Luton away has not traditionally been a happy hunting ground for Stags, with some notable heavy defeats in the past and throwing away some seemingly unlosable leads.

This Saturday it was not the case, with an impressive 33-25 victory for the real green army.

Stags certainly had the better of things in the first half with tries to Nick Saunders and a brace from Jack Skidmore, two of which were converted by Simon Rose. While conceding only one, the half time score was 19-5.

Stags effectively put the game beyond doubt early in the second stanza, with tries to Wade Schoemann and evergreen hooker Seth Muggeridge, both of which were converted by Joe Hicken.

The last quarter of the game turned out scrappy, and as Stags lost their structure they conceded four unanswered tries but did enough to hold onto a 33-25 win.

Captain Skidmore said: “I am happy to get a win up Luton.

“I have played here a few times and never won, so it was good to change that.

“And the try that Seth scored – wow!" 

Coach Leader said he was happy with the result, but not the performance.

“we left far too many points out there, and allowed too many soft points to be scored against us.

“But it is a bonus point win away from home, and really that’s all that matters. Sometimes you just need to win ugly."

Stags are back in action this weekend when they host Brackley at the Racecourse. All support welcome.