TENBURY Town got their Herefordshire One title bid back on track by surviving a late flurry of pressure in Saturday’s 4-3 victory at Wellington Colts.

On the back of some stern words from boss Darren Worthington following the previous weekend’s 4-1 collapse at home to Hereford City, Town flew out of the traps at Wellington Playing Fields.

The hosts had yet to touch the ball when Tenbury opened the scoring inside a minute as Toby Gittens played a perfectly-weighted ball through for leading marksman Mark Boucker to lob the onrushing keeper.

Boosted by their early lead, Worthington’s men performed well but had to be on guard to repel Wellington at set pieces.

A swift counter attack made it 2-0 before half-time with Boucker turning provider from his own half for Dec Bright bursting through to finish.

Wellington rallied after the interval and fought back to 2-2 but Tenbury responded immediately to the leveller with Boucker blasting his side back in front.

Bright’s direct run and shot restored the two-goal cushion before Colts halved the deficit when a shot cannoned back off the woodwork and deflected in off unfortunate keeper Matt Harber.

It was backs to the wall during the final stages but Tenbury held out for a valuable win ahead of hosting the same opponents on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Orleton Colts Reserves remain rooted to the bottom without a point after failing to rip up the form book against Hereford City.

Owen Pritchard was on the score sheet for Colts but was powerless to prevent a 5-1 defeat to Tenbury Town’s nearest challengers at the summit.

Bishop’s Castle extended to nine games their 100 per cent record in the Montgomeryshire League with a 6-0 drubbing of Maesyrhandir.

Kieron Mulloch delivered a pin-point cross for Martin Ziemann to head home before player-manager Dan Dawson scored directly from a corner to make it 2-0 at half-time.

Jake Cintra’s brace took the game away from the visitors with Mulloch and Ziemann completing the rout.

In the region’s only rugby union match to survive the weather, holders Church Stretton reached the last four of the North Midlands Vase Plate with a 38-13 victory over Birmingham Exiles.

Fin Hughes opened Samurai’s account with a converted try and winger Sean Quigley prevented a seemingly-certain response at the other end before centre Ollie Greenhouse made it 14-6 at half-time.

Some good work from the Stretton pack set Greenhouse on his way to ride two tackles and score his second after the interval but Exiles hit straight back with a try of their own.

However, Quigley raced away to cross the whitewash and then rounded off the scoring with his second late on, his efforts sandwiching a try for Daran Chard.