MINETY ambushed Corsham on their own Lacock Road ground after a topsy-turvy Dorset and Wilts Division One match on Saturday.

Corsham started the stronger of the two sides, but Minety's defence held firm and it was they who took the lead when James Tweedale fired a penalty close to the home line.

From the catch and drive, skipper and hooker Dave Peirce touched down. Tweedale missed with the conversion but slotted a penalty soon after to make it 8-0.

Corsham regrouped and cut the deficit courtesy of two penalties from Denz Brockhurst.

Trailing 8-6 at the break, Corsham snatched the lead for the first time with an easy run-in try for fly-half Rory Auld, which was converted by Brockhurst. The home side, though, failed to tighten their grip at this crucial stage, and also lost skipper and hooker Tim Russell to a hamstring injury.

As Corsham's defence faltered, Tweedale scampered over from the blindside of a scrum and the scores were level.

Tweedale had a hand, or rather a boot, in Corsham's next try as his miscued cross kick was gathered by Brockhurst, who outsprinted the cover to touch down and regain the lead at 18-13.

The Minety fly-half made amends, however, as he broke through some absent tackling to touch down at the posts and convert himself for a decisive 20-18 lead.

From another catch and drive, Peirce grabbed his second try.