The Stags ability to make the first tackle acount was the biggest factor. That was very much down to the teenagers in the starting line-up but it was the old timers who got the vital tries.
Andrew Foreman, still recovering from his knee injury at Billingham, scored the first try from a trademark tap and go penalty after ten minutes. He has rarely had an easier run in.
Veteran hooker Andrew Dixon also scored a rare try [left] in the first half bulldozing his way over from five metres.
In between second row Andy Robson had also proved unstoppable from 15 metres. Together with two penalties and a conversion it gave the Stags a 20-0 lead at half time.
Hartlepool had their best spell at the beginning of the second half and lots of pressure in the West 22 finally saw prop Andrew Cummings diving over on the hour mark. Patrick Wilson succeeded with the conversion from close to the touchline.
The Stags came back with two tries form the lively Luke Mallinson before fly half Gav Robinson, playing only his fourth game of the season, scored under the posts after a mazy run from 15 metres out.