Burnham continued from where they left off last week with a strongly committed performance from each and every player.the coaching triumvirate of Muskett,Pike and Piper requested that everybody step up to the mark so much so that Burnham recorded their first try within 20 seconds of the kickoff.wikiteria gathered the ball from the kickoff,set off in a convincing manner,supported by Piper who timed his pass to allow Jordan Paul to show his paces by rounding the defence and scoring under the posts.Piper converted.7-0.Unfortunately,Burnham were pegged back almost immediately by conceding a penalty.7-3.Ten minutes later Burnham stole Cheltenham’s lineout,followed by good work from McKechan and Fear enabling the backs to create sufficient space for Paul to score out wide.12-3.Shortly before halftime Cheltenham created enough steady pressure to produce a scoring opportunity out wide.12-8.Halftime.Burnham kept up the intensity forcing Cheltenham to put in a poor clearing kick straight to Ben Gibb to power back brushing aside two defenders and then score under the sticks.Piper converted 19-8.Back came Cheltenham and after Burnham had conceded three penalties in the red zone they formed a successful rolling maul.19-15.Straight from the kickoff Burnham regained the ball and after three quick phases Cheltenham transgressed and Piper slotted home the penalty.Burnham continued to press but were unable,mostly through handling errors,to claim the bonus point.Final score 22-15.All in all a creditable performance by Burnham in their quest to remain in this league.Man of the match was Sam Lewis for his continual harassment of his opposite number and urging on his pack to keep the momentum going.Well done Burnham.
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