Avon cruise into final four

Avon comprehensively defeated Bradford on Avon 74-24 in their first round match of the Bath Combination Vase last Wednesday.

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In the clash of the “Avons’, it was Bradford who made a spirited start with a stream of possession but came up against an unrelenting home defence and suddenly found themselves 17-0 down after three Avon tries inside quarter of an hour.

A magnificent Dan Cousineau break created the position for the first try as Xander Hall-Davis crashed over. Then, cleanly won lineout ball from skipper Kane Book resulted in a monstrous drive for Ben Hurd to emerge with the touchdown. Another period of Avon pressure was rewarded as Ollie Flight sniped down the blind-side for their third try.