Burntwood RUFC 2nds turned in their best performance of the season at home to Burton B XV, winning the contest 35-12.
As in previous weeks, they were out of
Burntwood RUFC welcomed Aldridge to The Sportsway for this club fixture which saw them experiment with their line-up.
After surviving a tough opening spell they eventually ran in seven
Burntwood 3rds got off to a flyer for the second successive week to settle their outing away to Bridgnorth 3rds before the break.
The final scoreline was 38-0 with
Burntwood RUFC slipped into the bottom two in the table after this latest defeat.
They were in contention at half time only trailing 12-6 but two tries in the
Burntwood were deprived of a deserved bonus point when the visitors scored a try with the last play of the game.
Just 10 minutes earlier they seemed to be on
Burntwood RUFC U16s travelled to Burton but could make little impression on the home side who ran out 44-3 winners.
The visitors absorbed early pressure and coped well until
Burntwood U16s were well in contention away to Broadstreet at half-time but went off the boil early in the second period to eventually go down 36-19.
The home
A disappointing performance by Burntwood’s second string allowed Rugeley to score a decisive penalty goal just three minutes from full time.
It was the only score of the half
Deprived of key players in both forwards and backs, Burntwood RUFC were always going to be up against it at Leek and so it proved.
The hosts gained ample revenge
John Pucci bagged a brace as Burntwood produced their best performance of the season to date.
The hosts welcomed a spirited Wolverhampton to the Sportsway and both teams played their
Spartans belied their lowly early season league position by hitting Burntwood for four first half tries to take them to their first league win of the campaign.
The hosts, who
To say that Burntwood 2nds made a slow start in their home friendly match with Leek 2nds would be an understatement – they conceded four converted tries in the first 20
