Match report courtesy of Martin Easton....

KC’s took advantage of postponements elsewhere to move to the top of Mids 2 West (S) with this hard earned bonus point win and although other sides have games in hand they now have everything to play for in their last five fixtures,beginning with a local derby at home to Droitwich on 1st March.
A strong wind blowing across the pitch made life difficult for both teams throughout the match but KC’s had the advantage of the slope in the first half and took the lead after only three minutes when the home side tried to run the ball from their own 22 but lost possession.Kidder went through the phases to set up a ruck under Bedworth’s posts and flyhalf George Morgan burrowed under the bodies for a try which he converted for a 7-0 lead.However,if KC’s thought they were going to be in for an easy afternoon they soon had a reality check.From the restart Bedworth won a scrum on Kidder’s ten metre line and launched a series of concerted attacks which earned them a penalty just outside the 22.The kick at goal hit a post but soon afterwards the hosts kicked a penalty to touch fifteen metres from KC’s line and threw to the back to threaten again before a knock on let the visitors off the hook.
Bedworth were certainly not playing like a side marooned at the foot of the table,monopolising possession and territory and causing KC’s all sorts of problems,particularly at the scrums.A free kick at a defensive scrum did give KC’s some brief respite when No 8 Layton Wilkinson picked up and made good ground before the ball was released left to fullback Jordan Hatch and then switched back inside around halfway but centre Mitchell Hardwick was stopped in his tracks by a crunching tackle and an eight man Bedworth shove at a scrum had Kidder skidding backwards.Two penalties kicked to touch kept KC’s on the back foot and Bedworth’s endeavours were eventually rewarded when their flanker touched down by the foot of the posts from an attacking lineout for a deserved converted try which evened things up at 7-7.
The wind blew the restart direct into touch and from the scrum back on halfway the
home side went straight back on the attack,moving the ball at every opportunity despite the difficult conditions.A strike against the head produced a threatening overlap for the Bears but a huge Morgan clearance kick at last gave Kidder field position and after head coach Ian Bletcher sent on replacement prop James Rigsby to try and stabilise their struggling scrum KC’s started to get back into the game with Morgan’s probing breaks beginning to cause problems.Nevertheless,although the scores were level,if this were a boxing match Bedworth would have certainly have been ahead on points at the interval and KC’s needed to up their game
Right on cue,the visitors response at the start of the second half was emphatic.They dominated the first fifteen minutes during which Bedworth were not really in the game as an attacking force and after a number of near misses KC’s re-took the lead.A powerful run by replacement lock Jack Tunstall,whose introduction had a significant impact,had Bedworth retreating and when Kidder moved the ball left fullback Jordan Hatch came into the line and sent in winger Laurence Hughes for a try which had been on the cards for some time.
KC’s forwards and backs continued to combine well and ten minutes later a scrum in a great position ten metres in front of Bedworth’s posts gave No 9 Chris Pinner the opportunity to create space for Morgan to dart over for his second try which he again improved to take Kidder clear at 19-7.Bedworth then enjoyed a brief foray into KC’s 22 with a lineout and scrum but a knock on allowed Morgan to clear his lines and the visitors went in search of the all important fourth try.They were frustrated when with men over the ref adjudged them to have knocked on even though the ball had clearly come off a Bedworth hand and buoyed by this escape the home side rallied.Determined to put in a grandstand finish,in the last ten minutes they threw the kitchen sink at KC’s but could find no way through their resolute defence and with the last play of the game skipper Rob Delahay led a breakout which culminated in Hardwick going over for the all important score.
The win saw KC’s complete the double over a spirited Bedworth but they had to work an awful lot harder than their comfortable home win in November when they put fifty points past the Warwickshire side although the difference in the pitch conditions was undoubtedly a major factor.