Royal Wootton Bassett RFC climbed to fifth place in the league after a narrow victory against rivals St Austell.
Travelling to Cornwall for their longest journey of the season, the team met their opponents at Tregorrick Park for the first time.
The match saw Royal Wootton Bassett take the lead early on, with No.8 Ollie Baycroft feeding fly-half and skipper Sam Baker, who executed a grubber kick between the posts.
Winger Charlie Brook won the foot race to touch down, and a successful conversion by scrum-half Rhys Floyd saw the visitors lead 7-0.
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The Cornish side then had much of the possession but struggled to break down the Wiltshire defence.
A 25th-minute penalty from Floyd further extended Bassett's lead before St Austell's prop Pete Rowe crashed over near the posts.
With the conversion slotted, the lead narrowed to 10-7.
However, Bassett responded quickly, taking advantage of St Austell's failure to clear properly.
The ball was run across the pitch to second row Josh McCafferty, who went on an unstoppable run to score.
Floyd's conversion saw Bassett end the first half with a 17-7 lead.
The second half saw St Austell start strong, with a try from prop Ben Woodmansey.
Bassett immediately responded with another Floyd penalty, extending the lead to 20-12.
The match continued to provide great entertainment for the large crowd, with both sides having chances but the defences remaining strong.
Midway through the half, St Austell's flanker Rory Jago added a converted try, reducing Bassett's lead to 20-19.
With ten minutes remaining, Bassett's ruck in the corner saw the ball fed to flanker Jack Daynes, whose fast hands released the ball to Mike "Magic" Clifton, who scored in the extreme corner.
A successful touchline conversion left Bassett eight points clear at 27-19.
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St Austell launched a huge effort in search of the two bonus points on offer, but Bassett's defence held strong.
The match ended with a deserved victory for the visitors.
The result allowed Bassett to leapfrog St Austell and move into fifth place in the league.
A spokesperson for Royal Wootton Bassett RFC said: "A great weekend and thanks to St Austell players, committee, and supporters for a warm welcome."
The team will now have a rest weekend before hosting another Cornish side, Launceston, who currently lie fourth.
The scorers for the match were Charlie Brook 1T, Josh McCafferty 1T, Michael Clifton 1T, and Rhys Floyd 2P, 3C.
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