We threw game away: Greenaway

CINDERFORD head coach Phil Greenaway says his side were the architects of their own downfall after losing 34-26 to Nuneaton.

The Foresters have now lost all three of their opening games in the new National One.

The Nuns also rubbed salt into the wounds by sealing a bonus point after running in four tries at Dockham Road.

Greenaway’s men raced into a 17-0 lead after 20 minutes but Nuneaton struck back in a seven-minute period with three converted tries, to the disappointment of Cinderford’s head coach.

“There is no way we should have lost the game today after being in that position after 20 minutes,” Greenaway said.

“We just gave them territory, gave away penalties and our own mistakes of not catching simple high balls when we were not under any pressure.

“Then a little bit of panic crept in and the boys started questioning themselves a little bit.

“Fair play to Nuneaton they kept coming at us and they were dogged. But that game is one we should have won and if we want to compete in this league then we have to win those games.”

Nuneaton pulled away in the dying moments and Greenaway said his players have a lot of work to do before their trip to Blaydon next Saturday.

“We should have won the game, there is no two ways about it, it was there for the taking and we have certainly let ourselves down,” he added.

“We just made far too many errors and gave far too many penalties away and it feels to me like we absolutely handed the game to them on a plate rather than them coming out and winning it.

“We have to be better than that, we can not accept people coming here and taking five points off us this year.

“It is not something that I want to put my name to as a coach, it is not something the club will appreciate or be proud of.

“We want performances out there that a club can be proud of and the players individually can be proud of and that has to come through us working hard again this week.”

source: thisisgloucestershire