Flight delays meant that the 2.30 kick off time came and went and with the referee and his team arriving at 5pm along, with one of our players, we eventually kicked off 20 minutes later.

Conditions were poor, with a strong wind blowing down the pitch, but this did not stop Tom Newton who accumulated 23 points for Tring including two tries. Tries for Guernsey came from the grunt of their forwards who dominated the scrum. In fact, all 3 of their tries came from their forwards going over from close quarters as well as a penalty try in similar format.

Tom Newton crossed the line first after some good forward incursions leaving a gap for Newton after a kick bounced into his hands. Oscar Nicholson got on to the score sheet in the 2nd half which saw the flanker pop up on the wing to cross over in the corner.

The real drama occurred at the very end after Guernsey had scored the last of their tries to take a 27-21 lead and looked to have taken the points but Tring were not to be denied.

Guernsey were looking to get the ball off the pitch but the ball held up in the wind which allowed Liam Chennells and a Guernsey back to contest the high ball. Both players came in at pace in the air and collided with a horrific thud . There was much concern, and a 15 minute delay in play, as both players remained spark out but we are happy to report that both although injured are recovering after a night in hospital.

With just 10 seconds remaining the referee adjudicated that the Guernsey player led with his forearm and he was carted off in ambulance with a yellow card to his name. From the resulting penalty on the Guernsey 10 yard line, Tring tapped and went. They kept the ball through several tense phases with several forwards making inroads into the defence. Harry Green burst to the line only to be held up agonisingly short but Newton picked up the ball and twisted over the line to score. With time already gone Tom calmly slotted the resulting conversion to give Tring the win by 1 point.

Final score - 27-28!