Spalding RFC slipped to another Midlands One East defeat on Saturday as they went down 34-7 at fellow strugglers Mansfield.
It’s now 19 losses from as many matches for Town, who now find themselves 15 points adrift at the foot of the standings with seven games left to play.
Spalding take a break from league action next weekend, with a home date against Market Rasen and Louth on February 21 their next match in the division.
A full report and reaction will be online at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk early next week and in Thursday’s edition of The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
Saturday’s results
Midlands One East: Derby 12 Syston 20; Huntingdon & District 15 Bugbrooke 25; Ilkeston 27 Belgrave 21; Kettering 20 Bedford Athletic 26; Mansfield 34 Spalding 7; Market Rasen & Louth 23 Paviors 5; Newark 8 Old Northamptonians 34.