COACH Andy Ward wasn't entirely satisfied as Minety found the conditions to their liking, running in 12 tries to keep the pressure on Dorset & Wilts One North leaders Combe Down.

Ward was critical of Minety’s first-half performance, saying: “We were all disappointed because we wasted four good scoring opportunities with handling errors and some bad decision making.

"Our second half was a great improvement. We were stronger and fitter and it told.”

Early pressure saw Devizes pinned back in their own 22m and it came as no surprise when the first try was score by second row Harry Neale, bursting through to take advantage of a fine break by flanker Stephen Brown.

Minety were 14 points up soon after when scrum-half Garin Garland collected the ball from a lineout and sniped down the blindside before passing to winger David Cooke, who side-stepped the full-back and scored close to the posts.

The constant pressure on the home line told when Garland collected at a ruck and spotted a gap to run in from 30 metres for his first try.

In the 39th minute centre Will Mason evaded a number of tackles to touch down for the third try of the half before Cooke collected his second after a rampaging run by captain Andrew Hibbard had forced Devizes into conceding a penalty close to their own line.

There was no let-up in the second half as Minety added three tries in 10 minutes.

Man of the match, hooker Tom Claxton, tore through the Devizes defence before flicking the ball out of the back of his hand to allow Garland to score his second of the day.

The seventh try came about as a result of a fine move from the kick off, involving several forwards and the entire back line with full-back Dale Langdown crossing for the points.

Second-half substitute Matt Roberts side-stepped two defenders to extend the lead to 55 before Mason added his second try in the 56th minute.

Neale’s second try was a devastating solo effort. Picking up the ball deep in his own half, the second row burst through the defence beating more than four players before touching down for Minety’s 10th try, with Roberts and Langdown bagging late scores.