DROITWICH Spa put in a spirited performance to narrowly lose 22-16 against unbeaten league leaders Old Laurentians.

Laurentians started on top heaping pressure onto the home side’s defence, but to their credit Spa kept the visitors at bay for 20 minutes before they eventually scored under the posts after a charge down in midfield.

Spa began to make attacks of their own and after a great burst by Sam Davenport to go narrowly close, Spa were eventually rewarded for their efforts when Nick Godfrey broke off the back of the scrum to beat one man and find a neat inside pass to Russ Brown to score in the corner. Scott-Walker converted.

Scott-Walker then added another two penalties from considerable distance and angle to put Spa ahead leading in to half-time.

With the pitch now getting heavier, the visitors’ fitness levels in the second half helped them out with Laurentians scoring in the corner. This was followed by a long range Scott-Walker penalty for the hosts.

However, a lapse of concentration from the young Spa side allowed the visitors to score another try and a penalty.

Despite gallant runs from Gregor Macleod and Chris Danksy, Spa could not quite find the break through to win the game.