Hereford 8 Longton 34

WINGER Jeremy Grisman was sent off in Hereford's disastrous start to their Midlands One campaign.

Grisman was given his marching orders in the 25th minute following a scuffle and Hereford failed to recover from being a player short.

Captain Jason Lewis scored Hereford's only try, with Finbar Heavens converting a penalty, but it was a disappointing afternoon for the Wyeside club and their supporters.

Bromyard 15

Ross-on-Wye 10

A LACK-lustre Bromyard fought back from a 10-0 interval deficit to clinch victory in this pre-season friendly.

An unconverted try from Nick Frost put Bromyard on the comeback trail and then stand-off Piers Gaunt crashed over to level the scores. Gaunt booted the conversion before slotting over a late penalty to earn Bromyard a confidence boosting win.