Power cuts short relegation battle

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By JOHN CROYSDILL
SUTTON toppled Bournemouth in bizarre circumstances after a local power cut in Cheam saw referee Calum Howard with no choice but to abandon the match.
The 60-minute mark had been reached and Howard opted to stop the game, leaving the home side jubilant but Bournemouth wondering what might have been.
The first period was a story of the hosts conceding too many penalties and the faultless boot of Bournemouth Captain Grant Hancox punishing them five times.
A brace of penalties in the opening ten minutes set the tone, but Sutton replied with an excellent try as Sam Hurley was ...

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