Cirencester 12 Bream 30
BREAM travelled to Cirencester with some trepidation in Gloucester Premier, having lost to them earlier in the season by 33-7.
However, this time the scoreline was reversed .
Bream started off well and kept the pressure on their opponents, but cold hands in a biting wind were letting them down at the last minute .
Cirencester came back at Bream but the defence held.
Bream forced a lineout inside the Cirencester 22 and with a clean take got the rumble going. After quick ball out to the backs, centre Lee Turley got the try near the posts.
Fly half Curtis Russell added the conversion .
Cirencester then had a player sin-binned and Bream took full advantage.
Another good move from a lineout saw Bream back row Wes Trigg get a good try. Russell added the conversion.
Bream again missed some chances to score with wrong options being chosen .
But still in the ascendency, Bream's Andrew Cooper got the next try out wide. Russell just missed the conversion.
Cirencester, back to full strength, made inroads into the Bream half and were rewarded with a converted try just before half time.
In the second half, still battling with the cold wind, Bream centre Joel Lesperance made a good break through the Cirencester defence and was unlucky not to score.
From the ensuing ruck, Bream were awarded a penalty which Russell duly slotted .
Another penalty was kicked by Russell as Bream pushed further ahead. But Cirencester do not give up.
Bream had a player sin-binned and this allowed Cirencester to make inroads. Cirencester put a good backs move together and scored a try out wide but missed the conversion.
Bream kept the pressure on and were rewarded with the bonus point try when scrum half Zowie Preest darted over out wide. Russell just missed the difficult conversion.
