By CIARAN THOMAS
AMPTHILL were given a harsh welcome to life in the second tier as they were overwhelmed in the opening quarter as Coventry made it the perfect start as they target winning the Championship Cup.
The visitors scored five tries in the opening 23 minutes, pouncing on a series of Ampthill errors, but despite finding themselves 40-0 down, Ampthill rallied to have the better of the second half.
“We came here to get the five points and we’ve done that,” Coventry director of rugby Rowland Winter said. “We want to win it, we’ve got the calibre in this sq...