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Wells 2nd XV 27, Bridgwater & Albion 2nd XV 23

ALBION narrowly lost their opener against Wells despite taking the lead on 20 minutes thanks to a Jon Hill try converted by Nick Smith.

Wells responded with a two unconverted tries but a Smith penalty levelled the scores at 10-10 when half time came.

The home side ran away from Albion in the second half with three tries and despite a Dave Rae try and a last gasp try in the dying moments, they fell four points short.

They take on rivals North Petherton at home on Saturday for a 2.30pm kick-off.

  • THE 3rd XV had no fixture this weekend but will open their league campaign at Cheddar this Saturday. Kick-off is 2.30pm.