Services are no match for ruthless Camborne

DEVONPORT Services suffered their heaviest defeat of the season so far when Camborne turned them over 70-7 on the Rectory.

- CONRAD SUTCLIFFE

The top-against-bottom clash between the National Two leaders and table-proppers Services was always destined to end in an away win - but the margin was a shock.

Services have not conceded 60 or more points in any of their previous 12 outings or lost by a margin wider than 40.

Kieran Leach, the Services' team manager, said Camborne ran his side into the ground.

"There is a reason why Camborne have been top of our table virtually all season and we found out why the hard way," said Leach.

"Camborne played at a pace we could not match and were sharper than us from first minute until the last. What we got was a lesson in finishing and how to take chances from the best side we have played all season.

"Even when Camborne went down to 13 men after two yellow cards in a couple of minutes, we still could not exploit the gaps.

"Our scrums and line-outs went well enough, but their rolling maul was something else! "The first half was the Ben Priddey show for Camborne - four tries, all from line-out mauls - and he got a fifth in the second half.

"You can see the quality in their side players with Premiership, Championship and international experience and there are very few sides at our level that can compete against that." Priddey took his try tally for the season to 25 from 11 appearances with five against Services. The only game he did not score in was the Mining Division win over Redruth in week two.

Try number one for Priddey arrived on six minutes. Two, three and four were posted on 12, 30 and 40 minutes.

Alex Ducker, the former Plymouth Albion wing, scored Camborne's other first-half try. All five were converted by full-back Kyle Moyle, who did not miss a kick all afternoon.

Camborne opened the secondhalf scoring with a pitch-length try from Harry Larkins after Services coughed-up possession at an attacking scrum.