Titans Women and U19 Weekend Match Reports
By Timothy Foster
Small but mighty, Kemmi Crosby (WR, #11) taken down by two Warriors. Photo by @galagepics.
On Saturday 4th July Titans Women hosted the London Warriors (NWFL Premiership) and the following day the Titans U19s hosted Edinburgh Napier Knights (Division One Scotland & North). Both games kicked off at 12:00 with volunteers from the Mixed Adult Contact Team (Saturday and Sunday) and the Women’s Contact Team (Sunday) as ball-persons and chain crew" and the Merch stand in demand on both days. Both games were live-streamed on our YouTube channel and can be watched back online in full if you missed the games.
The London Warriors are a seasoned team who have competed in the National Finals multiple times and exactly a year ago they won a 0-52 victory in Manchester. This year they came up against a resurgent and very different Titans team full of tough tackling and hard running. Although the result was the same this year the scoreline of 8-19 showed huge progress for our Titans Women - the game was hard-fought and the teams were of equal determination and quality.
Erika Patao (LB/RB, #14) and Maryann Alozie (QB, #9) powering up the Titans run game. Photo by @galagepics.
It’s always nice to face ex-Titan, now-Warrior, and friend Kenya Peters (WR, #12) and she felt the full force of the Titans’ defensive effort, but her perseverance prevailed with a run-in TD in the final quarter. Titans’ TD was a great pick-six by Katie Sykes (DB, #33) whose pace saw her score from the halfway line in the second quarter. Emily Rodrigues (RB, #19) ran in the two-point conversion to make it 8-13 at the half, after two Warriors TDs in the first quarter had given them a 0-13 lead. The game saw standout performances from all players putting their bodies on the line, and a good first start for rookie Maryann Alozie (QB, #9).
Ready for kick off vs Edinburgh Napier Knights. Photo by @shotsby.lozz
On Sunday 5th July two packed rosters of U19s players took to the field in what was an even game to-ing and fro-ing on the scoreline and field position. Titans took the initiative in the first quarter after early strong defending from LB #18 and a swarming defence, and then a great punt and turnover put the Titans on the front foot. A QB (#2) keeper, scrambling and then with dancing feet taking him over the line, with an extra point success. A pick-six from DB (#23) made the score 13-0.
The second quarter saw a momentum swing; Knights scored with a QB ‘keeper’ and then a brilliant pass from their own half was caught downfield for another touchdown. Two extra point conversions made the score 13-14 as play neared the half. Knights however went for it on 4th down in their own half with the clock ticking and the QB was nailed by the edge-rushing Titans #11. The final play of the half saw Titans QB roll out and find #8 by the pylon with a fantastic grab. A two-point conversion was good from the same combination and at the half the score was 21-14.
Titans U19 in the huddle. Photo by @shotsby.lozz.
A Titans fumble and Knights recovery lead to the first score of the second half, bringing Knights to within one point, but the Titans took control with tight defensive lines. The Titans QB with a throw down the middle found #10 with a great catch and run, an extra point in the 3rd quarter and then a brilliant run from #88, reversing the field and outpacing the defence down the Knights sideline in the 4th quarter brought an entertaining game to a close – final score 35-20.
Thanks to Tyler Browne for commentating Saturday’s live stream and entertaining the crowd on the PA on Sunday. Thanks also to the London Warriors and the Edinburgh Napier Knights for two excellent games.
Our next home games are the Titans U16s home tournament on Saturday July 25, the Titans U19s vs Lancashire Buccaneers on Sunday July 26, and the Manchester Titans vs the Merseyside Nighthawks on Saturday 1 August.
U16 Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Our U16 Contact team fixtures are confirmed for 2026. There’s still time to get involved!
U16 Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our U16 Contact fixtures for 2026!
We play a 5-a-side version of American Football and at each tournament we play 2 games against different opponents.
Our season starts with Tournament 1 hosted by the Lancashire Buccaneers on 25 April with games against the Buccaneers and the Yorkshire Academy Assassins. On 9 May we travel to Chester to face the Romans and Darlington Steam and on 4 July we’re in Yorkshire to play Chester Romans and the North East Academy. The regular season concludes with Tournament 6 at home in Manchester on 25 July where we’ll go up against the Sheffield Giants and Lancashire Buccaneers.
We’d love to see you at one of our games this year. Your support means the world to us, and entry is free!
It’s also not too late to join the team. If you are 14 or 15 years old, or you turned 16 after 31 August 2025, you are eligible to play for our U16s Contact team. We are a mixed team so girls and boys are both welcome. We will teach you everything you need to know!
All Youth Contact fixtures for 2026. Featured player: Jorge Santana (#2 QB, U19)
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Saturday 25 April
Host: Lancashire Buccaneers
Opponents: Lancashire Buccaneers, Yorkshire Academy Assassins
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Saturday 9 May
Host: Chester Romans
Opponents: Chester Romans, Darlington Steam
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Saturday 4 July
Host: Yorkshire Academy Assassins
Opponents: Chester Romans, North East Academy
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Saturday 25 July
Host: Manchester Titans, Belle Vue Stadium, M12 4WB
Opponents: Lancashire Buccaneers, Sheffield Giants
Other Manchester Titans Fixtures
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U19 Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Our U19s Contact team fixtures are confirmed for 2026. Go Titans!
U19 Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our Under 19s Contact fixtures for 2026!
We play our first two games of the season against the Highland Wildcats at a neutral venue on 17 May and 13 June. On 21 June we travel to Lancashire to face the Buccaneers.
Our first home game of the season is on 5 July when we host the Edinburgh Napier Knights at Belle Vue. We then travel to Scotland with the Adult Contact team on 19 July for a double header against the East Kilbride Pirates.
We finish the regular season with a home game against the Lancashire Buccaneers on 26 July.
We’d love to see you at one of our games this year. Your support means the world to us, and entry is free! All home games are played at Belle Vue Stadium, Kirkmanshulme Lane, M12 4WB.
It’s also not too late to join the team. If you are between 16 and 18 years old, or you turned 19 after 31 August 2025, you are eligible to play for our U19s Contact team. We are a mixed team so girls and boys are both welcome. We will teach you everything you need to know!
All Youth Contact fixtures for 2026. Featured player: Jorge Santana (#2 QB, U19)