Burnham arrived in good time to warm up on a very damp Torrquay day. The players were in good spirits following last weeks victory over Exeter University and hopes were high of getting that 1st away win of the season.
Torquay came out full of vigour playing down the sloping pitch their big forwards controlling the ball well making it difficult for Burnham to get any possession. Burnham did well to hold out with some great defence from Ash Tucker and Matt Love making vital tackles. Then out of nowhere the Torquay fly-half produced the moment of the match with a 40 yard drop goal.
For the rest of the half Burnham showed steady improvement with Fakosi, Matt Slater and Adam Peters beginning to get the best of the scrums and Tom Stevens and Luke Gowan prominent in the Line outs also Sam Lewis linking up with fly half Alex Watkins who Put in some really telling kicks. Torquay tackled well and there was no way through for Burnham and the score remained 3-0 at half-time.
In the second half the defences continued to dominate with Kiwi Muskett and centre partner Josh Holder making some crunching tackles and big forwards Alan House and Fakosi making telling runs but failing to make any clean breaks.
Eventually after 55 minutes Torquay scored the first try when they passed the ball along the line for their left wing to in at the corner. The conversion was missed. Burnham kept pushing forward with Jordan Paul making some good breaks from full-back without really threatening the Torquay line. Eventually Burnham got into a scoring position when Alex Watkins put a penalty in touch near the Torquay line.
Burnham won the line out and drove towards their opponents line and eventually Josh Holder went over for a try in the corner.
Late in the game Ed Lewis came on as replacement for Brett Diver but Ed only played a short part in the game as he was shown a yellow card for illegal use of the boot during a ruck. A hard fought bonus point for Burnham who expected more from the game. But on the day the conditions and a very determined opponent proved a little to much for Burnham.
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