Jones’ second-half brace proves vital

Wimbledon …………36 Canterbury ………….52

By RORY MORROW

National 2 East

CANTERBURY collected all five points as they recovered to beat Wimbledon in a 14-try thriller.

Despite being second from bottom, Wimbledon began the brighter as Timothy Ridler sniped over, Edward Morgan converting.

Ridler then sprinted in from range, Morgan adding the extras.

Canterbury roared back, thanks to a flurry of quick-fire tries.

First William Waddington got over and Eoin O'Donoghue crossed, Frank Reynolds' easy conversion making it 14-12.

Next, Waddington waltzed through Wimbledon's defence to register his own brace.

Wimbledon reclaimed the lead, Bradley Pinkham's thunderous finish, converted by Morgan who himself dotted down the hosts' bonus point.

Before half-time, Canterbury's BP was also banked, Jesse De Vries, diving over for a converted try,.

Continuing where they left off, Garry Jones sped clear to score two pivotal tries early in the second half, with Reynolds converting.

Ben Cooper swept home Canterbury's seventh, with Reynolds' fifth conversion extending their advantage to 21.

Tomasz Pozniak and Alfie Orris exchanged tries and Devlin Hope completed the scoring.