LEIGH Royal Oak piled on the points as they underlined their title ambitions.

They beat St Helens Crusaders 42-6 in Division Five of the NorthWest Counties ARL.

Young full-back D Fishwick was always in the action with P Braterski the pick of the pack and A Peachey outstanding as MoM.

All the local results from the NorthWest Counties League . . . Division One: Widnes Albert 13 Parkside Golborne 14; Division Two: Hindley 28 Widnes Albion 4; Division Five: Leigh Royal Oak 42 St Helens Crusaders 6, Accrington 6 Culcheth Eagles 32; Division 6A: Lunts Heath 40 Leigh East 6.

LEIGH EAST Tigers U9s beat Folly Lane 16-4 with tries from MoM Adam McQuire 3, Karl Morris and Ian Jolley; good work, too, from Daniel Weaving.

EastU8s won 36-20 at Haydock Warriors, their 11th game without defeat. Tries from Matthew Rozman 3, MoM Martin Grainey, Sam Brown, Nathan Whittaker (TT), Scott Owen, Kieron Williams and Ben Hanson.

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