Earlsdon 13 - Droitwich 23

Saturday 1st March 2008

Droitwich travelled to Coventry to face Earlsdon on Saturday, and came away with the points in a scrappy game, not helped by the difficult blustery conditions.

Strong running by second row Matt Jupp, who had a fine game on his return to first team action, set up a penalty opportunity that was gratefully accepted by outside half Duncan Hughes. Then a sniping break by Hughes from a scrum saw the veteran score under the posts and add the simple conversion.

Earlsdon then began to find some rhythm and reduced the lead with a penalty of their own, before Hughes added another effort to make the score 13 points to three at half time.

The second period saw Earlsdon again hit back, but time and time again the ball was stolen by the evergreen Nick Godfrey who enjoyed a superb match. The ball was then moved wide via a long pass from Jonny Critchlow to young winger Andy Vizor who raced home from 50 metres out to score his first league try. The home side hit back with a try, but Hughes had the last word with a further penalty success.

The win keeps Droitwich in second place in the league, and a promotion play off remains a real possibility. Hughes added after the match “We did some good things today. I thought we worked intelligently. The remaining games will be hard ones, but we are determined to sustain our form to the end.”

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