With no league or merit table fixtures for Burntwood last weekend, the focus turned to a veterans clash with Barton-under-Needwood on Friday as part of celebrations to mark club president Paul Rogers’ 50th birthday.
Following a summer of pre-season training and a series of trial fixtures, Burntwood begin their 2015-16 campaign in earnest with a Staffs Intermediate Cup tie away to Newcastle (Staffs) on Saturday.
Twelve teams battled it out for nearly six hours in dry but windy conditions at The Sportsway in the latest round of the Staffordshire 7-a-side Series.
For all their industry, possession and territory – particularly in the second half – Burntwood lacked the cutting edge to turn promising attacks into points at Newcastle.
The hosts on the other
Burntwood RUFC’s hopes of downing second placed Harborne were effectively ended in a five minute period either side of half time, as the visitors scored three tries and converted
