# 2007 Widnes Vikings season

This article is about the 2007 season of the Widnes Vikings.

## National League One table

| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts for | Pts agst | B.P. | Points |
| 1 | Castleford Tigers | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 860 | 247 | 0 | 51 |
| 2 | Widnes Vikings | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 740 | 220 | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Halifax | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 616 | 421 | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | Whitehaven | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 474 | 342 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Leigh Centurions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 454 | 474 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 414 | 527 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 346 | 572 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Batley Bulldogs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 372 | 645 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Rochdale Hornets | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 302 | 700 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Doncaster Lakers | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 348 | 778 | 1 | 10 |

## Players

| Player | D.O.B. | Appearances | Tries | Goals | F Goals | Points |
| Bob Beswick | 8/12/84 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Damien Blanch | 24/5/83 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Adam Bowman | 12/11/87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Bracek | 21/3/84 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Daryl Cardiss | 13/7/77 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mick Cassidy | 8/7/73 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gavin Dodd | 28/2/81 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 124 |
| Lee Doran | 23/3/81 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rob Draper | 30/11/87 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dean Gaskell | 12/4/83 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Scott Grix | 1/5/84 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Ben Harrison | 24/2/88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan James | 24/5/80 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Andy Kain | 2/8/82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Andy Kirk | 2/8/82 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Toa Kohe-Love | 2/12/76 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Danny Lima | 27/7/75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Moran | 22/1/77 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Mike Morrison | 9/9/87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Myler | 21/5/90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Nanyn | 3/6/82 | 29 | 28 | 161 | 0 | 434 |
| Paul Noone | 22/4/81 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Joel Penny | 22/1/80 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Gareth Price | 28/6/80 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Sidlow | 25/10/87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 18/8/81 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Aaron Summers | 11/8/81 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Joel Tomkins | 21/3/87 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ian Webster | 16/11/86 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Oliver Wilkes | 2/5/80 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |

