Rugby slipped into the relegation zone after suffering a first home defeat of the season in a true game of two halves at Butlin Road where the visitors controlled the opening period before the hosts dominated the second.

An ineffectual first half display by Valley saw them retire to the dressing room two goals down at half-time, but Harrison Nee's 74th minute strike gave them hope of salvaging something from the game until the visitors scored another in the closing stages.

Barry Fitzharris stepped in at full-back in place of Dan Summerfield - who was injured mid-way through the 1-0 defeat at Wellingborough four days earlier, with Harrison Nee returning to the starting line-up after completing his three match suspension.

Coleshill started well and striker Josh Hesson almost broke through the middle of the Town defence on a couple of occasions in the opening minutes.

Taylor Carter-Byrne then headed a good chance wide after Ben Usher-Shipway had picked him out with a cross from the right, with the same player dragging a further effort wide following a poor clearance by Sidik Atcha.

The goal did come on twelve minutes though, when Ollie Sweeney and Sam Tye combined well to set up another incisive run for Hesson, and this time he slotted the ball past the oncoming Paul Hathaway.

Rugby's play lacked any real quality for the rest of the opening period, although Mikey Taylor could have easily snatched an equaliser - but he failed to make any significant contact to Trey Charles's neatly-floated cross to the far post.

Coleshill made it two-nil after 39 minutes when Usher-Shipway forced one home after the ball had looped up kindly to him at the far post following Valley's failed efforts to properly clear a corner.

There was still time for the dangerous Hesson to fire a snapshot volley just over the bar ahead of the interval.

The hosts improved significantly after the restart, and Caine Elliott was soon side-footing a shot straight at Bradley Clarkson from the edge of the area.

At the other end, Isaac Adegoke put one wide from a similar distance, before Trey Charles saw his strike blocked by a Colemen defender.

Ayo Lekuti's bright run and cut into the box then drew a decent save from Clarkson, with Nee just unable to head the loose ball home, as Town continued to push to get themselves back into the game.

A low free-kick from Adegoke was comfortably gathered by Hathaway and Nathan Kabeya launched one way over the bar as a reminder of the visitors' threat though.

Town really should have scored when Nee's cross found an unmarked Charles in a great position, but the Rugby man could only help the ball the wrong side of the target.

Charles almost squeezed one past Clarkson from a tight angle after he had done well to dispossess Carter-Byrne in the penalty area, and Taylor's shot to Ethan O'Toole's lofted pass was also saved by the Coleshill keeper.

The opportunities continued to come for the home side, with Taylor again calling Clarkson into action and Nee once more just unable to capitalise on the parried rebound.

However, Nee did then manage to grab his fourth of the season with a composed finish to an O'Toole cross that flicked the top of a Coleshill head on its way through to him at the far post.

The lively Hesson was then twice denied by Hathaway - the first a smothering stop and the second a tackle on the edge of the box after he had once more got in behind the Rugby defence.

Charles's corner to the back post was almost headed home by Taylor, as Town enjoyed a spell of decent pressure, whilst the visitors looked advantage of a by-now stretched Town back-line, and having already seen Hathaway tip over a well-struck effort from Alex McSkeane, Coleshill put the game to bed when Tye flicked home Alex Tomkinson's corner on 89 minutes.

O'Toole nearly carved out a chance for himself in stoppage time, but was crowded out before he could get a shot off, before the full-time whistle condemned Rugby to their fifth league loss of the campaign.

Valley Line-up: Hathaway; Fitzharris, Lekuti, Thomas (Francis 64'), Atcha; Tucker (Sahota 60'), Nee, O'Toole, Elliott (Clements 58'); Taylor, Charles. Subs not used: Ahenkorah, Osoimoejiokhian. Booked: Fitzharris, Taylor.

Coleshill Line-up: Clarkson, Kabeya, Hughes, Sylla, Craven, Carter-Byrne, Usher-Shipway, Adegoke, Sweeney, Hesson, Tye. Subs: Palmer, Dainty, Tomkinson, McSkeane, Brookes..