Ross Sutherland Rugby Club trying not to look too far ahead after maintaining winning run in Invergordon
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Ross Sutherland Rugby Club captain Tom Bannerman says confidence is sky high in Invergordon right now – but he is wary of paying too much attention to the Caledonia North Two table.
A 36–24 victory over Shetland last weekend continued the Stags’ perfect home record so far this season, and also saw them jump up into fifth place.
It is not out of the question that Ross Sutherland could be in the mix at the top by the end of the season.
They are 12 points behind leaders Highland and can still boast a game in hand, so if they continue their strong form then they have every chance of challenging.
However, that is exactly the kind of talk that Bannerman is keen to avoid at the Naval Grounds in case the opportunity slips from their grasp.
“It’s a very dangerous game to play, looking at the league table,” he said.
“You start thinking if we win this game, we can go up here and all that. I’m looking at it to see where teams are, but it really doesn’t matter until the league is finished.
“Anything can happen, you can get surprise scores, cancellations, whatever, so hopefully we can keep moving our way up and at the end of the season we’ll be happy with where we are.
“Obviously after having four wins at home, it builds a good and healthy mentality.
“The boys are excited, and they want to see how they are being rewarded from it, so they are talking about the table.
“We have to quash that down and take it a game at a time, and by the end of the season we’ll hopefully be in a position where we can look at the table and be happy with it.”
Not wanting to look too far ahead does not take anything away from their performance last time out, where Bannerman was among the scores against Shetland.
With a free weekend coming up after North Police cancelled their scheduled match, it is a chance for the Stags to reflect on a job well done, with Bannerman adding: “It has been a great run for us actually.
“We beat Shetland at home, and they’re a big side, so it was a hard, tough game.
“We had a couple of battered and bruised bodies at training on Tuesday night, everyone was seeing the physio – but that’s always the sign of a good game.
“It was a good win, which is another step forward and good momentum going into the next game.”
