Big Belper beating puts skids on Spalding RFC’s super start

Spalding RFC suffered a hefty 43-5 defeat at Belper in their second game of the Midlands Three East (North) season on Saturday.

After thrashing Bakewell in their season opener, Town had hoped to make it back-to-back victories in Derbyshire.

But the hosts bagged a bonus-point win to leave the Elephants licking their wounds.

A full report will be in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.

RESULTS

Midlands Three East (North): Bakewell Mannerians 18 Ashfield 26; Belper 43 Spalding 5; Kesteven 13 Rolls Royce 0; Mansfield 22 Nottingham Moderns 15; Nottingham Casuals 54 Tupton 7.

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