High wind denies last-gasp winner

By STEPHEN TRENCHARD
Chinnor 33
Rosslyn Park 33
A TITANIC battle in Oxfordshire ended all square, despite Rosslyn Park battering away at the Chinnor line deep into injury time.
A crossfield kick was gathered by Nev Edwards who evaded the defence to level the scores. Greg Lound, who had been perfect from the tee all afternoon had the final kick to seal the win.
His cry of joy as he kicked indicated he was confident it was sailing over but the wind caused the kick to fall short.
It was looking ominous for Chinnor when the London side took an early lead through Mike McFarlane. Lound converted ...

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