Kidderminster Development XV have produced a master class display, after beating visitors Bournville 38-5 in a lively encounter at Marlpool Lane on Saturday afternoon.

KC’s were hungry from the very start with some big hits made by Alfie Smith during the opening minutes of the match. Both sides were evenly matched after ten minutes gone, with Carolians scrum half Alex Sparks showing great composure and handling on the ball.

It was the home side that took the lead after a fine team try. Grant Jones pounced onto a gap in the opposition line with a burst of pace downfield and fed a clever overhead pass into Ryan Wainwright to find the supporting run of Malcolm Herbert who scored on the far left.

Kidderminster bagged their second try on 20 minutes through David Kane, latching onto a quick offload by Ryan Hughes to score towards the left post, with Mark Wratten also converting to give the hosts a 12-0 lead.

Minutes later, the hosts scored their third try after a quick penalty taken by Alex Sparks to feed the run of Ryan Hughes to surge through under the posts.

Carolians continued their dominance towards the closing stages of the half, with the visitors struggling to cope with Kidderminster’s fast paced attacks and ball possession.

KC’s added their fourth just minutes after the interval with great pressure from a Ryan Hughes tackle to win a penalty in Bournville’s half; and Scott Lovell took a quick penalty for an inside pass to Alex Sparks who blitzed around the defenders to score.

Bournville responded well with a good spell of pressure, but the hosts held strong after a dangerous five-minute spell deep in their own half and scored on the counter attack, with J Wolfe finding the run of Malcolm Herbert who beat his last man to score his second of the match.

On the hour, the home side were reduced to 14 men after Scott Lovell was sin binned, however, it didn’t seem to affect their tempo with Alfie Smith powering through over the line.

The visitors produced a late consolation try through their no.9 but they were second best for most of the match, ending 38-5 in a well earned victory for Kidderminster Carolians.

Man of the match: Alfie Smith

Kidderminster Carolians RFC

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