Promotion-chasing Anstey Nomads proved to be just too strong for Rugby Town at Butlin Road.

The division's in-form team ultimately proved too strong for Rugby, but the struggling hosts did at least make a good fist of things until two late strikes confirmed their seventh consecutive home defeat.

Oscar Tonge had given Nomads an eleventh-minute lead with a great, angled shot past Charlie Woods, with Woods then maintaining the single goal deficit at the interval by denying Luis Rose and Tendai Chitiza with decent saves.

Jack Concannon and Rivel Mardenborough both had second-half efforts blocked, but just as Town looked like they may find a way back into the game, Anstey sub Ronnie Kokkinos showed good feet before setting up Chitiza for a powerful finish into the roof of the net on 74 minutes.

Courey Graham then rounded things off when his strike cruelly deflected off Archie Murray and past the wrong-footed Woods.

Full report to follow.

Valley Line-up: Woods; Tye, Lundoloki, Thomas, Murray; Elliott, Concannon (Cook 88'), Nee (Petkovic 90'); Bruck, Mardenborough, Bivens (Dulgheru 71'). Subs not used: Cooper, Barker. Booked: Thomas, Lundoloki.