RED Rose Drylining came out on top in the showdown between the two sides who have dominated the Orphanage Cup in recent years.

The cup holders, aiming for a fourth win in five years, beat three-time winners East Lancs Teachers ‘A’ 6-0 in the pick of the first round ties.

Red Rose will now face Kirk Scaffolding tomorrow night at Pleasington for a place in the quarter finals.

Second round matches began last night and will be concluded tomorrow.

The quarter finals will be held Pleckgate Playing Fields next Monday and Wednesday due to Pleasington being close to prepare for the crcket season.

  • Results - first round -Monday, April 16: MDA 0-8 Kirk Scaffolding, Callender Aeropart 7-0 Tensar, BCP 1-3 Borough Council "B", Kaman Group 2-4 S7 Soccer Acadamy, East Lancs Teachers "A" 0-6 Red Rose Dry Lining, RMS Scaffolding w/o, K2 0-3 East Lancs Teachers "B", Unison Eng Components 5-0 Graham & Brown.

Wednsday, April 18: BRFC Staff 1-5 Borough Council ‘A’, DanielThwaites 1-3 BT, Totally Wicked 7-1 Job Centre Plus, Royal Mail 0-4 ENWL, Blackburn College 2-4 Senator, Blackburn Police w/o, PPE 1-7 Lancs Fire & Rescue.

Bye: WEC Second round draw, Monday, April 23: ENWL v S7 Soccer Acamdemy, Unison Eng Comp v East Lancs Teachers ‘B’, Calendar Aeroparts v RMS Scaffolding, BT v Borough Council ‘B’.

Wednesday, April 25: WEC v Blackburn Police, Senator v Lancs Fire & Rescue, Red Rose Drylining v Kirk Scaffolding, Totally Wicked v Borough Council ‘A’. (ko 6pm).