FIVE second half tries helped Hereford to a comfortable win against Walsall to ensure they gained back-to-back victories in Midlands 1 West.

The Wyesiders are now seventh in the division with 11 points from four games following and host ninth-placed Whitchurch this Saturday.

Hereford went ahead early in the game after Jock Welch went over following a scrum, but Dean Powell missed the conversion.

For the remainder of the first half, Walsall took control with the help of a penalty count substantially in their favour.

Full-back Jack Crowhurst slotted over two penalties and converted a try scored from a catch and drive.

Hereford performed poorly during the half, with a number of mistakes made, relieved only by the performance of their pack at set-pieces and Powell kicking over a penalty that made the score 13-8 to Walsall at half-time.

But the second half was a different tale altogether.

After Walsall increased their lead to 16-8 thanks to another penalty from Crowhurst, a good run from Lewis Jordan, followed by a kick ahead and pick up, created an opportunity for the Hereford backs to exert pressure on the Walsall defence.

A series of powerful scrums forced the Walsall pack to offend several times, with one player sent to the sin-bin, with a penalty try awarded to the away side.

Powell kicked over the resulting conversion before Walsall replied with a fourth penalty.

But Hereford went back in front with a try from Nat Thomas before the same player again went over.

Powell converted the second try to put Hereford 27-19 in front.

Walsall managed to reduce the deficit to just one point when Crowhurst converted a try, but from the restart, a strong Will Ford run took play into touch inside the Walsall 22.

James Harris took the line against the throw and made ground before laying the ball to Matt Hill, who drove over to register his first league try.

Powell made no mistake with the conversion and he again slotted over after Harris scored a try at the death to make the final score 41-26 to Hereford.

Despite the win, Hereford coach Bob Stewart was still disappointed with the mistakes his side made.

"We give away too many penalties and when we get it right, we will win by better scorelines," he said.

"If we can stop giving the opposition a head start with avoidable penalties, we shall be able to create a winning position earlier."

Back row player Harris was man-of-the-match, while Connor Sullivan performed well at scrum-half.