Ludlow keen to end winless run

​​Ludlow head coach Tom Tench is backing his side to find their cutting edge as they bid to end their winless streak.

The Linney outfit return to action in rugby's Regional Two Midlands on Saturday with a home clash against Kenilworth and will be keen to get back to winning ways after a run of four games without success.

That sequence has seen Ludlow slip to the foot of the table, but Tench has been encouraged by the fact his side are still looking a threat.

"I am not worried about it. The biggest thing for me is that we are creating opportunities," said Tench, whose side had a welcome break from action last weekend.

"We are a threat, and we have controlled and maintained pressure on the opposition. If those things were missing, then I would be a little bit more concerned and think 'what more could we do?'

"Because we are creating, it's just about that next piece of the jigsaw and that will come with more training together, a bit more consistency with selection, and not having the injury list we have got."

And while Tench wants to see possession turned into points, he is also keen to see a defensive improvement.

"There is one area we can shore up and put some attention to, and that is we are too easy to score against at the moment," he added.

"We have got to tighten up our defence, which is strange to say because that has been a strength of ours for two years. We have got to become harder to score against.

"Now that we have got more senior boys back, that's going to have to be a real focus for us. If we want to stay in this league and fight and challenge in this league, then defence is key.”