Rejuvenated Foresters confident of result at Cambridge

CINDERFORD coach Lee Fortey is confident of returning from high-flying Cambridge with some points in National One tomorrow.

The rejuvenated Foresters have won their last two matches and are looking far more confident.

And Fortey is hoping to take that new-found confidence to Renault Park and record their third consecutive victory to carry on their resurgence.

“I think we can get something out of this week at Cambridge with the way we are playing at the moment,” Fortey said.

“It is going to be a big ask but the boys have gone well recently and confidence is running high and we have nothing to lose.

“We are confident of getting something especially with the way we have been playing in the last three or four games.”

Back to back victories at Blackheath and at home to Sedgley Park have got the Dockham Road side’s campaign back on track.

They now sit in a much healthier position of 12th after losing four games on the bounce before their current mini revival.

The fixture list has not been kind to Fortey’s men as every time they seem to get a run of form going they come up against one of the big boys.

After recording three wins in a row earlier in the campaign, they then travelled to one of the favourites for the title, London Scottish, and narrowly went down 26-18.

The same thing has happened again with a daunting trip to third placed Cambridge – who have won every fixture at home this season including against Scottish.

But Fortey is determined his side keep their run of good form going not just this weekend but into the New Year when their first game back after Christmas is at home to leaders Esher.

“The boys know that when we come back in January we have a tough game straight away against Esher so we have to keep the performances going,” he added.

“We should have won at London Scottish and if we had got something from that game we would have carried on the momentum

“These big games are the ones you have to stand up and make everyone take notice of yourself.”