SEDGLEY Park not only lost the game at Penzance last Sunday, it also lost the services of one of their joint-top try scorers.

"Richard Welding could be out for up to six weeks with a broken jaw," said player-coach Tim Fourie.

"He caught a stray elbow seconds from the end of the game and it summed the day up.

"We should have won but we go and lose in the last minute, and if that was not bad enough we also lose possibly our most dangerous back as well."

In a see-saw game that produced nine tries - four for Sedgley - there were good things and bad things to be taken from it.

"There were a lot of positives but we still missed out on three points," said Fourie.

"It was a good performance, but the difference between winning and losing was the little things we talk about week in, week out.

"Guys not making the one-on-one tackles; not finding touch when we kick; too many guys homing in on the ball leaving gaps outside.

"If anything we are playing to the rules too much, we are playing squeaky clean. If you tackle someone you have to slow them down, but because we play by the rules we are giving the opposition time.

"Physically we can compete with any team, but mentally we let ourselves down.

"We have to get around this lack of composure. We have to slow down and think more, we get too carried away.

"Against Penzance we didn't defend from the rucks outward, which left gaps which they exploited, instead of being able to slide our defence across we were forced into a scramble defence.

"Their strength, similar to Bristol, is their backs, their forwards aren't big and aggressive like Otley's and we had the upper hand, but in the backs one or two of our guys switched off at key times and let them through.

"From three weeks ago you would have thought it was a different team, especially in the forwards, yet we have not changed any players. So why has it happened? I'll tell you why - we were switched-on mentally."