Kidderminster Carolians 67, Ludlow 17

FOR the second time this season Kidderminster put Ludlow to the sword to complete the double over the Shropshire side.

KCs have amassed a staggering 138 points over the course of the two games and are level on points with fourth-placed Shrewsbury.

Josh Winfield started the rout when he popped up on his opposite wing to open the scoring.

His try was converted by scrum half Chris Pinner. The lead was soon extended when second row Chris Baldwin went over following a forwards drive from a lineout.

Ludlow pulled a try back but Winfield bagged his second, before the away side replied with a penalty to make the score 17-10.

KCs sealed the bonus point when Layton Wilkinson powered his way over the line.

George Morgan then broke clear from his 22 and chipped over the last defender before collecting his own kick to touch down under the posts.

Pinner duly converted and on the stroke of half-time from possession just inside Ludlow’s 22, fly half Rhys Pritchard sliced the defence like a knife through butter for the home team’s sixth try, again improved by Pinner for a 36-10 interval lead.

At the start of the second half, Kidderminster resumed where they had left off and Wilkinson,whose powerful surges were too hot for Ludlow to handle, peeled off the side of a lineout drive for his second try. Pinner’s conversion was just a formality and he made no mistake.

Morgan then bagged an eighth score to leave KCs 48-10 ahead.

As the hosts relaxed, Ludlow pulled a touch down back but it did little to deter the rampant KCs, who ran in three more tries.

Back row Alex Baldwin took advantage of an overthrown Ludlow lineout to cross the whitewash and then, after the visitors had wasted a couple of chances, Pritchard used scrum possession to create an opening for replacement wing Alex Thompson and Pinner added the extras.

Finally, another storming run by Wilkinson had Ludlow in full retreat and Delahay, on as a replacement after several weeks out with injury, went under the posts. Pinner converted to seal a memorable day for KCs.