The Junior Colts A XV continued its unbeaten start to the season, but they certainly went about things the hard way, overturning 0-17 and 10-24 deficits, before Harry B's hat-trick try on the stroke of full time saw them win through.

King's Taunton is always a tough place to get a result, and it looked like the same would be true in this game as our hosts raced into a commanding lead in the first quarter. The boys in blue looked somewhat disorientated at the pace and offloading skills of the opposition as they romped in for two very well-executed scores. A reshuffle in midfield brought a degree of calm and now Sherborne started to stake a foothold in the match, with Harry B skating in for two more additions to his personal highlights reel. The half ended amidst some controversy, but what was very apparent was that the game was warming up into another excellent contest.

Restarting at 10-17, the third quarter was an attritional period, and neither side seemed able to land the knockout punch. However, with just ten minutes left on the clock, King's looked to have done just that, scoring at the posts to open up their lead to 14 points. What followed in the final minutes was simply extraordinary: first Christian P found himself in space after a loose passage of play and scored under the posts, before he calmly finished off his own chip and chase to score in the far corner. With one minute left on the clock, the score had closed up to 22-24 and, when George E claimed the kick-off, Hector H was on hand to set Harry free for his third, and match-winning, try. Cue wild rejoicing and why not? Three unanswered scores and 17 points, with the clock ticking ever closer to the red, represents an outstanding effort from the Sherborne boys, turning the game on its head and shattering the opposition at the last.

Inevitably, the plaudits will go to the two try-scorers and rightly so, but this result was about much more than some genuinely excellent finishing. Fin G was a huge obstacle to black and red progress at the ruck, securing some crucial turnovers, whilst Jamie H and George E were highly effective in the loose. Teddy C had his best game so far, whilst the constant running threat of the new midfield axis of Ptolemy G, JP and Hector was integral in creating that crucial yard of space for the outside backs to exploit so brilliantly. Above all, though, this was a victory founded on the whole team's determination and self-belief that simply refused to be beaten.

With the exeat on Saturday, the boys are next in action at home on Wednesday, as they take on The Thomas Hardye School in round one of the RFU/Continental Tyres Schools' Cup. Kick-off is at 3pm; do join us if you can.