NICK Smith’s penalty in the last play earned Chinnor a draw at Cinderford.
The full back held his nerve as the National League 1 match ended 10-10, stretching the Thame side’s unbeaten away run against their Gloucestershire opponents to six games.
Cinderford opened the scoring when Nathan Taylor went over at the back of a driving maul for an unconverted try.
The hosts dominated the first half territorially, but were unable to add to their tally.
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With the wind at Chinnor backs in the second half, they took the lead when Josh Pieterse drove over from close range. Smith added the extras to make it 7-5.
With seven minutes to go, Oli Curry was red carded at a ruck just inside the Chinnor half, after he attempted to free himself, with the assistant referee feeling he made contact with the head of a Cinderford player.
The hosts made the extra man count as Mike Holden dived over for an unconverted try.
Chinnor went all out and a penalty was their reward, with Smith slotting the three points.
In National 2 East, Henley Hawks won 30-26 at Worthing.
Oxford Quins won 24-17 at home to Bracknell in Regional 1 South Central. Banbury were beaten 31-24 at Royal Wootton Bassett.
In Regional 2 Tribute South Central, Witney narrowly beat Newbury Blues 15-14. Grove lost 33-29 at home to Salisbury.
Wallingford edged past Gosford All Blacks, winning 16-15 in Counties 1 Tribute Southern North. Bicester thrashed Reading Abbey 57-14.
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