PETERSFIELD Rugby Club’s first team head coach James Alder was happy with his side’s win at Basingstoke on Saturday.

Alder said: “We came believing we could gain a bonus point win, but in the event the win we achieved was hard earned.

“Basingstoke battled to a man at the end and are a credit to their coaches. We seemed to play under a lot of self-induced pressure which was hugely detrimental.

“This was our 18th different line up in 18 matches and the club must take pride in the way its senior section rallies around to keep us in the league and competing.

“While there were negatives, there were also plenty of positives and the team need to focus on these; when we played with structure and pace, we were dominant.

“This needs to be our fall-back position when games go against us, rather than forcing the play.”