Chester succumb to second-half blitz

Bournville............... 50 Chester.....................38
By PAUL BOLTON

BOURNVILLE banked their eighth home win of the campaign – and their fourth in a row – in a typical end-of-season try fest.
A strong downfield wind proved a decisive factor, with Bournville making better use of the conditions to score 31 of their points with it at their backs in the second half.
But a ruthless display of scrummaging from Stef Thorp and James Burgoyne also proved significant as Chester were forced to concede a succession of penalties which meant they spent most of the second perio...

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