THERE was a familiar feeling of frustration for Rochford Hundred as they sunk to a 50-25 defeat at Old Colfeians.

Rochford scored four tries in the first half to be 25-19 up at the break.

But the home-side hit back after the break to condemn Hundred to a fourth successive defeat.

Early on, things had looked good for Rochford as a Tom Ashton penalty was followed by a storming Michael Stemp try after some good approach work.

Old Colfeians responded with a converted try to cut Rochford’s lead to 8-7 but the visitors then increased their lead with a try from Ashton.

He was at it again just moments later when he outpaced the opposition’s defence to score a try under the posts which he also converted.

That sparked Old Colfeians into life though and they soon scored two tries, one of which was converted, to go to within a point of the Essex side.

However, Rochford ended the half in style when hooker Scott Chivers finished off some excellent build up work to score a try which made it 25-19 when the teams turned around.

But, just as Rochford were looking to kick on and secure a return to winning ways, Old Colfeians stepped up a gear and took full advantage of Rochford’s poor tackling and general play.

As a result, the South London side scored five more tries, three of which were converted, to destroy any hopes of a Rochford victory And that frustrated their first team manager Graham Pratt.

“We didn’t do ourselves any favours with poor decision making and execution when we did have the ball in the second half,” said Pratt.

“Their side’s forwards overpowered our eight as they drove through us time and time again to open up space which they exploited to good effect.

“This was a game to forget and a great deal of soul-searching needs to be done between now and our next game against Eton Manor in two weeks time.”

The defeat also kept Rochford third from bottom in the table, with just two wins from their 11 games this season.