The first half kicked off in physical fashion with Cowling looking to pick up where they left off but where quickly put off their game with enforcer Chris Coates leading the way with some ferocious hits, fellow prop Simon Travis and second rower soon followed suit with a few hits of their own pinning the 'quins in their own half.  Some scrappy play by the Forgers was cleaned up by the returning hero Sam Turnell who caught Cowling off guard with a scoot from dummy and power through three would be tacklers to chalk up the first points of the game.

Stung into action Cowling picked up their game and forced two full sets deep in Forgers territory.  Some fast hands saw a neat score in the left corner levelling the score at 4-4.  Forgers hard working pack started to dominate their opponents gaining good yards and setting a useful platform for the backs to flourish, not one to miss an opportunity Full Back Ben Taylor ghosted through a defensive gap to make the score 8-4.  As the half drew to a close Dave Pearce extended the lead which was quickly narrowed by a late 'quins try ending the first half 10-8.

In the numbing cold the Forgers came out on fire for the second period, with Big Sam Turnell picking up his second try of the match and GB trialist Chris Rogers added a further 4 points was a classy try, Pearce added the first conversion of the match to extend the score to 18-8.  Turnell soon completed his comeback with his hat-trick try which Rogers converted for 24-8.  With the game looking more one-sided, returning hooker David Hooper hit a further blow to the visitors with a cheeky scoot from dummy to score under the sticks, Pearce again kicked the extras 30-8.