Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill has warned his players they remain mired in a relegation battle, despite a third straight win on Saturday.
Richmond – through tries from Will Brown and Rob Kirby – beat Old Albanians 17-8 to go with recent wins over Henley and Blaydon, but they are still only nine points clear of the National League One drop zone.
“I think the league picture is going to be very distorted because Cinderford have missed four games now [due to postponements],” he said.
“We have got two very tough games, away at Coventry and Cinderford, so that will have a massive effect.
“Our performance on Saturday was very pleasing overall, but we are certainly not safe.”
Richmond go to Coventry tomorrow with memories of an agonising 32-31 defeat in September still fresh.
“For the first half of the season Coventry were in the top four and they are not far off now,” added Hill.
“I don’t think it is revenge. The key thing is to keep a run going, to keep us out of the relegation area.”
SSE sponsor the RFU’s National and Divisional Leagues, has £10,000 worth of mobile floodlights for your club to win. To enter go to SSERugby.com.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here