Callum Dacey’s try in the dying minutes secured an impressive 31-29 win for Hinckley at Cinderford on captain Tyler Jerrum’s 100th appearance for the club.
Hinckley took the lead inside the first five minutes through Joshua Kent but tries from Tom Samak and Nathan Taylor saw the hosts lead with 15 minutes played. The away side levelled the scoring on the half hour mark with an Alastair Reed score, and on the stroke of half time, scrum half Ben Pointon’s dummy sold the Cinderford defence, allowing him to sneak under the sticks undetected.
It was the hosts who struck first in the second half. Taylor scored his second of the afternoon in the corner after a smartly executed lineout move, and eight minutes later, the hosts took the lead after a spot of fortune allowed Samak to dribble the ball over the Hinckley line to dot down for his double. However, Hinckley levelled once more thanks to Dale Bowyer which locked the sides together at 26 points each heading into the final 10 minutes.
Cinderford thought they had won it through a Reece Boughton penalty, but Hinckley snatched the win with the Dacey score at the end.
Despite this defeat, the two bonus points Cinderford earned does move them up to 3rd place in National 2 West.
Cinderford; Elliot Southworth, Will Baldwin, Tom Samak, Harry Johnson, Reece Boughton, Jimmy Williams, Tom Hill, Nathan Taylor, James Elliot, Tyler Jerrum (Capt.), Ben Carpenter, Jonny Holliday, James Kear, George Angell.
Repls; Tim Brockett, Teigan Shockey, Will Korb, Sam Allford, Clive Stuart-Smith.