## League results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 5/4/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Leigh Centurions | H | W | 46-12 | Grix (2), Blanch, Kohe-Love, Moran (3), Dodd | Nanyn 7/9 | N/A | 3,792 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Mick Cassidy, Daryl Cardiss, Gareth Price |
| 9/4/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Rochdale Hornets | A | W | 18-40 | Blanch, Moran, Nanyn (3), Webster, Dodd | Nanyn 6/9 | N/A | 1,485 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Ian Webster, Andy Kirk (Not Used), Gareth Price |
| 13/4/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Sheffield Eagles | A | W | 4-46 | Beswick, Nanyn (2), Dodd, Moran, Smith, James, Blanch | Nanyn 7/8 | N/A | 1,211 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Mick Cassidy, Andy Kirk, Gareth Price |
| 26/4/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Halifax RLFC | H | W | 48-12 | Nanyn (3), Grix, Smith, Moran, Kohe-Love, Blanch, James | Nanyn 6/10 | N/A | 3,042 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Mick Cassidy, Andy Kirk, Gareth Price |
| 6/5/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Batley Bulldogs | H | W | 66-14 | Moran (3), Noone, Dodd, Grix (2), Nanyn, Kirk, Wilkes, Smith | Nanyn 11/11 | N/A | 2,753 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Gareth Price, Dean Gaskell, Mick Cassidy |
| 17/5/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Castleford Tigers | A | W | 20-44 | Dodd, Smith (2), Jordan James, Webster, Blanch (2), Beswick | Nanyn 6/9 | N/A | 6,007 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Dean Gaskell, Gareth Price |
| 3/6/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Sheffield Eagles | H | W | 56-10 | Wilkes (3), James, Nanyn (3), Moran, Dodd, Penny | Mick Nanyn 8/10 | N/A | 2,837 | Gavin Dodd, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Aaron Summers, Bob Beswick | Joel Penny, Danny Lima, Jordan James, Gareth Price |
| 10/6/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Doncaster Lakers | A | W | 4-90 | Dodd (3), Blanch (3), Wilkes (2), Penny (3), Kirk, Summers (2), Gaskell, Grix | Dodd 13/16 | N/A | 1,248 | Scott Grix, Dean Gaskell, Andy Kirk, Damien Blanch, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Aaron Summers, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Danny Lima, Jordan James, Gareth Price |
| 14/6/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Halifax RLFC | A | L | 12-6 | Webster | Nanyn 1/1 | N/A | 2,412 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Andy Kirk, Ian Webster |
| 1/7/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Rochdale Hornets | H | W | 32-0 | Dodd, Gaskell, Wilkes, Grix, Penny, Webster | Nanyn 4/6 | N/A | 4,879 | Scott Grix, Dean Gaskell, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Gareth Price, Lee Doran, Oliver Wilkes, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Mick Cassidy, Andy Kirk, Danny Lima |
| 5/7/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Dewsbury Rams | A | W | 10-50 | Gaskell (3), Penny, James, Grix, Moran, Nanyn, Kohe-Love, Summers | Nanyn 5/10 | N/A | 1,885 | Scott Grix, Dean Gaskell, Toa Kohe-Love, Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Gareth Price |
| 22/7/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. | H | W | 16-14 | Moran, Blanch, Nanyn | Nanyn 2/3 | N/A | 3,299 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Andy Kirk, Gareth Price |
| 29/7/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Doncaster R.L.F.C. | H | W | 40-18 | Doran (2), Nanyn, Blanch, Kohe-Love (2), Wilkes, Dodd | Nanyn 4/8 | N/A | 2,607 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Aaron Summers, Lee Doran, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone | Mick Cassidy, Oliver Wilkes, Gavin Dodd, Gareth Price |
| 2/8/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Leigh Centurions | A | W | 0-38 | Tomkins, Nanyn (3), Beswick, Gaskell, Grix | Mick Nanyn 5/8 | N/A | 3,095 | Scott Grix, Dean Gaskell, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Gareth Price |
| 12/8/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Dewsbury Rams | H | W | 48-12 | Blanch (2), Nanyn, Penny (2), Noone, Dodd, Kohe-Love | Nanyn 8/9 | N/A | 2,853 | Gavin Dodd, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Scott Grix, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Lee Doran |
| 16/8/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Castleford Tigers | H | L | 18-24 | Nanyn, Kohe-Love, Dodd | Nanyn 3/4 | N/A | 4,598 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Gavin Dodd |
| 2/9/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. | A | W | 18-22 | Grix, Blanch, Dodd (2) | Nanyn 3/5 | N/A | 2,360 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Aaron Summers, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Mick Cassidy, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Lee Doran |
| 9/9/07 | 2007 National League 1 | Batley Bulldogs | A | W | 18-34 | Nanyn, Tomkins, Penny (2), Doran, Wilkes | Nanyn 5/6 | N/A | 1,139 | Gavin Dodd, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Scott Grix, Joel Penny, Aaron Summers, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Mick Cassidy, Jordan James, Richie Myler, Lee Doran |
| 20/9/07 | 2007 National League 1 Play-offs - Qualifying Semi-Final | Castleford Tigers | A | L | 26-8 | Nanyn | Nanyn 2/3 | N/A | 6,179 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Aaron Summers, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Mick Cassidy, Jordan James, Richie Myler, Lee Doran |
| 20/8/07 | 2007 National League 1 Play-offs - Final Eliminator | Halifax RLFC | H | W | 36-24 | Noone, Smith (2), Grix, Beswick | Nanyn 8/8 | N/A | 3,347 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Jordan James, Adam Sidlow, Lee Doran |
| 7/10/07 | 2007 National League 1 Play-offs - Grand Final | Castleford Tigers | Neutral (Headingley Stadium) | L | 42-10 | Nanyn, Wilkes | Nanyn 1/2 | N/A | 20,814 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Joel Tomkins, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Lee Doran |

