Defence hold firm for Amps triumph

Ampthill & D ..25 Lboro S‘dents ..3

before Amps suddenly clicked into gear and produced an unplayable ten minutes.

Scoring first through centre Sam Hanks on 55 minutes, full-back Stef Jones converting from the touchline and then, just four minutes later, Jones himself adding an unconverted try.

Loughborough began to attack from everywhere, but one of the best home defensive displays of the season kept them out. AMPTHILL & District welcomed Loughborough Students to Dillingham Park and sent them packing after a heavy defeat.

A much-changed home side, reacting to last weekend’s loss to Darlington Mowden Park, took the lead on three minutes with a simple penalty from fly-half Joe Tarrant, and extended the lead four minutes later with an unconverted try from wing Sam Baker.

Amps dominated territory and possession but were denied time and again by strong defence and poor execution.

Until the 39th minute, that is, when, after multiple phases from the forwards and backs, prop Brett Sturgess took the final pass to crash over by the right corner flag, Tarrant’s conversion cannoning back off the upright.

The first 15 minutes of the second half was similar to much of the first,