Sunday, May 06, 2007

LEOPARDS ARE GB TOP CATS by Pat Rowley


Wessex Leopards won both the men’s and women’s titles in the inaugural Great Britain Super League on the final day at Manchester. In both finals they defeated Saxon Tigers, another of the three English sides in the competition. Leopards’ beat the Tigers 3-1 in the men’s final. Richard Springham who made his international debut last week, scored Leopards’ first goal, Rob Moore the second and Ashley Jackson the third before James Tindall replied for Tigers. Jackson finished as the men's league’s top scorer with seven goals.

In the women’s final, Leopards beat Tigers 4-2. Jenny Hall, Rebecca Herbert, Katie Long and Crista Cullen were Leopards’ scorers. Scotland’s Linda Clement with seven goals finished as women’s top scorer.