Swinton Lions RLFC

🚶‍♂️ MARCH OF THE DAY III IS COMING TO SWINTON LIONS! 🦁

We’re proud to be one of the official stops on the incredible March of the Day III challenge supporting the MND community, arriving at Swinton Lions on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at approximately 1:05pm.

An unbelievable effort bringing together the worlds of football and rugby league, with over 50 former football and rugby league players already signed up — including rugby league legend Barrie McDermott who is due to be part of the group visiting Swinton.

The six-day event will cover 340 miles and visit 45 grounds to raise awareness and funds for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation and Leeds Hospitals Charity supporting the Rob Burrow Centre.

Let’s give them a huge Swinton welcome when they arrive at Heywood Road! 🖤

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On behalf of everyone at Swinton Lions RLFC, I would like to extend sincere condolences to the family and friends of John Kear.

Having had the pleasure of speaking to John on several occasions, you could not help but get drawn in by his personal warmth and genuine love of rugby league.

A fine playing career was followed by an outstanding coaching career at club and international level, and in particular who could ever forget his unfancied Sheffield Eagles team winning the Challenge Cup in 1998. He then of course went on to become one of the most knowledgable and articulate of broadcast summarisers.

Without doubt John was one of the good guys. He had a great sense of humour and a way of putting people at ease. There was always a word of encouragement or advice, and he always took genuine interest in what was happening at our club.

John will certainly be greatly missed by the whole of the rugby league family, including of course by all of us here at Swinton.

-Steve Wild

🚨 𝙄𝙏'𝙎 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆! 🚨

A huge weekend awaits as all three of our teams take to the field and proudly represent the club across a packed weekend of rugby league action. 💙

♿ Swinton Lions Wheelchair vs Salford RLFC
📅 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 2:15 pm KO
📍 BeActive Urmston

🦁 Swinton Lions vs Halifax Panthers
📅 Sunday 7th June
⏰ 3:00pm KO
📍 Edge Hall Road Community Stadium

🦁 Manchester Swinton Lionesses vs Hull KR
📅 Sunday 7th June
⏰ 2:00pm KO
📍 Sewell Group Craven Park

Three teams.
Three fixtures.
One club. 💙

Best of luck to all our players, coaches, staff and volunteers as they pull on the shirt and represent the badge this weekend.

Let's get behind every team and show our support wherever you're watching from! 🔥🦁

Breakfast with the Lions is shaping up to be another fantastic morning of networking, business conversations, and making valuable connections.

If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, professional, or simply looking to expand your network, make sure you sign up and join us on Friday 19th June. It's always a great atmosphere with plenty of opportunities to meet new people and build meaningful relationships.

Don't miss out – secure your place today!

🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breakfast-with-the-lions-tickets-1990758986719

Breakfast with the Lions Join us for tasty bacon buns and great coffee. The same great format, network in a relaxed environment. Profits go to the Lions Foundation.

Happy Birthday to Lioness assistant coach Billy!

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 🦁

Congratulations to Heritage Number 24, Mia Atherton — a Challenge Cup finalist today playing at Wembley

A huge achievement and a proud moment for everyone at the club. Best of luck, Mia — we’re all behind you!

🚶‍♂️ MARCH OF THE DAY III IS COMING TO SWINTON LIONS! 🦁

We’re proud to be one of the official stops on the incredible March of the Day III challenge supporting the MND community, arriving at Swinton Lions on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at approximately 1:05pm.

An unbelievable effort bringing together the worlds of football and rugby league, with over 50 former football and rugby league players already signed up — including rugby league legend Barrie McDermott who is due to be part of the group visiting Swinton.

The six-day event will cover 340 miles and visit 45 grounds to raise awareness and funds for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation and Leeds Hospitals Charity supporting the Rob Burrow Centre.

Let’s give them a huge Swinton welcome when they arrive at Heywood Road! 🖤

🏉 𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 🏉

We'd like to say a huge thank you to Breakfast with the Lions for their incredible support of the Lionesses. They have generously agreed to sponsor the Main Match, Match Ball, and Player of the Match for our home fixture against Warrington on 28th June. Your backing is greatly appreciated and helps us continue to build and develop the club. 💙🩷

A massive thank you also goes to Stuart Fletcher, who has kindly agreed to become our Match Ball Sponsor for our Hull FC fixture on Sunday 2nd August at Heywood Road.

For our Hull FC game, we are still looking for:
⭐ Main Match Sponsor (£250)
⭐ Player of the Match Sponsor (£50)

We would also like to thank GHE Electrical, Fire & Security Ltd for coming on board as our Main Match Sponsor for our home fixture against Cardiff Demons on Sunday 16th August at Heywood Road.

For our Cardiff Demons fixture, we are still looking for:
⭐ Player of the Match Sponsor (£50)
⭐ Match Ball Sponsor (£50)

Sponsorship packages are a fantastic way to support the Lionesses while promoting your business within our growing rugby league community.

If you're interested in getting involved with either fixture, please contact:

📧 [email protected]

Please share with your network.

Next weekend, all three of our teams are in action as the Lions, Lionesses and Wheelchair team represent the club across a packed weekend of rugby league.

♿ Swinton Lions Wheelchair vs Salford RLFC
📅 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 2:00pm KO
📍 BeActive Urmston

🦁 Swinton Lions vs Halifax Panthers
📅 Sunday 7th June
⏰ 3:00pm KO
📍 Edge Hall Road Community Stadium

🦁 Manchester Swinton Lionesses vs Hull KR
📅 Sunday 7th June
⏰ 2:00pm KO
📍 Sewell Group Craven Park

Three teams.
Three fixtures.
One club. 💙

Good luck to all our players, coaches, staff and volunteers as they pull on the shirt and represent the badge next weekend.

🦁💙

We can now confirm that our home Championship fixture versus Halifax Panthers will take place at Edge Hall Road Community Stadium, Orrell, WN5 8RG.

The date and kick-off time remain as previously scheduled - Sunday 7 June at 3pm.

As was reported earlier in the week, the change of venue has been proven necessary by the extensive pitch renovation work currently being carried out at Heywood Road.

We’d like to thank Wigan Warriors RLFC, in particular Kris Radlinski, Andy Birch and Neill Russell, for their assistance in making the Edge Hall Road Stadium available to us at short notice.

We’d also like to thank Halifax Panthers and the RFL for their cooperation in ensuring that the fixture gets played on the date as originally scheduled.

We’ll be back at Heywood Road for our home game versus Doncaster in July, but ahead of that we hope that our fans will support the Lions in good numbers at Edge Hall Road, which is a splendid 3,000 capacity ground with 800 covered seats.

Match tickets may be purchased as usual via our website, whilst cash and card payments may be made at the gate on match day. Unfortunately we are not able to offer a hospitality option for this particular fixture.

We will provide further travel information, including options for car parking, as soon as possible.

Thank you as always for your patience and understanding, as well as your loyal support.