performance against newly-promoted London Irish Wild Geese at Landseer Avenue.
The visitors were good value for their win, and showed greater desire and energy, in what was a largely forgettable match. The home side, at times, appeared to be going through the motions, and looked short of ideas and self-belief

Head coach Alex Guest admitted to being disappointed by his side's below-par performance, but believes Dings can turn things around. He said: "We spoke during the week about the need to come out firing in the first quarter to lay down a marker.
"Our intensity was good first up, but as soon as they scored, we seemed to drop off. We just couldn't get our game firing, and their aggressive defence made life tough for our ball-carriers.

"We're trying to make slight adjustments to the way we attack. Dings have traditionally had a big set of forwards, who can dominate other packs, but that's no longer the case. We need to add variety to our attacks, but our new approach is taking time to bed in."
Dings, who can usually be relied on to produce passion, enthusiasm, and a dogged determination to prevail at Landseer Avenue, were lacking in their trademark values.
Flanker Stean Williams did his best to disrupt the visitors' ball, while hooker Dave Wheeler and No 8 Mike Uren continually offered themselves as willing ball-carriers. Replacement scrum-half Steve Plummer injected some life into the Dings attack, but other than a few second-half scrums and a flash of magic from wing James Oakley, the Dings faithful had little to cheer about.
The visitors' suffocating defence proved to be their trump card, with the home side sent reeling by some heavy tackles. Irish led 8-0 at the break, thanks to a Scott Tolmie try and an Ian Cross penalty.
Dings responded two minutes into the second half with a stunning try from Oakley, converted by Mark Woodrow, to get back in the hunt. Darren Livett extended the visitors' lead, before centre Sheldon Stevens dived in under the posts for a converted try, which edged Crusaders into a 14-13 lead.
Tolmie latched on to an interception to race in from 60 metres for his second try, converted by Cross, before Woodrow nudged over a penalty to bring Dings into losing bonus-point range.
But Dings, now pushing for the win, were undone when they were penalised for not releasing in front of their own posts. Cross slotted the penalty to ensure his side scooped all four points, leaving the Lockleaze lads nothing to show for their efforts.

John White
Bristol Evening Post