A very disappointing morning for the lads, as they battled extremely hard against a very physically dominant Phoenix outfit. We certainly played some outstanding rugby, but struggled to contain some enormous runners from free taps.

With the waterlogged pitches over at Belper, we were lucky to play today as Belper were willing to travel. The only minis / junior game to take place. Dronfield had prepped well during the week and started with a bang.

Dronfield vets/ 3rds travelled with a much-changed side with several players making their senior debut for Dronfield. Dinnington were first to score and proved they were more organised, than Dronfield makeshift back line. Dinnington, were dominant for the first 20 minutes and scored 4 tries and converted 3.

After a few difficult games, Dronfield picked up a win on the road today to boost confidence going into the final stage of the season. We'd lacked energy and competitiveness across the squad over the last few weeks; the target today was to win the small battles, in particular staying alert to 50:50 opportunities and winning the race to the ruck.