Midlands 2 East (S): Market Bosworth 13- 32 Luton

Dave Evans and Ben Murphy got a try-a- piece, while captain Ryan Staff scored a
brace to secure the bonus point. Fly half Rik Hobbs brought his shooting boots with
him as he slotted home five out of six attempts, scoring 12 points from a possible 14.

It was scrum half Evans who opened the scoring as he picked the ball up from a ruck,
five metres from the line, and wriggled his through Bosworth’s line to touch down.
Hobbs missed the conversion.

Flanker Staff extended the visitors lead as he received the ball from Hobbs on the 22
and barged his way past a number of Bosworth players before putting the ball down
between the posts, leaving Hobbs with a simple conversion to make it 12-0.

At the other end, the home side pulled back three points as their fly half kicked a
simple penalty.

Martin O’Grady looked certain to score for Luton as he was first to get on the end of
Jake Hobbs’ kick but he dropped the ball as he dived over the line. The visitors went
into the break with a 12-3 lead.

Hooker Ben Murphy scored Luton’s third try as they pushed a maul, resulting from a
five-metre lineout, over the line and Murphy broke away from the back and dived on
the ball to score. Hobbs added a good conversion to make it 19-3.

However, Market Bosworth got themselves back into the match, firstly their
replacement kicker converted a penalty, slipping as he made contact, to make it 19-6.

After period in possession inside Luton’s 22 and a number of strong attacking phases
the home sides prop managed to force his way over the line. Bosworth’s kicker added
the extras to close the gap to just six points.

Staff put any hopes of a come back to bed as Evans went on a fantastic run from 30
metres out, smashing his way past a Bosworth player and offloading the ball to the
captain yards from the line, and he dived over easily to secure the bonus point. Hobbs
converted well from an angle just beyond the 22.

Fly half Hobbs then added a further two penalties, the first of which he slotted home
from 30 metres out, the latter he kicked from a slight angle on the 22 to make it 32-
13.

Luton have a rest week this weekend before hosting second placed Market
Harborough in, what is set up to be, a massive fixture at Newlands Road.