With the last kick of this pulsating west Country battle a conversion attempt from Canterbury’s Ollie Best sailed just wide to give Taunton the slenderest of winning margins. This despite Canterbury outscoring this season’s early league leaders by four tries to three.
Another six try performance from Canterbury brought them a third consecutive victory as they defied steady rain and dogged opposition from newly promoted Crusaders.
Away victories are savoured in a tough league but Canterbury were always in control of this match and underlined their superiority with a bonus point win which lifts them to sixth place in the early season table.
