Raiders record home win against Canterbury

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Worthing Raiders Rugby Club recorded a third successive home win with a hard-fought 30-12 victory over Canterbury in National 2 South this afternoon.

Raiders welcomed back club stalwart Charlie McGowan after a break of just over a season, while Ben Loosmore was also in the squad for the first time this campaign.

The hosts were slow to get going as they made too many mistakes in the early exchanges and Canterbury took the lead after six minutes. Aiden Moss held off a couple of challenges to touch down under pressure in the corner following Daniel Smart’s kick forward, however Raiders felt there was a forward pass before the kick. Martyn Beaumont was off target with the conversion.

The visitors’ Oliver Best dragged a penalty horribly wide from distance but straight in front of the posts four minutes later and Worthing then started to get come more into the game.

Raiders got on the scoreboard when McLean kicked over a penalty after 16 minutes before two more McLean penalties, one from distance, took Raiders into a 9-5 lead by the half-hour mark.