Old Tiffinians 35 Petersfield 7: PETERSFIELD fell to defeat at Old Tiffinians in London 3 South West on Saturday.

The hosts scored their first try from a Field defensive five-metre scrum.

Old Tiffinians then scored two converted and, crucially, unanswered tries in the remainder of the first quarter.

Field continued to battle away and enjoyed the lion’s share of both possession and territory in the second quarter, but to no avail.

The second half continued in the same vein as Field went through phase after phase to break down the home defence, only to come up short. The hosts then scored again to take the match out of Field’s grasp. The game won, the home side went looking for a bonus-point try, while Field’s first target remained their elusive opening score.

Opportunity knocked for the visitors halfway through the third quarter as they laid siege to the home side’s try line, setting up several one-metre drives in their attempt to cross the whitewash. The hosts held strong until they were adjudged to have transgressed once too many times and received a yellow card. Field put the penalty in to touch on the five-metre line, only to cough up possession and allow the hosts to clear.

Halfway through the sin-binning, Field finally managed to score their consolation try. Franko Tomic wrestled himself around while in the grip of the defence to reach out backwards and dot the ball down. Seb Kay added the extras.

The hosts then added a further pair of tries, both of which were converted.