OXFORDSHIRE Under 18s suffered late agony to lose 19-14 to Gloucestershire in a friendly at Cheltenham Civil Service RFC.

The visitors had fought back from 14-0 down to level the match, only for Gloucestershire to win it with a breakaway try.

Oxon included eight Banbury players in their squad, with the successful club side providing all their points scorers.

Captain Jacob Turner asnd Hugh Saar went over for tries, with Jack Taylor converting both.

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BANBURY Colts B could not make up for a slow start as they lost 28-19 at home to Kenilworth in a friendly.

The hosts trailed 21-0 before Kenny Wilson have them hope with a try.

Rhys Andrews and Dan Morris went over after the break, with Luca Catania converting both, while Kenilworth managed a further converted try.

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