West Norfolk make it six wins from as many games

West Norfolk continued their winning streak with a 42-15 victory over Bedford Athletic at Gatehouse Lane.The league leaders made it six wins from as many games and now hold a four-point lead at the summit.Strong carries were made before play was brought back under the posts from an earlier infraction from Bedford, allowing captain Jack Wicks to slot home an early penalty.After the restart, West were once again in Bedford territory, putting pressure on the away team with a dogged attack.The first try came from a badly executed clearance from the visitors’ scrum, with new player Fin Wilcox positioned perfectly to deftly pivot and run the ball into the corner untouched.Wicks’ boot comfortably converted to take West ahead.The home side conceded a penalty on their own 22m, so Bedford kicked and took the three points on offer; however, minutes later, West added three more points to their total with another penalty kick from Wicks. Before half-time, Angus Williams sprinted onto a neat chip over the top from fellow centre Wilcox, who scooped up the ball and danced his way through the remaining defenders for the score, once more converted by Wicks. Coming out strongly after the break, the home defence forced Bedford to fumble the ball, first picked up by Wicks and shifted to Louis Stewart, who then offloaded the pass over his head to Wilcox who once more scored under the posts, Wicks converting for maximum points.A brief drop in concentration from West allowed the away team to kick for the corner from a penalty and saw them win their lineout with a powerful rolling maul to take them over the line and score a much-needed try.Bedford’s kicker converted to push their scores up the board, but West retaliated swiftly with another penalty. After a quiet spell that saw handling errors from both sides, West were once again in Bedford territory with a scrum in midfield.Wicks received the ball from scrum-half Hayden Revell, then offloaded to Wilcox in the centre and looped around to carry the ball through the Bedford defence before popping the ball to Moses who swan-dived over the line for the first unconverted try.West sealed the victory in the form of a quick tap and a telegraphed pass, which Wicks spotted early and intercepted in stride, before beating the full-back and scoring, ultimately converting his score.