A Ryan Seal-inspired Rugby Town ran out comfortable winners against mid-table Boston Town at Tattershall Road.

Seal's first had edged Valley ahead before the interval, but the hosts kept themselves in the game until a late surge saw Rugby add two more - as well as missing out on a number of further good chances.

Dylan Parker returned to the Town starting line-up after missing the Vase victory at Gresley the previous weekend and there was also a debut for new signing Cain Thomas.

Rugby started well enough and Jazz Luckie was soon heading Seal's cross to the far post into the arms of Boston keeper Travis Portas.

Liam Francis also tried his luck with a header from distance and Parker saw his cross from a dangerous position cut-out, with Parker again threatening when he stabbed an effort just wide after an initial strike from Jamal Clarke had fallen to him in the box.

It was then the turn of the home side to go close, with Fraser Bayliss's shot clipping the top of Matt Hill's crossbar.

Town took the lead shortly after they had been temporarily reduced to ten men by the sin-binning of Parker though, when Seal beat Portas with a low first-time strike after good work from Lewis Hayden.

The second half started quietly, with Charlie Evans's bobbling effort a rare strike at goal from either side.

Town were playing primarily on the counter, and it was from one such attack that their second came with twelve minutes of normal time remaining.

Seal was the provider this time by teeing up Parker for a crisp finish across the despairing home keeper.

Boston lost their way a little after the infliction of this blow, and there was nearly an immediate third when their defender Kyle Watkins headed Evans's dangerous cross just shy of his own frame.

A perfectly-weighted delivery from Seal then released Evans, who was subsequently denied by the legs of the busy Portas, before Town rounded off the scoring when Seal controlled substitute Ben Bradshaw's dinked cross to round Portas and help the ball into an empty net.

Two further opportunities came Valley's way in added-time, but on both occasions Fazel Koriya failed to capitalise after first Seal and then Lee Thomas had set him up.

Valley Line-up: Hill; Francis, Rosser, Clarke; Marsden (L.Thomas), Evans, C.Thomas, Hayden, Seal; Luckie (Koriya), Parker (Bradshaw). Subs not used: Padmore, L Recci. Booked (Sin Bin): Parker.

Boston line-up: Portas, Moulds, Cartwright, Cuncliffe, Watkins, Ford, Beeson, Bayliss, Parker, Beck, White. Subs: Tunstall, Shippley, Pinner.