WITNEY coach Matt Watts says keeping it simple has been the key to their early season success.

And he is already confident they could hold their own in South West 2 should they win promotion.

Watts said: "As a team we have played some outstanding rugby, but had one slip up at Buckingham.

"We have not changed much from what we did last year.

"People try to overcomplicate rugby, but it is not a complicated game "We are just doing the simple things well.

"I am so proud of the effort the players have been putting in.

"We are now getting 45 to 50 people coming to training on Tuesdays and we had 58 one Thursday.

"I think with a little more application we could not just go up, but compete at the next level with the squad we have.

"We need to keep their enthusiasm and be a little more professional, cut down on the beer.

"But it is certainly possible for them. We have a lot of talent.

"The effort the players have been putting in during training has been excellent and we are on a roll."

Saturday's 27-10 victory over Grove kept Witney second in Southern Counties North, one point behind leaders Amersham & Chiltern.

But after a strong start, Watts believes his side can only get better.

He said: "We are flying. Pre-season went really well.

"I think the boys have grown up a little bit.

"We are still a very young side. Carl Strutt was our eldest back on Saturday and he is only 24.

"But the youngsters have got more mature and have put in more effort.

"They are a young side and are still learning. The great thing is that they are such a top bunch of guys."

One area Witney could definitely improve is the number of penalties they concede.

Watts said: "We can just let people stand up and play and we'll knock them over.

"Our discipline is getting better, but we have still one or two people coming in from the wrong side.

"We can just let people stand up and play and we'll knock them over."