DIRECTOR of rugby Martin Lloyd is steadfast in his belief that Lady Luck is surely going to show favour to his ill-fated Swindon College Old Boys side sometime soon.

SCOB are still searching for their first victory of the season in Southern Counties North following their 37-20 loss to high-flying Marlow at Pipers Way.

Last weekend’s defeat was SCOB’s seventh in a row in all competitions but at risk of sounding like a broken record, Lloyd says that his team were desperately unlucky.

Lloyd reckons the 17-point defeat fails to tell the whole story and pinpointed two vital moments where the rub of the green eluded the hosts.

“There were two interceptions that they scored from and they were really crucial but very unlucky from our point of view too,” said Lloyd.

“Both happened right beneath the posts. For the first one, maybe we should have kicked away but we’re a side that like to pass the ball out and we got caught out.

“Then for the second one, we put together some good work to get into their 22. We were working through the phases and it was actually the final pass where their tall winger, who was a nuisance all game, stuck his arm out, nicked the ball and ran clear the whole way.

“We missed a few penalties but we still played well and Matt Allen was absolutely superb. He’s the captain of the defence and he showed why.

“I’ve said it a lot but every game that we’ve been in has been very close. I know that we’ve not won a match yet but no team has really got away from us and I’d say that the only game where we’ve been beaten by the better team was against Buckingham (a 45-19 loss on October 10).

“We’ve just not had the rub of the green at all but the mood in the dressing room is one of determination. We just have to keep turning up with the right attitude.”

Matt Allen, scrum-half Michael Calvert and second-row Nick Tuckett scored tries against Marlow, who are coached by Fe’ao Vuniopla, the father of England internationals Mako and Billy, with Joe Smedley kicking two conversions.