Post by Communications Team on Oct 13, 2013 16:12:21 GMT
Moseley Oak notch another win on the road
Unbeaten Moseley Oak ground out a third away win of the season beating Stafford 14-10.
Ludlow, Willenhall and now Stafford have all been put away on their own patch, and Old Salts at home. Four out of four.
A strong performance given the imbalance between home and away in the early fixture list.
It is never easy winning on the road and four points is always an achievement.
But this was a disappointing, somewhat insipid performance.
If you were marking the players out of 10 there would have been a lot in the 5 and 6 category.
It was a wet and miserable day and Stafford were an outfit with lots of pride and one or two bits of brawn in the forwards. But prior to kick-off they hadn’t taken a point from three games.
Currently fourth in the table, these are early days. But bonus points can be vital and already two have gone begging.
Perhaps a harsh assessment but a much changed side from last year can and needs to step up if it is to grab the one available automatic promotion place come the spring.
Moseley Oak had by far the best of the first half, ending 9-3 ahead – three penalties to fly half Chris Carlin against one from opposite number Rich Martin.
There was a spell in which they looked particularly dangerous but a two man overlap was butchered on one wing and then on the other Moseley Oak could not make a sweeping move count when it seemed easier to score than be thwarted.
You would have expected them to have come out for the second period fired up.
But there seemed to be no spark.
Plenty of effort but if anything this translated into less of an impression than even the earlier showing.
Stafford were allowed to dominate proceedings and ultimately made it count when old stager Scott Raine, listed in the back row but playing centre, took a good early and direct line under the posts.
Now Moseley Oak were down 10-9 and an unlikely home success seemed quite possible.
The visitors huffed and puffed but struggled to get out of their own half.
And then near the end they managed to make count their one decent chance of the second 40 minutes as quick footed Jack Fairhurst, switched from wing to scrum half late on, danced his way over the line.
There were just four points in it at the end and had Stafford not missed a series of reasonable penalty opportunities it could have been them celebrating.
Instead a relieved Moseley Oak look to the next league challenge, Tamworth at home in two weeks time.
Unbeaten Moseley Oak ground out a third away win of the season beating Stafford 14-10.
Ludlow, Willenhall and now Stafford have all been put away on their own patch, and Old Salts at home. Four out of four.
A strong performance given the imbalance between home and away in the early fixture list.
It is never easy winning on the road and four points is always an achievement.
But this was a disappointing, somewhat insipid performance.
If you were marking the players out of 10 there would have been a lot in the 5 and 6 category.
It was a wet and miserable day and Stafford were an outfit with lots of pride and one or two bits of brawn in the forwards. But prior to kick-off they hadn’t taken a point from three games.
Currently fourth in the table, these are early days. But bonus points can be vital and already two have gone begging.
Perhaps a harsh assessment but a much changed side from last year can and needs to step up if it is to grab the one available automatic promotion place come the spring.
Moseley Oak had by far the best of the first half, ending 9-3 ahead – three penalties to fly half Chris Carlin against one from opposite number Rich Martin.
There was a spell in which they looked particularly dangerous but a two man overlap was butchered on one wing and then on the other Moseley Oak could not make a sweeping move count when it seemed easier to score than be thwarted.
You would have expected them to have come out for the second period fired up.
But there seemed to be no spark.
Plenty of effort but if anything this translated into less of an impression than even the earlier showing.
Stafford were allowed to dominate proceedings and ultimately made it count when old stager Scott Raine, listed in the back row but playing centre, took a good early and direct line under the posts.
Now Moseley Oak were down 10-9 and an unlikely home success seemed quite possible.
The visitors huffed and puffed but struggled to get out of their own half.
And then near the end they managed to make count their one decent chance of the second 40 minutes as quick footed Jack Fairhurst, switched from wing to scrum half late on, danced his way over the line.
There were just four points in it at the end and had Stafford not missed a series of reasonable penalty opportunities it could have been them celebrating.
Instead a relieved Moseley Oak look to the next league challenge, Tamworth at home in two weeks time.
