Archers run in nine tries to end wait for victory in fine style

NOTTINGHAM recorded a much needed first win since the end of January in fine style to arrest a run of four straight Championship defeats.

- By ROBIN GRIFFITHS

They ran in nine tries and prevented bottom side Cambridge from registering a single point in the second half as they celebrated a 61-22 home win.

Bath loanee George Timmins, on his first start for the club, said: "You learn from your mistakes in the losses.

"We've really taken on account ability as players to get what we need to do right and we've shown what we can do in this game."

Cambridge pinned Nottingham in their own half in the opening exchanges. Having previously missed a penalty they opted for the corner with less than five min utes on the clock, after sloppy han dling left Jack Stapley exposed in the tackle and he was pinged for not releasing. Ben Brownlie was in the middle of the ensuing maul to touch down.

Nottingham continued to look a little nervy and Eli Caven extended the visitors’ lead with a penalty in front of the posts.

Five minutes later, with Brownlie in the bin for the Blood and Sand, the Archers got their driving maul going in the corner and it was a hooker at the centre of things again, as Harry Clayton got Nottingham on the scoreboard, with Matt Arden converting.