Stratford bounce back from Dudley drubbing

James Southall, Simon Baldwyn and Ash Bonner got the tries, while Nath Geekie produced another flawless display with the boot, converting all three scores and adding two penalties.

“We’ve put the Dudley result to bed,” said director of rugby Tom Rance.

“We got the learning points out of it that we needed. I’m sure the players used it as motivation for today and moving forward.

"Hereford are a very good side - we knew they'd be an 80-minute team.

“But we were never behind at any point in the game. I had confidence we would be strong until the end and I think we were.”

Full report and more reaction in next week's Herald