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Wimbledon 21, Guernsey Raiders 22

OWEN THOMAS converted a late penalty try from in front of the posts and Raiders sneaked a hard-earned win in National Three London and South East, a result which keeps alive their hopes of a top-four push.

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Raiders were trailing 15-21 with just a couple of minutes left when Malcolm Barnes broke only to be held up just short of the line.

Wimbledon were penalised and with nothing less than a converted score required the visitors opted for a catch and drive from a lineout.

The tactic worked a treat because as Raiders pushed for the line Wimbledon were penalised for coming in from the side and with the penalty try awarded the fly half was given the task to win the game which he duly accepted.

Earlier, Glen Walters had scored two first-half tries, one converted by Thomas who also kicked a second-half drop goal.

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