Bugbrooke 27 Biggleswade 5
After two blank weeks because of frozen grounds Biggleswade started the New Year in a similar fashion to how they finished the old.
Against a side mid-table like themselves it was an indifferent performance like the dismal weather which hung around the Northamptonshire countryside.
Ben Watson stepped in to replace Dom Nott and fellow prop Kyle Loan, but apart from those two it was a largely full-strength team.
The game was littered with mistakes with ball retention at the breakdown seeing possession switch sides constantly.
Bugbrooke took the lead with an early penalty. A converted try soon followed to the delight of the large home crowd.
After a period of pressure Biggleswade appeared to have secured a touchdown. But the referee was undecided and the home touch judge said it was no try. Jake Deveraux berated the match official for a poor decision getting marching orders to the bin with a yellow card for dissent.
Eventually the pressure told with Jack Aroskin threading his way through a narrow gap for Biggleswade’s only points. In the absence of main kicker Charlie Stevens, the not so easy conversion was missed.
It was that kind of day.
This week Biggleswade are again travelling but this time to the north-east to play Spalding in a re-arranged fixture. The hosts are currently in 10th place in the league table but only because they have had 15 points deducted.
