TROWBRIDGE’S bonus point win against relegation candidates Bletchley was well worth the long trip to Buckinghamshire last weekend.

The visitors got proceedings under way kicking off with a strong wind at their backs and it was not long before they were camped on the Bletchley line but they struggled to open the scoring.

But after some good tactical kicking from Lloyd Davis, the Trowbridge pack were able to force lock Scott Williams over to score in the corner.

Not long after the restart, youngster James Carruthers sustained a shoulder injury, forcing the visitors into changing their line up.

Dave Finlay moving from centre to nine and Alistair Lund came off the bench into the centre slot but even with the enforced changes, the visitors still kept play in the Bletchley half, stretching the home defence until they forced an overlap and allowed Matt Howard to cross the line out wide, with Davis this time successfully adding the extras.

Trowbridge continued to pile on the pressure after half-time and despite having the wind against them, they stretched the home defence and set up winger James McFarlane to run in a well-taken try to make it 17-0.

Bletchley eventually began to use the conditions to their favour, with long kicks out of defence pushing the visitors back into their 22.

And after stealing the ball from a Trowbridge lineout, they forced their way over the line to score their only points of the afternoon.

But the visitors hit back again as they went looking for a bonus point try and they weren’t to be disappointed as their best team play of the game sent Adam Sullivan in to score under the posts, with Davis kicking the conversion.