Spalding RFC suffered a 30-21 defeat against Dronfield in their first home game of the new Midlands Two East (North) season.
Town were hoping to bounce back after their opening-day defeat at Coalville, but tries from Ash Piccaver, Taylor Crowson and Will Shields weren’t enough at the Memorial Field.
Spalding, who also saw Harry Sharman taken off injured, are one of only two teams still to register a point so far this season.
See www.spaldingvoice.co.uk early in the week for a full report.
RESULTS
Midlands Two East (North): Ashbourne 24 Bakewell Mannerians 13; Nottingham Casuals 36 Market Bosworth 6; Southwell 13 Mansfield 12; Spalding 21 Dronfield 30; Stamford 51 Coalville 17; West Bridgford 34 Melbourne 14.