Coventry surge back in style

Coventry surged back from 24-10 down to beat Chinnor 43-37 in a thriller in Oxfordshire and stay third. The tone was set inside two minutes, Thomas Watson crossing for the hosts, before Dan Green charged down a box-kick and latched on to the loose ball to level matters. The tries kept coming, with Luke Carter also among the scorers for a home side who made effective use of the lineout to stretch their advantage. Coventry fought back through Toby Trinder and a penalty try to make it 24-24 at the break, after which they went ahead through Jordon Poole’s score. Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti and debutant Mackenzie Graham also crossed for second-half tries, sealing the victory against a Chinnor side who scored another catch and drive before Kieran Goss’ late score ensured the hosts had the final word.