A superb performance of grit and determination from the Storm with 5 debutants and players playing out of position. But Storm came out on top to take top spot in the early running for the London League.

Early on it looked like it would be tough game for the Storm with hard running from the Tigers. But during the first five minutes Storm took a stronger hold of the game and Eric Stewart found the first gap to go over for the try. Bedford struck right back with two tries one converted on breakaways for Storm to worry that it could be a long day.

Storm started to come back into it, completing their sets of six and pinning Bedford back into their own half with the kicks. Chris Clark then found a hole in the defence to go in under the posts the try being converted by Rich Pitchfork and then Ollie Derbyshire and debutant Polish player Patryck Kowalski made the ground for Chris Clark to go over for his second, the conversion by Pitchfork putting Storm ahead. Adrien Clark’s hard running was paid off after he was put through a gap to score just before half time. Taking the score to 20-10.

Bedford hit back straight after the break with a converted try to scare Storm as the gap closed to 20-16. Ben Hughes broke down the wing for Storm, however, soon afterwards to score in the corner, again the conversion from out wide was scored by Rich Pitchfork.

With only 5 minutes left and the game by no means over a high kick on the last by Rich Pitchfork was tapped back by captain Rob Mitchell superbly into the hands of the marauding Chris Clark who ran through 2 defenders to score his hat trick try under the posts leaving Pitchfork with the easiest of conversions. With 5 minutes left this finished the game off as it tailed down to a very hard fought win for Storm by 32-16 taking them top of the early London League.