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Ken Vaughan writes ...

Another focused and disciplined effort from Chinnor on Saturday saw them achieve their second successive five point haul. Restricting such a powerful West Country outfit as Bridgwater & Albion to just one solitary penalty goal is no mean feat. Scoring four tries in response added to the occasion.

On a near perfect day for rugby, Chinnor made four changes from the Barking game. With David Jackson, Ed Devine and Chris Rowley all suffering injuries, Chinnor gave debuts to Bertie Payne and Peter Wright, both from Oxford University. Toby Prescott came in at scrum-half and on a rotational basis Alex Wallace started on the wing in place of Richard Williams.

The game started at a more than lively pace with Bridgwater edging the opening salvoes. With Chinnor gradually gaining territorial advantage, they took the lead with an astute piece of play. They were awarded a penalty some 30 metres out from the Bridgwater line and 10 metres in from touch. Ben Hewitt spotting that Pip Seymour and Trevor Powell were relatively unmarked on the far touchline, hoisted a long kick in that direction, which was tipped back by Seymour into the hands of the supporting Powell who ran over near the posts. With Hewitt adding the conversion, Chinnor were 7 points ahead in the 23rd minute. The lead lasted just 2 minutes when Luke Cozens punished a Chinnor indiscretion by kicking a penalty. Much endeavour with a lot of skill from both teams only realised 10 points in the first half.

Chinnor upped the pace, if that was possible, straight from the kick-off. A searing break from the back of a ruck by Toby Prescott saw him hauled down just 5 metres out. Good support from the Chinnor pack ensured they were quickest to the break-down which allowed Bertie Payne to nonchalantly touch down near the posts. The resultant conversion from Hewitt gave Chinnor a 14-3 lead. It was then all Chinnor - who came storming back straight from the restart. They recycled the ball swiftly where it reached Arthur Ellis. Well over the try line, a stray hand dislodged the ball from his grasp whilst he was making for the posts to effect an easier conversion - most unlucky for a player of huge potential which is well recognised by his peers. The referee, adjudging no advantage for a Bridgwater offside, called play back to allow Ben Hewitt to slot the resultant penalty for a 17-3 lead.

A pick-up from the base of a scrum by Peter Wright, some 10 metres out saw him force his way over the line to increase the Chinnor lead. This try, converted by Hewitt, meant that in the first 10 minutes of the second half Chinnor had scored 17 unanswered points to lead 24-3.

Defence was then the order of the day from a Chinnor perspective. Bridgwater, using their powerful scrum hammered at the Chinnor line. That Chinnor kept them at bay for long periods, conceding just the one penalty, illustrated their discipline. Eventually in the 79th minute, Chinnor broke the shackles to get deep into Bridgwater territory where Chris Mahony stood up two would-be defenders and darted between them to score the final try.

Still a long, long way to go for the rest of the season, Chinnor will not get carried away by these past two results. However a tad of confidence is beginning to creep into their play, which is no bad thing. Their new recruits have raised the level of expectation which will be tested to the full at Worthing on Saturday.