Slick Cinderford topple the leaders

By JOSHUA MATHESON

Cinderford……………37

Rams……………………. 17

Dominant Cinderford stormed to victory over table-topping Rams.

Top try-scorer Nathan Taylor scored the opening for the home side, while scrum-half Mike Austin kicked the first of his 17 points by converting.

Rams looked sharp in attack as fly-half Rowan Grundy found full-back Will Partington with a cross-field kick to dot down in the corner, but Declan Fissenden's rolling-maul try cemented Cinderford's dream start.

The half-time score was 17-5 as the boot of Austin added a penalty for a Rams offside.

Despite the efforts of Rams' James McRae, who barged his way through the defence all game, crucial turnovers from Jamie Forrester kept the scoreline the same.

Just when the visitors looked to fire some shots of their own, centre George Gladding intercepted a loose pass and raced over for a try converted by Austin.

With another penalty from Austin the score read 27-5, but Rams answered with a try from Ollie Moffitt, who dived over after a maul.

Austin made it 30- 12 with a penalty, but Grundy created a try for winger Henry Bird.

Cinderford got a bonus-point score through prop Shaun Knight and Austin converted.