HEAD coach Luke Fisher believes Hereford Rugby Club are too good a side to go down.

The Wyesiders finished fourth last season, but the campaign has been very disappointing.

It is still in Hereford's hands to stay in the division, but a defeat to bottom club Kenilworth this weekend will only add to the jitters.

"We are too good a club to go down and the effort the lads are putting in is phenomenal," said Fisher.

"We've got to bite the bullet now and keep going.

"We've got Kenilworth at home and then four or five games when we will pull together and go again."

Minor changes to the coaching set-up has seen previous head coach Bob Stewart become director of rugby at Wyeside.

Fisher says he is enjoying his role.

"It's great to work with a new bunch of boys," he said.

"We've had some leave from last year, so now we are working with a young squad.

"It's new tactics, a new structure and we are just trying to implement.

"We are a young, light team, but we're trying to play some decent rugby.

"We will just wait to for it to click and it hasn't quite yet.

"I thought, against Dudley Kingswinford and Burton away, we performed and they were two great performances.

"We are just waiting for it to click, and when it does, we're going to be phenomenal.

"The future is bright for us, we just have to dig it out for a few seasons.

Last Saturday, Hereford went down 10-16 to rivals Worcester.

"We knew it was going to be a battle, especially up front, and that is exactly what it was," added Fisher.

"It could have gone either way and credit to both sides, you can't take away the effort and passion that Hereford put in.

"It was just a shame about the loss.

"We targeted Worcester and Kenilworth as must-wins.

"Unfortunately we didn't come away with four points, but came away with one.

"It's a must-win game next week and we've got to come away with four points."

A red card dished out to prop Nathan Boden in the first half was a key turning point and Fisher was disappointed with the decision.

"I don't know how he can give it when he didn't see the situation," said Fisher.

"I saw it coming from both sides and he's got to be fair and I don't think he was.

"Any other week, if decisions had gone our way we would have been over the line."

"We put pressure on their line for half an hour but couldn't get over the line.

"But that's credit to their defence, they put their body on the line.

"Our boys put everything into it, but were unfortunate."