CINDERFORD coach Dennis Hargreaves wants his team to learn from their defeat at Regentsholme last Saturday by increasing their pace and cutting out errors.
It was a game Cinderford – chasing top spot in South West Division One – had opportunities to win but, says Hargreaves, victory went to the better side.
"Lydney made changes which allowed us back into the game. I know that would not have happened in a competitive league situation but I did feel we played with much more purpose in the second-half though by then the result was probably already beyond us," he said.
Lydney's Ian Seymour used the game to keep his squad in trim for Saturday's important Jewson League One match at home to Harrogate.
Already hit by a long list of injuries, Seymour rested several more players and during the game opted to use five replacements to keep all his squad on their toes.
The game marked a debut for flanker Nick McBride and a return to action for the first time this season of centre Steve Small. Both did well and could well figure in Saturday's league team line-up.
However, the match taught Lydney to take nothing for granted. They scored eight points before Cinderford had even touched the ball and by half time had rattled up 29 points and were seemingly coasting to a 50 pointer.
However Cinderford knuckled down. They played with more composure and rattled Lydney.
The revival encouraged Hargreaves but he criticised his team for making too many errors and dropping too many passes.
"I'm comfortable with the result because Lydney deserved to win. It taught our boys that if they want to compete at a higher level they will need to up their pace and that they still have a lot of work to do.
"Lydney were quicker to the ball and punished our mistakes. In our league we can make a mistake that costs a bit of ground. Against Lydney any mistakes cost 60 metres and twice they scored from exploiting our errors," he said.