Wilson aims to make Mark in derby encounter

Feb 28 2010 by Nick Purewal, Sunday Sun

He said: “There have been games where we have been winning after an hour and then we have just taken our foot off the gas.

“When we played top teams like Esher and Cambridge we were the better side, so it is slightly disappointing we have not been able to convert that dominance into wins.

“However, we have won three on the bounce, so hopefully we can make it four on Sunday.

“Stepping up a division from Kendal, the pace is the main difference, everything is done so much more quickly and you have got to be sharp physically and mentally.

“Defensively it is a big ask to shut teams out, especially with past Premiership players dropping down at the tail end of their careers.”

In fine fettle with just one defeat at the hands of runaway leaders Esher since the turn of the year, Tynedale go into the game much the happier with form, if not results.

However, the Corbridge men have already thrown that particular book out of the window in the week’s preparations, revealed rugby chairman John Shotton.

Shotton said: “What has happened before means nothing once this game kicks off, everyone knows that.

“We have treated this week like any other and tried not to allow the earlier clash this season to colour our preparation.

“With any luck things will be very different this time around, given we have had a lot of players return to form and fitness.”