Spirited performance not enough to beat Letchworth

Luton extended their losing streak to seven after losing to local rivals Letchworth 24 – 12 in their London One North tie on Saturday.
The result didn’t exactly reflect the Lutonians’ performance but another loss keeps them at the bottom of the league.
The home side began the game brightly as Jonathan Kerr dominated the line-outs which allowed his team to enjoy the majority of possession.
Just nine minutes in, Luton broke the deadlock following some sustained pressure which eventually paid off as Adam Harris got over just under the posts, with Rick Hobbs kicking the extras.
After Luton’s try, Letchworth began to get back into the game, narrowly missing a penalty kick, but it was the 19th minute that they scored a penalty try with Dylan Parsons converting to make it all square.
Luton were still by far the better side throughout, but they struggled to make their chances count and were punished for that as Letchworth formed a maul and scored another try three minutes from half time to make it 7 – 12.
The second half was much quieter than the first, and in the 52nd minute, Luton switched off for a few costly minutes, allowing the visitors to get over twice, making it 7 – 24.
In the 72nd minute, the hosts pulled one back through Ross Geraghty after spending some time in Letchworth’s 22, but it was the final chance of the game.
Luton’s scrum half Ross Geraghty admitted Luton need to keep their concentration throughout if they want to start winning.
He said: “I think we played extremely well, we just struggled with a few things. We lacked a bit of confidence going forward and at times we struggled to get numbers at the breakdown.
“We lacked a moment’s thought and then we let tries in, it’s as simple as that really, we switch off for two seconds which seems to happen every week but we’ve just got to try and build on that and focus ourselves a bit better.
“It’s always nice to score a try but obviously it’s a team effort out there, I got quite lucky, and I think someone helped me over the line so I won’t take all the glory for that one!
"All in all, I think we were unlucky and we played with a great bit of heart, but it just wasn’t enough today.”