Burnham dug deep into their never say die locker to topple the table toppers.In a match that had everything one expects from a local derby,Burnham kept their faithful supporters waiting until the very last minute before emerging victorious.The first half mainly belonged to Hornets due to Burnham’s inability to tackle Hornet’s strong running fullback,who crossed the line twice to give Hornets a twelve point lead,but Burnham were able to peg them back just on halftime with a Jordan Paul try in the corner.5-12.The second half started with Burnham having the best of the elements and after securing good lineout ball from a penalty,they produced a succession of phases before Elisi Vunipola timed his entry into the maul to squeeze over.10-12.Unfortunately,due to a possible serious injury to the Burnham winger,play was delayed for 45 minutes allowing Hornets to regroup and after a quick tap they crossed Burnham’s line to move 7 points clear. However,write this Burnham team off at your peril,back they came with the pack recycling good ball for Sammy Coles to latch on to a shrewd inside ball to gleefully cross the line.17-17.With the referee checking his watch he awarded Burnham a penalty after a scuffle,a sinbinning for the Hornets no.8,and with the final kick of the game Tim Piper duly obliged.20-17.An enthralling game watched by a sizable crowd that was once again a winner for rugby football.this coming week Burnham are away to Keynsham 300pm kickoff.Coach leaves at 1215pm.
P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP | P | ADJ | |
Hornets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 75 | 192 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
Chard | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 80 | 119 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
Old Centralians | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 80 | 44 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
Matson | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 97 | 53 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Burnham-on-Sea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 111 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
Barton Hill | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 145 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
Bristol Harlequins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 119 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
North Bristol | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Keynsham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
Cirencester | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 167 | -47 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Whitehall | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 193 | -98 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Stroud | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 174 | -78 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Gordon League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 209 | -141 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Yatton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 233 | -160 | 1 | 1 | 0 |