Westcombe Park lost 32-7 away to table-topping Penzance & Newlyn in a game where the winning margin flattered the home side a little in this National League Three South match.
After an indifferent start to the season, Combe have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with and it is no fluke they are third in the league.
Penzance took an early lead, but Combe got back into it with a try scored by Simon Jarvis, converted by Derek Coates, before the Pirates added more points to go in at the break leading 13-7.
In the second half, Combe went on the offensive but Penzance's greater flair in attack eventually gave them a 25-point win.
On Saturday, Combe play Penzance's arch-rivals Launceston, at Goddington Dene, Orpington, kick off is at 2.15pm.
A closely-contested game saw Old Dunstonians draw 17-17 with Dartfordians which was their same scoreline the previous Saturday.
The Old Boys raced into an 11-point lead with two penalties from Jeremy Scott and a try from Sam Sackey.
Dartfordians came back with three penalties and a try, to make it 14-11 at the break and then went on to score a drop goal. But Scott kicked two more penalties to earn the Old Boys a point.
Bromley suffered their first defeat in 14 matches this season when they went down 20-12 against fourth-placed New Ash Green in their Kent League 1 fixture.
Paddy Millar and Jim King were Bromley's try-scorers, one of which Gary Carney converted.
Bromley travel to Westcliffe-on-Sea next Saturday in the fifth round of the RFU Junior Cup, kick off 2.15pm.
Beckenham's good form deserted them in a match riddled with basic errors, when they lost 13-7 to Wimbledon.
A late converted try from Matt Hutchings was all Beckenham could manage.
Beckenham's next league game is away against Sevenoaks on December 22.
Old Olavians stormed into second place in Kent 3 on Saturday with a well-
deserved 24-5 win away at Met Police Hayes. Try-scorers were Richard Whelan, Sam Haslam, Mike Clark twice and Leigh Thomas. Clark booted two conversions.
December 11, 2001 11:27
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