## Northern Rail Cup Results

| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 9/2/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | Celtic Crusaders | A | W | 6-56 | Nanyn, Grix (3), Beswick, Moran (2), Smith, Kohe-Love, Blanch | Nanyn 8/9, Moran 0/1 | N/A | 452 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Andy Bracek, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Oliver Wilkes, Jordan James, Ben Harrison |
| 18/2/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | Leigh Centurions | H | W | 34-20 | Dodd (2), Kohe-Love, Kain, Smith, Bracek | Nanyn 5/6 | N/A | 4,133 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Andy Bracek, Paul Noone, Oliver Wilkes, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Lee Doran, Jordan James, Ben Harrison |
| 25/2/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | London Skolars | H | W | 60-10 | Kohe-Love (4), Grix (2), Nanyn, Draper, Smith, Kirk, Doran | Nanyn 6/7, Dodd 2/3 | N/A | 2,700 | Gavin Dodd, Andy Kirk, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Scott Grix, Andy Kain, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Ben Harrison, Lee Doran, Oliver Wilkes, Bob Beswick | Adam Bowman, Rob Draper, Paul Noone, Gareth Price |
| 4/3/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | Leigh Centurions | A | L | 24-8 | Cardiss, Beswick | Dodd 0/2 | N/A | 2,291 | Gavin Dodd, Daryl Cardiss, Toa Kohe-Love, Andy Kirk, Dean Gaskell, Scott Grix, Andy Kain, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Andy Bracek, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Adam Bowman, Oliver Wilkes, Jordan James, Gareth Price |
| 18/3/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | London Skolars | A | W | 0-66 | Wilkes (2), Moran (3), Webster (3), Kohe-Love (2), Nanyn, Kirk | Nanyn 7/9, Noone 2/3 | N/A | 789 | Scott Grix, Andy Kirk, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Daryl Cardiss, Adam Sidlow, Gavin Dodd, Mike Morrison |
| 25/3/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 | Celtic Crusaders | H | W | 32-10 | Bowman, Dodd, Grix (3), Cardiss | Dodd 4/6 | N/A | 2,540 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Daryl Cardiss, Andy Kirk, Gavin Dodd, Andy Kain, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Bob Beswick, Oliver Wilkes, Rob Draper, Lee Doran, Paul Noone | Adam Bowman, Adam Sidlow, Dean Gaskell, Mike Morrison |
| 22/4/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Quarter Final Qualifying Cup | Batley Bulldogs | H | W | 62-6 | Kain (2), Cassidy, Gaskell (2), Moran, Smith, Beswick, Wilkes, Noone, Kirk | Dodd 9/11 | N/A | 2,140 | Scott Grix, Dean Gaskell, Toa Kohe-Love, Andy Kirk, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Mick Cassidy, Damien Blanch, Gareth Price |
| 27/5/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Quarter Final | Rochdale Hornets | A (at Halton Stadium) | W | 0-24 | Blanch (2), Kirk, Webster | Nanyn 4/4 | N/A | 2,362 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Dean Gaskell, Danny Lima |
| 24/6/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup - Semi-Final | Castleford Tigers | H | W | 18-12 | Wilkes, Nanyn | Nanyn 5/5 | N/A | 5,388 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Aaron Summers, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Ian Webster, Lee Doran, Jordan James, Danny Lima |
| 15/7/07 | 2007 Northern Rail Cup Final | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. | Neutral (at Bloomfield Road) | W | 6-54 | Kohe-Love, Grix, Blanch (2), Nanyn, Doran, Smith, Moran, Gaskell | Nanyn 9/12 | N/A | 8,236 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Joel Penny, Mick Cassidy, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Jordan James, Ian Webster, Gareth Price |

## Challenge Cup Results

| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 11/3/07 | Challenge Cup 2007 - Round 3 | Normanton Knights | A (at Halton Stadium) | W | 10-78 | Gaskell (2), Wilkes, Noone, Webster (2), Smith (2), Kirk (2), Moran (4) | Nanyn 11/14 | N/A | 1,606 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Andy Kirk, Mick Nanyn, Dean Gaskell, Dennis Moran, Ian Webster, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Gareth Price, Paul Noone, Oliver Wilkes, Bob Beswick | Daryl Cardiss, Rob Draper, Mick Cassidy, Lee Doran |
| 1/4/07 | Challenge Cup 2007 - Round 4 | Wigan Warriors | H | L | 24-34 | Kohe-Love, Grix, James, Noone | Nanyn 4/6 | N/A | 6,006 | Scott Grix, Damien Blanch, Toa Kohe-Love, Mick Nanyn, Gavin Dodd, Dennis Moran, Andy Kain, Jordan James, Mark Smith, Oliver Wilkes, Lee Doran, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick | Aaron Summers, Adam Sidlow, Daryl Cardiss, Mike Morrison |