Rugby Town were knocked out of the FA Vase in a Second Round Replay at Butlin Road after a disappointing defeat to West Midlands (Regional) League leaders Wolves Sporting.

Town’s Vase adventure came to an end for the season, after they conceded two first half goals in Tuesday evening’s replay against their West Midlands Regional League opponents.

Having given themselves a mountain to climb, Valley did have a series of chances to get back into the game, but once more were let down by poor finishing.

Rugby boss made three changes for the game, with David Kolodynski back available again and Jamie Hall and Trey Brathwaite also handed starts.

However Wolves once more looked confident from the off, and could have scored after just three minutes when the unmarked Mitch Clarke headed over from a great position.

Niall Cooper saved well from Tom Hill shortly after, but the visitors did not have long to wait for their deserved opener when Kyle Delaney’s free-kick took a deflection off the wall to deceive Cooper before hitting the net.

The home side tried to recover from their slow start, but initially struggled to find a way past a resolute Wolverhampton defence – although Brathwaite did put in two strikes on goal, the first of which drew a decent parry from Sporting keeper James Gettings.

Cooper’s double save to efforts from Dimitri Dunkley and Hill preceded Town’s best spell of the half, which saw Gettings tip a Kolodynski header over the frame and then keep out a further on-target effort from Ruben Wiggins-Thomas, after James Dance had found the striker with a searching long pass.

However Sporting struck again on 37 minutes when Dan Scragg surged forward before finding Dunkley, who turned his man well before finding the bottom corner with a decent finish.

There was a quiet start to the second half, with Sean Castleton’s unsuccessful header at the back post twelve minutes into it the first significant goal threat from either side.

Jon Letford put one into the side netting for Wolves on the counter, before Town’s pressure at the other end saw them win a series of corners, although these failed to generate any real opportunities.

The double introduction of Aiden Print and Tevin Shakespeare did at least provide the hosts with more threat in wide positions, and Dance lifted over Print’s cross to the far post.

Another Print centre saw the miss of the game, when Shakespeare also blazed over with the goal gaping and then Wiggins-Thomas headed Josh Ruff’s corner onto the top of the bar.

Late on Wolves’ sub Wes Grey had a decent effort blocked as Rugby committed players forward and Kolodynski also hit the side netting, before the final whistle confirmed the outcome of the tie – a deserved one on the balance of play throughout the two encounters.

Valley Line-up: Cooper; Thornton (Harris), Kelly, Dance, Castleton; Smith (Print), Ruff, Brathwaite; Hall (Shakespeare), Kolodynski, Wiggins-Thomas. Subs not used: Ashby, Bodycote. Booked: None.

Wolverhampton line-up: Gettings, Ellis, Delaney, Scragg, Barnes, Clarke, Dunkley, Franco, Hill, Northwood, Letford. Subs: Francis-Mills, Habbershaw, Evans, Grey, McKerdy..