For the third time this season Holt have gained five league points due to their opposition conceding the game. First, Lowestoft &Yarmouth, then Newmarket and now Wisbech have been unable to field a full team to honour a league fixture. This is a sad reflection of the strength of grass roots rugby in the Eastern Counties which will hopefully be addressed by the powers that be.

It was particularly disappointing for Holt's coaches, Ed Steed and Phil Sharpe who had been hoping for a full-on league game to test their squad before taking on North Walsham in the Norfolk Senior Cup next Saturday.

To their credit the eleven Wisbech players who were available travelled to Holt and this enabled an eleven a-side friendly game to take place. Holt used this opportunity to give all of their squad, by rotation, a work-out in a game which they comfortably won. However, on the negative side, for a third time Holt have lost the opportunity to increase their points difference total - which could prove costly, through no fault of their own, to their league position at the end of the season. Holt remain fourth in the league and look forward to the return meetings with the three teams above them.