Tyne for Foresters to step up

CINDERFORD are aiming to get something out of their long trip to Tynedale tomorrow to help ease their National One relegation worries.

The side from the North East sit fourth with a formidable home record which includes 10 wins from 12 at their ground.

However, Foresters coach Lee Fortey is drawing on the positives from their 29-13 win over Newbury last time and hopes to bring something back to the Forest of Dean.

“With this part of the season everyone knows what it is about. They are quite a good team,” he said.

“I just think we have got to go up there and play and try and get something out of the game whether that is a losing bonus point or a four-try scoring bonus point.

“We are not going up there to lose, we are going there to get something. With eight games to go we are not out of that hole yet.”

The Dockham Road team are just six points ahead of Otley in the relegation zone but just five points separate Cinderford and the next five sides above them.

And with the Foresters holding two games in hand, Fortey knows they are in a strong position to move up.

“We are just above that relegation zone now and have a couple of games in hand and if you look at the group above us some of those team’s results are going to go our way and some are not,” he added.

“Newbury and Stourbridge both have tough run-ins and we have still got to play Sedgeley Park and Blackheath so it is going to be interesting.”

Cinderford will be fresh after no game last week and Tim Stevenson, Sam Arnott and Jake Meadows are putting pressure on the first team from the seconds.

Once Cinderford scored against Newbury the pressure fell off and Fortey knows they can do some real damage.

“One of these days when we put it all together and play for 80 minutes we are going to give someone an absolute roasting,” Fortey added.