Hornets………………… 20
Loughborough S….32
HIGH-FLYING Loughborough Students maintained their strong start to the season with victory at Hornets.
The visitors struck first. Ben Taylor kicked deep and from a driving line-out, Joe Denman was forced over.
Loughborough extended their lead through Tom Rowe with a try converted by Taylor.
Hornets then put together some decent rugby which led to a penalty for Jamie Elswood.
With the Hornets pack now firmly in the ascendancy, Charlie Carter put Josh Sheppard in for a try.
But just before the break, Hornets made several very basic errors that were punished brilliantly with a try from the outstanding Kit Temperley, converted by Taylor, then again through Sam Peppitt to make it 8-24 at half-time.
In the second half, Hornets gained some control and a try by new signing Corey Baker converted by Luke Mc-Mullan put them back in the hunt. But Loughborough had other ideas and that man Temper-ley struck again.
A clever chip by Mc-Mullan led to a try for Connor Vickery and gave Hornets a glimmer of hope, but proved to be this was shortlived as Taylor knocked over a late penalty.
TEAMS
HORNETS: Carter, Sheppard, Vickery, Bailey, Griffith, Elswood, Tuttiett; Caulfield, Francis, Scott, Harris, Surrey, Baker, Lailvaux, Chenoweth Replacements: Lane, Parkinson, Bailey, Roberts, McMullan
LOUGHBOROUGH: Walsh, Rowe, Peppitt, Howells, Temperley, Taylor, Wickham; O’Driscoll, Rees, Jones, Norton, Pedlar, Tandoh, Denman, Loggenberg Replacements: Wilcot, Van Lille, Garino, Hulse, Tusler
REFEREE: Holly Wood
ATTENDANCE: 303
Star player
Kit Temperley -Loughborough
