Camborne 26, Drybrook 25

Camborne maintained their unbeaten home record by the narrowest of margins, climbing to third spot in the South West Premier table with victory over a well organised Drybrook.

With the rain relenting just before kick off the Cherry & Whites overcame the early loss to injury of scrum half Taron Peacock to go ahead with a soft try from a charge down by Harvey Bell improved by Rhys Brownfield.

Still inside the first quarter the visitors hit back with a brace of long range penalties from the impressive boot of Tim Stevenson and when a regulation effort from the same player followed on 24 the home side went 7-9 down.

On the half hour ‘Town’ regained the advantage when flanker Martyn Lawrence powered over near the posts after a series of forward drives from a close range line out. Fly-half Brownfield again added the extras.

Before half time Drybrook got closer with a fourth penalty success from fly-half Stevenson but soon after the break Camborne replacement centre Declan Matthews seized on a loose pass to send left wing Josh Semmens flying over for 19-12.

Yet another Stevenson penalty kept the visitors in touch before a fine unconverted try in the scoreboard corner from Mitch Baldwin saw them snatch the lead by a single point.

Going into the closing stages the Cherry & Whites hit the front again when good driving play from the pack allowed stand in number nine Bell to burrow over for their bonus point score. Brownfield’s conversion took the score out to 26-20.

Deep in stoppage time Drybrook worked a position for right wing Baldwin to cross for his second try of the afternoon but to Camborne’s relief Stevenson sent the conversion kick agonisingly wide of the uprights.

Camborne: H Bell, J Semmens, J Champion, R Gurnett, T Nicholas, R Brownfield, T Peacock, A Zacharovas, T Southworth, J Drew, J Goldsworthy, D Cook, M Lawrence, J Nicholls, J Rose (capt). Reps M Hearn, A Riches, D Matthews

Scorers: Tries - Bell 2, Semmens, Lawrence, Bell; Cons - Brownfield 3.