Hartpury land first victory of season – and it’s so sweet!

BUCS ROUND-UP
By JOE BYRNES

HARTPURY gained revenge for their opening round hammering by old rivals Loughborough on Wednesday with a hard fought 15-7 win cheered on by 450 passionate fans. A miserly first half yielded few scoring opportunities but Hartpury entered the sheds with a slender 3-0 lead, courtesy of Charlie Chapman.
The fiercely contested game continued to stifle opportunity but Loughborough took the lead in the 56th minute thanks to a Jon Hughes try which was ably converted by Tom Ffitch.
They were to be their last purple patches though and quickfire tries from Tom Pashley and...

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