A 38-3 defeat in the cauldron of Redruth's Recreation Ground might look bad enough, but Morgan was realistic enough to know that it could have been a whole lot worse.

Halifax were outgunned and the way this season has panned out, once they were on the back foot there was precious little chance of them hitting back against a very useful Redruth side.

"To come off at half-time only 14-3 down flattered us," admitted Morgan. "They had opportunities that they should have put away and really we should have been looking at a 30 point deficit at that stage.

"That is the brutal truth - they really should have been out of sight. At times it was men against boys and that was disappointing."

Once again Halifax were left licking their wounds as even their renowned fighting spirit finally failed them.

And Morgan once again was left to express his disappointment that all the hard graft his players put in had once again failed to reap any rewards.

He also pointed to the fact that with such a small squad, both in terms of numbers and physicality, Halifax would always struggle in such a competitive environment as National Two.

"These boys work their backsides off week in, week out," he said. "We have a small, fragile squad but every week they stand up to be counted and before the game I praised them for the courage they have shown throughout this season.

"They were giving away at least a stone a man as well as height advantage and it is very difficult to compete against these guys.

"We keep getting knocked down but we also keep getting back up again but 38-3 is a bit of a relief to be honest.

"We are not up to the grade this level demands and our league position bears that out.

"I was spending the game looking at the clock and hoping it would tick on that bit faster and get to the end of the game because it could quite easily have been 60 points against us.

"We deserved a try near the end when we almost scored, but even then it would have flattered us.

"But we kept on plugging away and I feel desperately sorry for the lads.

"Praying they don't get embarrassed on a Saturday is not the way it should be but unfortunately that is the way it is."

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