Kettering Colts v MH Colts

A short journey into Northants saw the Colts return to action for their first game of the 2023/24 season.
For the first quarter of an hour they withstood sustained Kettering pressure before eventually conceding an unconverted try. 5:0
Despite forays into the opposition half, that stayed the score as the 'third' came to an end.
Part 2 saw Harborough in the ascendency, with Ellis Hepworth finishing off a fine move and George Williams adding the extras, 5:7
Soon Harborough extended their lead with Yusuf Elhaloul crashing over to score, 5:14
Kettering retaliated though and third 2 ended with another score. 12:14
In the final third, Harley Williams scored in the corner but his namesake was up for the challenge, George adding what proved to be crucial extras, 12:21.
Kettering got a score back towards the death, but the earlier missed conversion proved critical and Harborough came away with a hard fought 21:19 win.
It wasn't pretty. It shouldn't have been that close, but a win is a win and it was the first outing for the new Colts team.