CINDERFORD were undone by a try in the dying minutes of skipper Tyler Jerrum’s 100th game for the club.

Despite the 29-31 reverse to Hinckley, the two bonus points earned at the Beavis Memorial Ground lifted Cinderford into third in National Two West.

The visitors from Leicestershire took the lead inside the first five minutes through Joshua Kent but tries from Tom Samak and Nathan Taylor put the hosts in front with 15 minutes played.

Hinckley 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 with captain Jerrum.

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 Callum Dacey score at the end.

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.

Replacements; Tim Brockett, Teigan Shockey, Will Korb, Sam Allford, Clive Stuart-Smith.