U15 REGIONAL players Becky Wilson (captain), Alice Luce, Molly Birchmore returned to club rugby as Miren Girls (Minety, Cirencester and Supermarine) narrowly lost out.

The pitch was heavy after overnight rain and both sides made lots of handling errors.

Sodbury scored a converted try first but a few minutes later a try by Luce got Miren in the game.

Both sides were struggling in the conditions but making good tackles, but home side Sodbury went into the break 24:5.

They added a further try, but Miren began their fightback with a try from captain Wilson.

Luce then forced her way through to score her second try of the match, but Miren were a player down when Jess Salles suffered a hand injury and had to go off.

After 25 minutes Wilson forced herself over the line in the face of fierce tackling and good ground made by Tara Godby, but the visitors couldn't press home their advantage in the final minutes.

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