Stubborn Stour dig deep for vital glory

By NICK PULLEN

Stourbridge......37pts
Fylde...................33pts
GRITTY Stour survived a disastrous start to produce a pulsating victory over promotion-rivals Fylde in what proved a fabulous advert for National League 2 rugby.
The result effectively wipes out Fylde’s prospects of reaching the play-offs, while improving Stour’s position at the same time.
In what proved a titanic tussle throughout, Stour survived a late surge from Fylde to pick up five precious points.
Stour survived a horrendous opening spell which saw them go 14-0 down, while being reduced to 13 playe...

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