St Leonards second XV made the short trip to Walsall for the final warm up game before the start of the season and found themselves on the  losing side of  a close fought encounter . A hesitant start and slow reactions allowed Walsall in for an early try . Some strong defending from the saints ensured the score stayed the same until just before half time  when Walsall scored their second try .  Seasoned Capt Spencer Garner gave a  very frank and honest half time talk resulting in  much rejuvenated and focused Saints start the second half sticking to their game plan of 15 man rugby. Excellent backs play from Ady Jones, Dan Grove and Nick Dodd forced Walsall into giving away a penalty in their own 22 . Quickly taken by Saints 10 Will Melrose , the  insuing  drive from the forwards carried Melrose over the try line for Saints first try.  Walsall attempted to reply from the restart but saints heads were up and their defence refused  to buckle again. A period of sustained Saints pressure saw Walsall attempting to clear their lines with a kick. Saints Full Back Matt Jones gathered the ball and ran it into the corner for  Saints second try.

 The final score was Walsall 12  St Leonards 10

This Saturday sees the seconds start their merit league campaign  with a trip to Warley