Leaders crumble as Cinderford salvage draw

By NIGEL WILCE
CINDERFORD recovered from a 22-7 deficit at halftime to earn themselves a draw against league leaders Blackheath.
In a dramatic conclusion, Blackheath’s Aaron Ryan was red-carded for an off-the-ball incident but Mark Cooke almost won it with a drop-goal, only to see it fall wide.
The visitors made all the early running and fly-half Cooke soon opened their account with a penalty, awarded for offside, from in front of the posts.
Blackheath kept up the pressure and they recycled the ball through numerous phases before prop Tom Williams forced his way over for a try from cl...

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