LEDBURY captain Rob Anscomb knows his team face a big battle at top-of-the-table Woodrush this weekend, but will go there with no fear.

The Ross Road side may not have the biggest of players among their ranks, but Anscomb says they can use that to their advantage in the Midlands Three West (South) clash.

“We are a small side but we work really hard,” the skipper said. “We know we are small, but we do a lot of contact in training and we are all technically good.

“In the areas where may be the stronger, bigger people would benefit, our technique gets us through that.

“We have got Woodrush away next and they are top of the table, so it will be a real big battle there.

“We will look to get something out of that, but it will be very hard.”

Ledbury have made a slow start to their league campaign and currently lie eighth in the table, having finished fourth last season.

But they go into tomorrow’s game after a confidence-boosting 48-22 win against bottom-of-the-table Harbury.

In their last away fixture, Ledbury only narrowly lost 33-30 to second-placed Dunlop.

Eight tries were scored against Harbury, with Lewis Williams and Gary Nicholson grabbing two each.

“Everyone was looking to get on the scoresheet,” Anscomb said. “In the league, no game is going to be an easy one and we knew they weren’t just going to come up here and give us the win, so we are delighted.

“We want to end up in the top half of the table despite and we have had a bit of a slow start. I don’t think we are going to get promoted this year, but top half definitely.”

Ledbury struggled during the opening 20 minutes and the game became scrappy.

Harbury opened the scoring with a penalty from Richard Mazurek before Dave Bromage went over the line for Ledbury, with George Bennion converting.

But A mistake by Ledbury led to Steven Alford intercepting a kick to score Harbury’s first try and regain the lead.

Within minutes, Ledbury were back in front when Harry Bee burst through for a try and Gary Nicholson added another one to take the home side into the half-time break, 17-8 ahead.

If Ledbury made a slow start during the first 20 minutes of the first-half, but most certainly did not in the second-half.

Anscomb grabbed his own try, converted by Bennion, before Chris Stokes stormed over for try number five. Lewis Williams then bagged two tries, converting the second himself, before Harbury scored two tries through John Wheelhouse and Mazurek.

Ledbury had the last word though, when Nicholson went over the line again.