Coventry Bears will meet Lymm RL in the Cooperative Rugby League Conference Harry Jepson Trophy Semi Final.
The venue has yet to be announced but the game will take place on Sunday the 6th of September.
For Coach Alan Robinson it’s a chance to square up against his former Ireland team mate Paul Flannery who coaches and plays at standoff for the Lymm outfit.
Alan commented;
“ This should be a cracking game, Lymm are also coached by Anthony Sullivan the former St Helen’s and Wales legend and will be a well drilled and disiplined side.
I have spoken to my mate Paul Flannery and he isnt giving anything away but I know he wont take us lightly. We have come on leaps and bounds since the start of the season and this team has the potential to be as good as any Bears team in the past.
The older established players like Matt Allsopp and Ben Powis are performing better then ever and with the addition of one or two new experienced faces such as Brad Massey and Ali Marshall we have the experience in key positions. Add to this the way some of the younger guys are playing it bodes well for the future. Ben Hands was on top form last week, Nathan Tilsley is another player who despite his lack of years has responded magnificently to being “thrown in the deep end” The flair being shown out wide by the likes of Chamunokara, Thompson and Montague has really added an edge to our attack that should trouble anyone. This is the sort of game we need to be playing and I will be telling the players to relish the occassion”
Pictured from left Garrett Molloy, Alan Robinson, Paul Flannery and Irish Wolfhounds Captain Mark O’Connell on tour in Savannah, Georgia for the USA V IRELAND St Patricks day RL Challenge back in 2003.
