McConnell’s early score sets up big away day win

■By STEVE HOSSACK

A DOMINANT first-half display saw Nottingham clinch the final quarterfinal spot at Castle Park.
The two teams finished level on points with the same number of wins so it came down to tries scored and Nottingham, badly hit by injuries, produced one of their best displays of the season to the delight of head coach Neil Fowkes.
“I’m really proud of the boys because this is a really tough place to come” he said. “We fielded the strongest side we could but we only had 16 fit players in midweek and we had to sign hooker Joe Roe...

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