Chinnor hold off Heath backlash

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CHINNOR produced a masterclass for 65 minutes before withstanding a late Blackheath comeback as they secured back-to-back bonus-point victories.

The hosts were dominant for more than an hour as they controlled the game in torrential rain to lead 29-0.

But Chinnor took their foot off the gas and were down to 14 men after Keston Lines' red card, allowing Blackheath to hit back to take home two bonus points thanks to four tries in the final 14 minutes.

Chinnor opened up a 14-0 lead after 18 minutes when Fred Tuilagi and Max Clementson forced their way over.

Chinnor went into the break with a 19-point lead when Nick Smith collected his own kick and Andy Berry fed Clementson for his second. Cameron Terry dived over to secure the four-try bonus, before Ryan Crowley crossed out wide to make it 29-0 after an hour.

Blackheath cut the deficit with Tom Stradwick's converted try, before Lines was redcarded for foul play with ten minutes to go. Harry Fry got the visitors' second try, but the hosts hit back as Conor Brockschmidt crossed.

Late tries from Dan Hiscocks and Marcus Kershaw helped Blackheath take home two bonus points.

TEAMS

CHINNOR: Goss, Crowley, Bourton, Yawayawa, Hammond, Smith, Carter, Tonga'uiha, Terry, Hardwick, W Ryan, Brockschmidt, Berry, Clementson, Tuilagi

Replacements: Lines, Fleckney, Lomas, Pretorius, Grose

BLACKHEATH: Hennessey, Packman, Lloyd, Newey, Kershaw, Evans, Hiscocks, Brown, Walliker, Collins, Stradwick, Taylor, McGeekie, Owen, Leonard

Replacements: Fry, North, Ure, Claxton, Meeks

REFEREE: Dan Jones

ATTENDANCE: 340

Star man

Willie Ryan – Chinnor