THERE are some important matches for local sides as the league programme resumes on Saturday. New Brighton have still not given up their pursuit of Sedgley Park in North One, but must beat Widnes at Reeds Lane.

Birkenhead Park welcome Wilmslow and should take maximum points to move up the North West One table.

Oldershaw journey to the Isle of Man to take on Vagabonds.

Caldy can go back to the top of North West Three if they beat Calder Vale at Paton Field.

Wirral should collect maximum points at St Edward's to continue their pursuit of Kersal in South Lancashire/Cheshire One. Other games here show Anselmians at Eagle and Parkonians at Birchfield.

Division Two provides away games for Wallasey at Dukinfield, Hoylake at Southport and Port Sunlight at Congleton.

The New Brighton v Birkenhead Park derby last weekend was called off.

Oldershaw came up against a spirited Prenton and needed two late tries to go clear 38-24. Chris Jones, 2, Ed McCullough, Martin Sutton, Ian Stead and Willy Gardner crossed, with the latter goaling four times.

Steve Wallace, Paul Cotgrave, Carl Salisbury and Mark Leate went in for Prenton and Cotgrave managed two conversions.

Wirral went down 34-43 against a Waterloo XV. Sean Kay, 2, Nick Stott, Mark McCall, John Morris and Chris Whorton crossed and Andy McKinney managed two goals.

Caldy beat a Spartans XV 52-21 in a tour match in the South-West.

Wallasey lost 12-41 at Merseyside Police, where Phil Thompson and Mark Trevitt gained tries and Colin Kirby a conversion.

Anselmians failed 12-35 at Mold. Chris McCullough and Mark Beswick touched down and Andy Power converted once.

Port Sunlight also played a Mold XV and won 29-10 thanks to tries from Adrian Spence, 2, Gerrard Hall and Matt Stuart. Graham Cook kicked three of the conversions and a penalty.

Hoylake edged out Lucas 20-19 with touch downs for James Morris, John Dever and Chris Roberts, who added a penalty and a conversion.

Parkonians toured in the Whitley Bay area.

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