By JON NEWCOMBE
YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood admits the first few weeks of the season have been a steep learning curve for his hastily put together side who begin their league campaign on the back of three heavy cup defeats. Carnegie conceded 131 points to Nottingham and Cornish Pirates without managing any in reply but a battling second-half performance down at London Scottish, albeit in another heavy loss (50-7), has lifted spirits.
As former England, Wasps and Bath scrum-half Wood points out, getting the side on the right track was always going to take time. “...