CALDER Vale under 14s romped to their biggest win of the season as they ran in 15 tries against a brave but outclassed Blackburn side.

Winger Darian Myring, outside half Tom Wright and number eight Daniel Ryan led the charge as they each scored a hat-trick.

Tom Burridge crossed the line twice while Simon Dawes, Jamie Cunningham and Adam Lee all got their names of the scoresheet.

Man-of-the-match David Hanson, who moved effortlessly from full back to scrum half, and Richard Griffiths shared the kicking duties.

Myring's final try summed up a brilliant all-round team display as he crossed the line to complete a flowing move.

It was a fine performance from Vale, considering they had been on the wrong end of a heavy defeat the previous week against a very strong Nantwich side.

And it restored Vale to their winning ways, having now won three of the four opening matches.

Coach Andrew Clifford was impressed by his teams performance but said Blackburn should take heart out of their own display. He said: "We were in the exact same position last year as Blackburn find themselves in now.

"The might suffer a few heavy defeats along the way but next year when they are bigger and stronger I am sure they will win a lot more games."

He added: "They did have some very good players but the thing that impressed me most was that their heads never dropped despite the heavy defeat. Our side can rightly feel pleased with themselves because they played well and showed great spirit to bounce back from defeat."

Vale's under 16s came up against and went down 19-5 against a very strong Rochdale side in a match played in very difficult conditions.

Despite the wet weather, Vale still tried to play a flowing game and Ian Young, Alan Bacon, Ian McGhee and Jonathan Ball were all in impressive form.

Calder Vale and Rossendale under 11s showed what mini rugby is all about as both sides fought out a spirited draw.

With just tries counting in this friendly fixture, neither side could be separated as they both ran in five tries apiece.

The mud caked players seemed to enjoy every minute of it and were oblivious to the driving rain and freezing conditions.

As the lead swung one way and then the other, it was probably right that a draw was the fair result. It was one of a number of mini matches that took place as a curtain raiser to the junior matches.