Blues coach Geoff Wappett is confident his side can bounce back after losing 35-25 to Coventry on Saturday.

Macc scored four tries for the second week in a row but couldn’t prevent a third straight defeat.

Tries from Josh Fowles and Tom Davenport, as well as a try apiece from brothers Fergus and Charlie Mulchrone, sealed a ninth bonus point for Macc but that was all they brought home.

Wappett said: "It was very disappointing. We played very well in the first 15 minutes and looked the much better side.

"We just had a mad 10 minutes when we let them bully us and we conceded 22 points."

Macc had the majority of possession early on and managed to convert that pressure into points after eight minutes, the pack turning the screw at the scrum before Charlie Mulchrone found his elder sibling in open space to cross the line and take a deserved lead, taking the family tally to 17 tries for the season.

Though Tom Eaton couldn’t add the conversion, Blues looked good for their lead and there was a feeling of more to come.

Macc continued to dominate, camped in Coventry territory, and began to force mistakes – the Coventry kicker coughing up possession unnecessarily.

Coventry did get on the scoreboard not long after through captain Luke Myring, the centre adding a penalty to reduce the deficit to just two.

Macc remained on the front foot up until the first half’s midpoint, testing the home side’s defence with wave after wave of attack, only for Cov’s defence to hold firm.

But then a role reversal saw Coventry move from defence to attack in an instant, running in three tries to race into a 22-5 lead.

Having been the only side in the contest at one stage, Macc found themselves pinned back on their own line with no plan for escape going into the break.

After half time, Blues’ chances weren’t helped by the inexplicable sinbinning of flanker Richard Wigham, causing a number of confused faces in the Macc dugout.

Wappett rang the changes at half-time, Ross Winney (left) coming on to add an extra kicking dimension at centre.

Blues responded brilliantly after going down to 14, and doubled their own tally after Fowles scored with a superb individual effort.

Winney added a penalty not long after as Macc began to play with a renewed vigour.

Tom Davenport reduced the arrears even further, combining with Eaton to score well, though Winney couldn’t add the extras.

Macc returned to their full quota and began to turn the screw again, racking up more than a dozen phases on attack – the Cov defence holding firm as Macc sensed the comeback was on.

It was almost completed when Charlie Mulchrone ran through to bring his side right back into it, Winney adding the conversion as the score was reduced to four.

However, just as the Blues were back in the game and had silenced the sizeable home support, Cov hit Macc on the break as a pair of missed tackles let Heath Stevens through for a try which sealed the narrow win for the home side, condemning Macc to their third straight defeat.

Wappett was left scratching his head after the defeat saying: "We shot ourselves in the foot with the inconsistencies. We’ve been on the wrong side of a couple of close matches in the last few weeks, had we been on the right side like we were at Cambridge, we wouldn’t have these issues."