Stockwood Park pick up two bonus points in Brackley defeat

Stockwood Park picked up two valuable bonus points in a narrow away 23-22 loss at Brackley in their first Midlands Three East South clash of the season on Saturday.

Stockwood pushed hard for the win at the end of the game, but Brackley clung desperately to their lead.

Park secured the bonus points through scoring four tries and finishing within seven points of the opposition.

Coach Rod Keating said: “Although the result was disappointing, the second-half performance was positive and a good indication of what we are capable of and we hope to do that next week for 80 minutes.”

Park trailed 11-7 at half-time, with their only try coming from a Casey Waterfield with Jason Carr converting.

In the second half, Brackley pulled away into a 23-7 lead, but Park battled back as the home team tired, with David Keating, captain Jamie Hoque and Casimir Abaka touching down three unconverted tries.

Park host Daventry this weekend.