Delaney not impressed despite win

Delaney's side have lost just one game this season

Nottingham director of rugby Glenn Delaney says his side got lucky in their 30-29 victory over Bedford.

The Green and Whites moved up to second in the Championship table following a last-minute Greig Tonks conversion.

Delaney told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We didn't create anything, we didn't execute any phases and we didn't build any momentum.

"I think sometimes you get very lucky and we have got to be honest we got a lucky turnover."

Nottingham's luck began courtesy of a seventh minute interception try by young winger Tim Streather.

He stepped in off his wing to snatch a poor pass and sprint 60 meters into the corner.

When I looked at the kick I just told myself it was just a ball, some posts and to follow my normal routine and that allowed me to forget the nerves really

Greig Tonks

The early exchanges where plagued by Nottingham's ill discipline, allowing Bedford full-back James Pritchard ample opportunities to kick at goal. Fortunately for Nottingham he only landed two efforts in the first half.

Make-shift centre Phil Eggleshaw scored Nottingham's second try after a speculative kick and chase deceived the Bedford winger Duncan Taylor, allowing Eggleshaw to collect his kick and crash over the line.

A converted try for Bedford in the 33rd minute and a penalty kick from Tonks just before half time saw Nottingham go in at the break 15-13 ahead.

Bedford dominated the opening 20 minutes of the restart as they took and then extended the lead with a converted try from Ian Vass and two more penalties from Pritchard.

In the 67th minute, Nottingham dragged themselves back into the game.

Having knocked the ball on from a line out five meters out from the Bedford line, the resulting scrum saw Tim Taylor pounce on a loose ball to bring the scores to 23-26.

Another Pritchard penalty opened the gap to 23-29 and as Nottingham desperately sought to score again the ball was bundled out into touch five meters from the Bedford line.

Bedford hooker Dan Richmond missed his jumper and the ball fell kindly to Nottingham's Luke Sheriff.

Sheriff barrelled his way over the line to leave Greig Tonks the opportunity to covert the try that gave Nottingham the dramatic win.

Tonks said: "When I looked at the kick I just told myself it was just a ball, some posts and to follow my normal routine and that allowed me to forget the nerves really."