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Dorset & Wilts Division 3 North
The dam breaks
Calne 2nd XV 22pts - Minety 2nd XV 0pts

An understrength Minety seconds held their line for 50 minutes but eventually gave way before a superior Calne pack.

Weakened by injures and absences, especially among the forwards, Minety seconds managed to hold Calne nil-all in the first half, although skipper Pete Hazell was forced to leave the field before the break with torn ankle ligaments.

The dam finally broke 10 minutes into the second half, when fullback Andy Cook appeared to have safely touched down a Calne kick ahead. The referee allowed play to continue, however, and when a Calne player reached the ball, a try was given.

After that, the home team grew in confidence as the visitors tired. Calne ran in three more tries, the last converted, to win by a comfortable margin.
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