Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy insists he is not “overly concerned” about the threat of relegation following Saturday’s narrow 26-22 defeat to Chichester at Monks Lane. A run of seven defeats in succession has seen Blues slip to fourth from bottom in the table, just a point clear of Chichester and six ahead of second bottom Salisbury. Yet McAvoy is confident his side will have enough to avoid getting dragged into a relegation battle and is taking the positives from Saturday’s second half fightback. The hosts endured another slow start and shipped 26 first half points to trail at the bre…
