Colchester 7pts
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Up against London 1 outfit Colchester, Drybrook had an extremely tough work out in an intense and physical encounter against quality opposition.
Right from the offset Colchester announced their intentions by running from deep and Drybrook did well to close them down.
Five minutes in Drybrook had the chance to take the lead when they created an overlap but Sam Peaper ignored the man outside, got tackled, and the chance was lost.
After this Colchester gradually began to take control and had it not been for some outstanding defending by the home side they would have pulled clear.
Colchester did squander one chance when a try was disallowed for a forward pass but a score still seemed inevitable and when it did come there was an element of luck about it. When a move broke down in the right hand corner the visitor’s outside half put in a speculative kick to the opposite corner where a cruel bounce resulted in a try.
Drybrook were relieved to hear the half time whistle and were a little fortunate to be only one score behind.
Half Time: Drybrook nil Colchester 7pts
Drybrook made a few changes at the break and although Colchester still dominated the scrum