back matches for all 3 teams. The Tigers and Terriers played each other twice and the Tornados took on Stockport A both away and at home. Would this year see either the Tigers or Terriers at the top of Div 2 and would the Tornados be able to improve on last years 3rd place in Div 1 when they finished just 17 points behind Stockport? Its a long way to go before we find out but these initial games may give some indication.
When they last met in 2019/20, it was the Terriers who were dominant winning both games with a combined aggregate of 52-28. They then went on to top the Division and gain promotion. This year, under a new captain, the situation was almost the exact opposite, with the Tigers winning both matches with an aggregate score of 53-27.
For the Tornados, last years games against Stockport A were both very close with a 21-19 win away and a 17-23 defeat at home. However the team managed to turn the tables this year to come out on top in both matches, 26-14 away and 29-11 at home.