DESPITE exerting periods of pressure on the home side's try line, Tom Fieldsend's penalty and a try from Jamie Towers were Bassett's only scores as they suffered defeat in their Dorset & Wilts U17s Cup third-place play-off match at North Dorset.

Dorset & Wilts U17s Cup Play-off

North Dorset U17s 22

Royal Wootton Bassett U17s 8

The hosts' pressure on the Bassett defensive line saw them score a breakaway try and two others to run out eventual winners by 22-8.

Royal Wootton Bassett U14s 46

Minety U14s 0

RHYS HIGGINSON put in a man-of-the-match performance in Bassett's eight-try win over local rivals Minety in their latest Wiltshire Cup fixture. Tries were scored by seven different players including two from prop George Parks.