CORNISH All Blacks captain Tom Rawlings said this defeat was "hard to accept" - their fourth defeat by three points or fewer this season — and against a side who had lost all their previous seven league matches. The All Blacks trailed for most of the match but scored a try in the closing minutes to salvage two well-deserved bonus points.

Dings opened the scoring on two minutes with a penalty from full back Harvey Skelton and followed up with a try from wing Sylvan Edwards after a great drive by the pack produced quick ball that was moved along the line for a score in the corner.

The All Blacks hit back on ten minutes when scrum half James Lightfoot-Brown wriggled free on the Dings 22 to scamper over for a try.

With the visitors pack getting on the front foot, pressure on the Dings line produced a penalty for full back Kieron Lewitt to level the scores at the end of the first quarter and within five minutes they were in front with a try from centre Liam Yeo after a great outside break from wing Aron Struminski for 13-8 to the visitors.

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