From the outset it was apparent that in the spirit of what defines good hard honest Midlands Rugby both sides ‘went for it’ with strong bursts from the Bridgeford back line seeing them take the lead within the first 10 minutes.

Up front the Mellish front 5 battled to impose themselves against a very able Bridgeford pack with scrums going largely with feed during the first half.

The game witnessed some notable forward action with hooker Andy ‘plod’ Watson, James ‘right banker’ Hargreaves and newboy Kyle having very strong games in the front row whilst the irrepressible Peat managed to convert some of Mellish forward momentum in to a well worked try.

As the game wore on the Mellish pack began to exert more and more pressure on the Bridgeford team and this ultimately led to what was the try of the game.

A strong forward move down the left flank brought the ball to the Bridgeford 22.

The ball was then spun powerfully by Linney at scrum half to the backs who, through a rehearsed set piece, enabled ‘speester’ Hamster to run in under the posts.

All in all this game represented what is best about Mellish, good honest endeavor interspersed with moments of individual and team brilliance.