Raiders downed at Doncaster

WORTHING Raiders Rugby Club suffered a 38-17 defeat at National 1 title favourites Doncaster Knights this afternoon.
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Worthing Raiders v Cornish Pirates action from the games
W34825H13 Worthing Raiders v Cornish Pirates action from the games

Raiders trailed 31-3 at half-time after initially taking the lead from a Joe Govett penalty.

The Roundstone Lane side, however, put in a positive second-half showing and tested their hosts, who were relegated from the Championship last season.

Converted tries came from Rob Smith and Finlay Coxon-Smith in the second period, while Doncaster also touched down.

Full report and reaction in this week’s paper.