Walsh powers Bury to victory
BURY St Edmunds maintained their 100 per cent home record but only just after a hard-fought match. Despite spending a significant proportion of the first 40 minutes in the visitors' half, Bury failed to convert any chances against a strong Dings defence.
After a sustained period of Bury pressure in the 19th minute, a scrum five metres out was looking promising but the home team were punished for not feeding the ball swiftly enough.
Midway through the first half and Dings made their first foray into the Bury 22, however the home team cleared.
The only score of the first 40 was a penalty to Dings in front of the posts which was converted by Steve Plummer just before the interval.
The second half started in a more lively manner for both teams and at the 45-minute mark, recent Bury recruit Kodie Drury- Hawkins converted a penalty to even up the score.
The visitors scored next following concerted effort with a driving maul which was deemed to have been brought down illegally and a penalty try was awarded. The hosts evened things up after 62 minutes when they were given a penalty try after Dings could not defend a dominant scrumfive metres out.
With the scores now level, hooker Dan Walsh burst through the Dings defence to score and Drury-Hawkins was successful with the subsequent conversion to give Bury the win.
