Redditch 10, Claverdon 24

REDDITCH fell victim to a more clinical Claverdon side in the Midlands Division Four West (South) on Saturday.

The Kingfishers showed they have plenty of muscle with long periods of possession, but ultimately just lacked an attacking edge to convert pressure into points.

The hosts began brightly with plenty of ball, but it was not long before Claverdon pounced for the opening try.

The visitors doubled their advantage shortly afterwards.

It could have been worse for Redditch as Joshua Holt made a tackle in the try area, leading to the Claverdon winger knocking on despite having already crossed the line.

The hosts tightened their ranks in defence and Holt managed to convert some of the pressure into three points.

Redditch had their best period at the start of the second half, but Claverdon defended for a long period as nearly every team member tried to drive over the whitewash.

Eventually, Ben Stanyard took it upon himself to take a quick tap penalty and crash over from five metres out bringing Redditch back to within seven points.

Despite more strong defending by the home side, they conceded at the end of a ten-minute period when they were down to 14.

The Claverdon fly-half copied the Redditch score by tapping to himself at short range and crashing over under the posts.

Redditch next travel to Coventrians on March 21.