Raiders denied in thrilling climax

By WILL FREEGAARD

Guernsey..........33
Canterbury.......33
A LAST-GASP penalty try saw Canterbury snatch a draw in a thrilling clash.
The Foxes, who’d led 21-0 after only 19 minutes, were 33-26 in arears with the clock ticking down.
Sustained pressure saw Guernsey reduced to 14 when James Burger was yellow-carded, before Canterbury launched one final offensive.
As the rolling maul trundled towards the line, Raiders’ Douglas Horrocks dragged it down. Referee Neil Sweeney sent him to the sin-bin and awarded the penalty try that tied the scores.
Canterbury had started in whi...

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