Banbury Bulls let a lead slip late on as they lost 19-12 at home to Hinckley in Midlands 2 East.

Bulls were 12-7 up with ten minutes to go, but just couldn't hang on.

Grant Holmes fed Dave Phipps for Banbury's opening try, which Pete Papenfus converted.

Hinckley drove over for a converted try and it was 7-7 at the break.

Papenfus's kick allowed Andrew Collett to score Bulls' second try before Hinckley turned the screw.

In the end, Banbury couldn't hold on, conceding two late tries and a conversion.