Rugby club bosses have said they want to encourage men to look out for symptoms of prostate cancer after hosting a mass testing event.

About 250 men took a blood test at Warrington Wolves' stadium.

The club's health and wellbeing manager James Howes said 70% percent of their fans were male "so we thought it would be a great opportunity".

He said the club wanted to boost detection of the disease, which affects an average of 52,000 men annually.

Gary Chambers, director of rugby at Warrington Wolves, said men could have "this persona that we just get on with things and we don't bother about things and if we're ill, we just get on.

"But you've got to take care of yourself and when an initiative comes up like this, you've got to maximise it."

Some supporters said they found the event more convenient than trying to book a test at their local GP surgery.

One fan told BBC North West Tonight he was spurred to attend by a local men's group, adding: "Probably I would never have done it otherwise, off my own back."

Others said they wanted to get checked after seeing loved ones diagnosed with cancer.

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