Winger Kurt Johnson joined an exclusive group of Coventry players when he scored his 100th try for the club in Saturday's 43-16 victory over derby rivals Moseley.


The Barbados international, one of only four players to have reached 100 league tries in senior rugby, became the 13th player in Cov's 133-year history to hit the century mark and the first since Graham Robbins in 1985.


"It's nice to get there," said 30-year-old Johnson, who went in for the third of Coventry's six tries at the Butts Park Arena. "Landmarks are important to me and drive me on as a player.

"Now I want to get to 100 league tries for Coventry - I'm on 93, so hopefully I can do it this season.
"If I'm playing well and scoring tries, especially on the wing, it means that Coventry are winning matches."


Coventry were 10-0 down after 45 minutes, but came back to lead 15-13 at half-time before pulling clear.


"They gave us a challenge but fortunately we managed to climb our way back in and get a foothold," said Johnson.
"We realised that if we increased the tempo and were more direct we could find the space, and it worked."


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