RUGBY: Regional College off to a flying start in 2017
The city side scored straight from the kick-off when winning a penalty in front of the Easton posts. Fly-half Jack Wickes was successful with the kick and he then set about launching his backs at every opportunity.
That led to centre Tanaka Kanhukamwe going in for a try after 15 minutes, which Wickes converted.
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Hide AdEaston started to retain the ball better and with Peterborough guilty of missing a few tackles, they hit back with two tries to take a slender lead.
Peterborough made some adjustments which created more expansive options which led to Kanhukamwe running 80 metres before offloading to centre Brandon Calderbank for a try. Wickes again converted.
For the rest of the half Peterborough were on top and Wickes slotted a second penalty.
Peterborough controlled the second half and scored two further tries from hooker Frasier Leiper and full-back Nick Langton.
Regional College coach Lewis Capes said: ”The boys were a little rusty after the Christmas break but it was a positive start to 2017 and Jack Wickes did well to kick 17 points in awful conditions.”