Burnham eventually emerged triumphant after a hard struggle,gaining a valuable bonus point as well,against a determined Services side.Fortunately for Burnham their renowned pack took control after a shaky first half from Burnham.Services started strongly and within the first 2 minutes caught Burnham offside.0-3.Burnham replied with a penalty of their own,3-3,but transgressed again and then lost possession allowing Services outside centre to slot home a drop goal.3-0.Burnham came back into the game when after a series of penalties they conjured a pushover try,Stuart Blake claiming the touchdown.Piper converted.9-10.However,almost immediately,a Services interception set up a clutch of phases before creating enough space to send their right winger in uhder the posts10-16 and added another penalty on the stroke of halftime.10-19.Burnham’s team talk during the interval paid considerable dividends because from then on Burnham kept the ball tighter and used all set plays to great advantage,resulting in a penalty try,another pushover try for Blake and finally after a well controlled drive Mike Hocking drove over.Final score 27-19.Burnham needed to win with a bonus point to maintain their status within the league.Well done Burnham.

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