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Chinnor's ability to produce surprise results reached a new peak when they came back from 15-0 down to triumph 24-22 away to high-flying Cheltenham.

Two tries from pacy winger Neil Ainscow, plus a conversion and penalty by full back Phil Watters, appeared to have put Cheltenham in command at their impressive Prince of Wales Stadium.

Indeed, had it not been for a try-saving smother tackle by Louw Kruger on the stroke of half-time, when Chinnor were down to 14 men - John Brown having been sin-binned for back-chatting - Chinnor would have been even further in arrears.

The second half was a totally different script as Chinnor's pack took command. The strong wind was a decisive factor, along with the introduction of Paul Hennessy, who came on for Lloyd Matchett.

Cheltenham went down to 14 men due to a sin-binning, and Kruger scored a try, which he also converted. Then Dave Cook went over in the corner to make it 15-12.

With Bob Harris replacing injured hooker Paul Kelly, Chinnor took the lead as Kruger scored wide out.

Kruger's excellent conversion gave Chinnor a four-point buffer, which was increased when lock Du Toit Serdyn took a reverse pass to go over.

During nine minutes of injury time, Cheltenham piled on the pressure with a converted try, but the visitors held on for a remarkable victory.