A strangely subdued Blues side slipped to a most disappointing defeat to a fired up Huntingdon side who fully deserved their first win over Kettering for some considerable time.

The game started well for Kettering and Joe Daniel opened the scoring, before this was equalled by the home side, playing up the hill and into the strong wind.

Worse followed as poor defence allowed the home forwards to drive over from close range for their opening try.

Daniel pulled three points back, but then Huntingdon stretched their lead still further with 2 tries and a conversion. James Taylor gave the Blues some hope with a 36th minute try, which Daniel converted to leave the half-time score 20-13 to the hosts.

Within 5 minutes Huntingdon scored a converted try to make the Blues task even more difficult. This proved to be the case and despite dominating much of the play from there on, and with Huntingdon's desperate defence leading to 2 sin-bins, the only score came from a Archie Toseland try in the final minute.

Daniel's difficult conversion attempt was wide, thus denying the side a losing bonus point, to add to the disappointment of such a poor, lacklustre display.

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