Brave fightback fails after poor half

By MO SHER

Bury St Edmunds..38
Canterbury..............40
A FIRST half in which they conceded 31 points cost Bury dear after a stirring second-half comeback fell just short of the win.
In what was their centenary celebration match, Bury kicked off with a roaring crowd behind them, but were swept away by a determined Canterbury who attacked with speed and accuracy throughout.
The visitors claimed four first-half scores through Sloan, Morgan, Furneaux and De Vries, with Reynolds converting all four and knocking over an early penalty. A try by Harrison for Bury, converted by Hall, was the...

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