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Improving ‘Town’ slip to fifth defeat

From the Falmouth Packet, first published Wednesday 10th Oct 2007.

newton abbott 11pts camborne 3pts Camborne gave a much improved display full of commitment and spirit but still slipped to a fifth successive defeat in South West League One.

Nigel Endean filled in as an emergency second row for a battling "Town" pack and he played the whole of the second half with Toby Colvin on his debut and normally a hooker as his partner.

Defences held firm in a scoreless first half with the "Cherry and Whites" enjoying an even share of possession.

Fifteen minutes after the break scrum half David Mankee booted Camborne ahead with a penalty but the lead was short lived as South African fly half Wiaan Venter equalised.

Going into the last quarter Venter nudged his side in front with another penalty goal.

Camborne strove hard to create another good field position but minutes from time the home side got the crucial solitary try of the game when their hooker Simon Mabin was driven over wide out.

Scorers - Camborne - pen: D Mankee Camborne: J Parma, C Bone, R Ley, T Hinds, K Mankee (rep D Pascoe 65m), A Notman, K Mankee, D Mankee, N Curnow, A Smith, S Macdonald, N Endean,L Pengilly (rep T Colvin 40m),A Smith , S Bartle, A Lancaster.

st day 12pts camborne III 5pts St Day trailed 0-5 at halftime in this hard fought Merit Table clash but fought back in the second period to claim the points.

Lock Darren Stevens had given the visitors the lead but the winners replied with touchdowns from scrum half Mike Lawry and centre Neil Mitchell with fly half Matthew Downing adding a conversion.

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