In this section of the website you will find up-to-date news, results and fixtures and match reports for Colts teamsplaying at Douglas Valley. Click on the links to the left to access the relevant page.
Training for Colts players takes place on Tuesdays starting at 7pm at the Club.
Colts Players (Under 16, 17, 18) at all levels are very welcome at the club - we offer excellent playing facilities and a flourishing social life that will satisfy the biggest party animal! Just come down to training and make yourself known!

Liverpool Collegiate 20  Wigan 7
Sunday February 3rd 08
Played in poor conditions, Wigan's young guns could not raise their game enough to beat league leaders Liverpool Collegiatel in this cup tie.  It was always going to be a tall order and for twenty minutes the lads held their own, unforced handling errors and turn over ball eventually being their downfall.
The Colts have two remaining league games left and are entered in the Halbro League Cups draw later this month

Wigans Colts have certainly turned a corner having won their last three matches, Wigan 11   Blackburn 10, Wigan 13   Oldham 5 and a tremendous away win at Rochdale, 10 - 20. 
The team is going from strength to strength with new players joining every week, the squad now has 25 players including 5 recent recruits.   The Manager and coaching staff are looking forward to the second half of the season, which includes The Lancashire Cup, The Halbro League Cup, The RFU National Cup and five remaining league games.  The New Year starts at home this Sunday against arch local rivals Aspull, who narrowly beat us at the start of the season 17 - 10. 
Support from all Club members would be appreciated, Kick Off 12.30pm. For everyone's info the League Tables can be found by clicking on links on our web site then Colts League.  Quote from Tracey Grundy: 'The lads are playing good, hard running rugby and we all beleive the team can achieve its potential in this second half of the season and who knows a pot isn't beyond us....' 

Oldham 24  Wigan 13
Report: Sam Heeley
Wigan travelled to Oldham expecting a tough contest, given Oldham's 41-7 victory over Aspull, but shocked the home side by taking an early lead. A well placed kick by Davies put Oldham under pressure and earned Wigan 2 kickable penalties, which they spurned to drive at the line culminating in debutant Foster forcing his way over from close range.
A scrappy period of play ensued with neither side applying concerted pressure, with Wigan showing a more adventurous approach, typified by Boardman's searing break which unfortunately outpaced his support. Oldham however gained an element of supriority and equalised to take the teams in all square at half time.
Oldham's tactics in the second half was to use their forward superiority, kicking to the corners and keeping the game tight. This gained them an early try and a 10-5 lead.
Wigan endeavoured to run the ball at every opportunity and launched a number of attacks from their own 22 but were unable to breach the Oldham cover and a series of penalties allowed the Oldham lineout to drive for the line which they ultimately crossed and converted the try.
Oldham seemed confident that they had broken Wigan, but Jeffrey, a chip off the old block, jinked his way through from outside the 22 for a fine individual try, leaving Wigan a converted score in arrears.
Heeley spotted a minute gap in the Oldham defence to take the ball from his own 22 and outpace the cover to be stopped by the full full back some 20 metres out, offloaded to Boardman who drew the penalty which Wigan strangely, given their earlier cavalier approach, decided to kick at goal. Davies duly converted the three points.
Again Oldham profited from Wigan's infringements to force lineouts deep in the Wigan half from which they eventually forced their way over for a converted try.
Strong performances from Austin, Heaton and Winstanley ensured Wigan competed and never allowed Oldham to feel comfortable.
Wigan showed immense commitment again in this game, as previously and once they have mastered the technicalities of Union will surely be a force to be reckoned with.

Wigan 3 Aspatria 17
Lancashire Colts U17 League B
Sunday September 2nd 07

The score line flatters our opposition from Cumbria and certainly does not reflect the effort put in by our outstanding young players making their first foray into the dark world of rucks, mauls, lineouts and the like.
To quote Chairman Frank Morgan, "It was Bath v Wigan Rugby League all over again"
The facts speak for themselves: Wigan were three nil up after 10 minutes following tremendous pressure which saw the visitors concede three penalties on their own line during the opening period, unfortunately only one was slotted over. The visitors then began to settle and it was now their turn to place Wigan's young guns under the cosh.
It was two defensive 5 yard scrummages that led to Wigan's downfall, both kicks being charged down in goal, with the Aspatria No7 getting to the loose ball first to steal a brace of tries. Half time score 3 - 12.
The second half was all about defence and both sides tackled like demons: just one error led to Aspatrias 3rd try which saw their right winger crash over in the corner. Wigan rallied and went close to scoring themselves once from a penalty move at close range, and once when the ball was quickly moved down the backs the final pass being adjudged to be forward by the referee.
Coach Tracey Grundy said: "The result was disappointing, the performance was tremendous from all our players who gave 100%, we will learn from our mistakes and I can't wait to play Aspull next Sunday..."

WIGAN takes another step forward this coming season 2007-2008 as we welcome the return of Colts Rugby to Douglas Valley.
We welcomed 14 new faces at Under 17 level to Douglas Valley for our recruitment day on April 14th, and with another 8 players expected to join training over the summer, we will have a healthy squad as we prepare for the start of the league campaign in September.
Let's get off to a good start with a commitment to training - the first phase of the sessions on Tuesday and Thursday is with the senior players and will be extremely enjoyable (if hard!!).

Our u17s have been placed in League B North. The other teams in the league are:
Aspatria
Aspull
Blackburn
Kirkby Lonsdale
Leigh
Liverpool Collegiate
Liverpool St Helens
Lymm
Oldham
Rochdale
Waterloo
Fixtures will be announced shortly, but there are some excellent local derbies against Aspull, Leigh, Waterloo and Liverpool Saint Helens...
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Alan James