Leicester L …….. 7
B Moseley ……. 21
A WARM day at Westleigh Park offered the perfect conditions for running rugby, but it was the strong Moseley pack that eventually ground down a much lighter but spirited Lions side.
The visitors set the tone early on by kicking to a corner and, although the line-out wasn’t won clearly, they managed to regather and Isaac McNulty went over following a number of drives.
Moseley then doubled their lead after 14 minutes when a well-worked set-play from a midfield line-out set Anthony Egodo free to race through to score.
The Lions had already squandered a number of line breaks before eventually converting one after 19 minutes when Charlie Davies bust through and found Joe Brock to go over. Luke Bouchier adding the extras.
A series of infringements from the hosts then saw them go down to 13 men and Moseley capitalised just before the break when another driving line-out resulted in a score for Will Safe. Jack Jolly kicking his third conversion for a 7-21 half-time lead.
The second half was even and although both had chances, the lack of execution meant the scoreline remained the same. A well-deserved win for a clinical Moseley, but the Lions will be ruing their missed opportunities.
TEAMS
LEICESTER LIONS: Pearson, Edwards, Pope, Davies, Sterland, Bouchier, Stubbs, Romano, Allen, Thompson, Godefroy, Almond, Johnson, Murdoch, Tebbatt Replacements: Taylor, Burrows, Dawson, Brock, Weimann B MOSELEY: Pointon, Egodo, Brough, I McNulty, Smith, Maxwell-Whiteley, Jolly, Langley, S McNulty, Priest, Allen, Barnes, Peters, Safe, Stedman Replacements: Betts, Roach, Smith, Painter, Taylor
REFEREE: Tim Allatt ATTENDANCE: 340
Star man Ethan Priest -B Moseley
