DUDLEY Kingswinford picked up another super win but the ten point winning margin does not begin to reflect their almost total dominance of this game.

With a little more nous they would have had won the game by half time.

In previous games against Bournville their big pack had caused DK a few problems but not this time and from the start the DK pack looked a much fitter and mobile unit.

DK’s week had started badly with centre Stefan Shillingford ruled out with a stomach upset but Gareth Bown, who had the unenviable task of replacing him, did a great job.

Jon Higgins moved to fly half while Gareth Davies was at scrum half for his first senior and only his second game of the season after injury.

Jak Davis came very close to scoring in the first minute after beating his man on the outside but DK then conceded in the 2nd minute when the Bournville scrum half Alex Ward shaped to move blind and then, as the DK back row moved in, changed direction leaving them on the wrong foot.

Ward breezed through the gap to feed no 8 John Tideswell who touched down. Fly half Alex Warner converted for Bournville to lead 7-0.

DK immediately responded with attack after attack and Bown reduced the arrears to 7-3 with a 13th minute penalty.

Davis was forced to leave the field with an ankle injury after being very close to scoring in the corner and the visitors had a justifiable claim for a penalty try on 18 minutes when right wing James Jefferson was winning the chase to the line but was deliberately obstructed by a defender.

Try as they might, DK could not capitalise on their dominance and find another score before the half.

Bown brought them to within a point after 51 minutes with a penalty which saw Bournville open up as they desperately tried to hold on to their lead.

The hosts’ Alex Warner then missed a kick for the hosts before DK’s constant pressure finally bore fruit after 61 minutes.

After several drives at the home line, the ball was spread wide from a ruck 10 metres out, Jon Higgins miss pass to James Jefferson in space created a two to one scenario and Jefferson drew his man perfectly to send in replacement wing Tui Asi Pito in for a try in the corner.

Bournville tried hard to respond and on 65 minutes were awarded a scrum five metres out from the DK line. But their much vaunted pack was unceremoniously shunted off their own ball with Dan Shakespeare taking the heel against the head.

Bown stretched the DK lead to 14-7 with a 67th minute penalty as Bournville, defending desperately, transgressed yet again.

More fine open play after 67 minutes took DK deep into the Bournville 22.

They opted for a scrum from another penalty, enabling Gareth Davies to give Jon Higgins time and space to deliver a superb finale with the sweetest of dropped goals from 30 metres out which settled the contest.