Sat 9 Nov 2019
On Saturday North Dorset entertained Corsham in a League & Cup double header.
North Dorset made a lively start and were rewarded with an early penalty kicked by Lewis Munster making it 3 - 0 to the home side. Corsham reacted with a period of sustained pressure in the North Dorset half, defended well by North Dorset resulting in a turn over ball. However a sloppy pass back over the try line enabled Corsham to pounce and score a converted try - North Dorset 3 - Corsham 7. Corsham then attacked with considerable momentum and scored an unconverted try making the half time score North Dorset 3 - Corsham 12. The half time talk galvanised North Dorset into action as they produced wave after wave of attacks on the Corsham line, missing a penalty and then being held up over the line. Pressure continued throughout most of the second half but due to a mixture of good Corsham defence , ill discipline and errors from North Dorset the visitors broke away on several occasions and were finally rewarded with a penalty bringing the score to 3 - 15. North Dorset persevered with their attack and were finally able to drive over the line for a Jacob Pollard try . The conversion was missed and the final whistle blown- full time score North Dorset 8 - Corsham 15.
