Ledbury were rendered scoreless in a frustrating 38-0 home defeat to Newent.

The match, played on November 16, saw Ledbury RFC's 1st XV face the league leaders in the Regional 2 Midlands West League in front of over 500 spectators at Ross Road.

Ledbury, who made several changes to the back line, including the return of Jamie Rayfield at fly-half and Tom Assal at centre, struggled to find their footing against the flourishing visitors.

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Newent quickly took the lead, with Jim Hartland splitting the Ledbury defence after just two minutes of play.

Despite spending significant time in the Newent 22, Ledbury were unable to break through the organised and aggressive defence.

Newent moved further ahead with a well worked backs try from George Clair, converted by Tom Webb, leaving Ledbury trailing 12-0.

The pressure on Ledbury remained relentless, with the Newent scrum-half adding a further try, also converted by Webb.

Ledbury had a chance to score before halftime, but captain Harry Harris was held up over the line.

The second half saw the visitors continue their dominance, with flanker George Phelps scoring a try in the corner, despite the attention of two tacklers.

Ledbury struggled to contain Newent's backs, but a yellow card for Hartland offered them a glimmer of hope.

However, a promising break by Zak Bonfield ended in a knock-on, letting Newent off the hook.

Even as Newent conceded penalty after penalty, they denied Ledbury a score.

Once restored to a full team, they worked their way upfield to win a lineout and maul their way over for a second try for Hartland, converted by Webb.

At the final whistle, Newent celebrated denying Ledbury a score.

Looking ahead, Ledbury face a crucial clash with Malvern on Saturday, November 30.