Stourbridge 15 Wharfedale 30: Captain Baldwin makes Frewin pay for red card as Greens maintain improved form

It took the Dalesmen a little longer to stamp their authority on this game, but a rush of scoring late in the first half saw them to a commanding lead.

The Greens opened with a burst of pressure but it was the home side that scored first, breaking away for lock Ben Hughes to grab a try from a driven maul.

The Midlanders looked marginally the more threatening but stand-off Tom Barrett made it 5-3 with a penalty.

The Dalesmen had to defend determinedly to survive the absence of lock Talite Vaioleti to a 25th-minute yellow card. But it all changed in a five-minute spell, starting with Barrett's second penalty.

Tries by winger Simon Horsfall and flanker Dan Solomi, both converted by Barrett, had the Greens firmly into the driving seat at 20-5 at half-time.

Hughes's second driven try was followed by winger Simon Frewin being red-carded for stamping, and his depleted side crumbled as Greens captain and Frewin's victim Rob Baldwin claimed an immediate push-over score and winger James Druce recorded the bonus-securing fourth try.

Stourbridge fought to the end, but centre Tom Jarvis's try was nothing more than consolation.

A two-place jump to 12th puts the Greens within touching distance of the top half.