Canvey Island were beaten 26-15 at Woodford, the team just below them in the table.
Woodford went 16-0 ahead before Canvey started to pick up their game.
As a result, full-back Matt Keegan scored a try on the stroke of half-time.
But, at the start of the second period, Woodford kicked another penalty before Canvey did likewise with a successful kick from Brett Smith.
From the resulting kick-off, Woodford added another try but Canvey bagged the game’s last points courtesy of a penalty try, converted by Smith.
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