With 20 mins of this game to go,Avon were firmly in control with a 10 point lead and had been playing some of their best rugby of the season, against a solid Hornets team with a young and pacey backline. But by the end of the game Avon had conceded another 3 tries from within their own half and had to be content with 2 bonus points.

With a strong wind courtesy of storm Amy blowing straight down the pitch, this was always going to be a game of 2 halves. Avon played into the wind first half and soon found themselves on their own line following an excellent wind assisted 50 22 by the young Hornets fly half to within 5 metres of the line. Avon actually secured possession but a lapse of concentration at the back of a ruck saw the ball travel back over the line and an alert Hornet simple tapped it down for a soft score. This sparked Avon into life and they played some excellent rugby, keeping the ball tight against the wind and worked a good position to move the ball wide for winger Jack Moore to touch down. This pattern of play continued in the first half until a lose pass was intercepted and the Hornets centre raced 70m to score under the posts.

Although down on the scoreboard, Avon were playing the conditions well and were rewarded with two further tries from Ollie Flight and Zak Harwood to give them a deserved 17 14 half time lead. Hornets started the second half strongly, adopting the same tactics as Avon and keeping it tight against the wind. Solid Avon defence kept them out and the boot of fly half Rob Fitch was able to relive the pressure with some big touch finders.

The home side soon extended their lead with a trademark catch and drive try from veteran Ben Hurd playing in the unfamiliar second row position and with Avon in control, the home supporters were now expecting the floodgates to open. However, despite creating several chances, the elusive score which would extend the lead to 3 scores did not come.

With 10 minutes to go, Avon had a man in the sin bin and the visitors saw their opportunity, throwing caution to the wind as they broke from their own line and went the length of the field to bring it back to 24 21. They then scored twice more from inside their own half within 3 minutes to lead the shell-shocked Avon team by 24 35 with just minutes to go.

Avon did manage to get back into bonus point territory when Hurd scored his second but could not finish the job and Hornets had the final say with a straightforward penalty in front of the posts. The final whistle followed from Referee Roger Gilson who was excellent throughout.