Trowbridge 15-5 Combe Down

An exellent and cohesive display saw Trowbridge second team overcome Combe Down first team by 15-5.

The first half saw Trowbridge play against a strong wind and an excellent defensive display kept the score at half time to a very respectable 0-5. Combe down had quite a bit of possession and territory but the only score came from rolling maul from close range with the conversion being missed. Combe Down had a couple of close range penalty attemps drift wide of the posts which would have put trowbridge under a lot more pressure at the start of the second half . A couple of minutes before the break,Combe Down were then down to 14 players after an illegal tackle.
After the break it was a completely different story with Trowbridge taking control and after a series of missed penalties they finally got on the score sheet with a long range penalty from Nev.
Shortly afterwards Trowbride stepped up the pressure and scored 2 tries in quick succession with ustin finishing off a good move between backs and forwards and then Nicky going in under the posts with Nev converting the latter.
The last 15 minutes changed once again with Combe Down taking the ascendency after a series of unforced errors and needless penalties from Trowbridge. Some tremendous last gasp tackles and terrier like defence stopped any further scoring.
The game was won and lost on discipline and determination with Trowbridge coming out on top on both accounts especially the discipline.

Well done to all who played today. It is a score line that was much deserved after a series of close games ending in defeat.