Looking at the league table and previous meeting, you would have been forgiven for thinking that the Ducks would need a minor miracle to get something out of their weekend match with Sherwood.

There was an avalanche of points again, but this time Deeping were on the right side of that with a strong win to get them up and running.

Joe Raddings, the home sides coach, looked tense ahead of the game but an early flurry on tries settled those nerves and despite a spirited comeback, his side were always just about far enough in front.

Raddings said, "The lads showed what we can do when we have the ball, couple of things to work on defensively, but all round a good performance!

I am very proud of the effort in the heat.

My man of the match was Joe Deboo, he gave us some real grit in the middle."