Dings fell just one minute short of beating high-flying Rosslyn Park when the visitors took the lead for the first time in the match with a try on 79 minutes.

Dings, leading 11-3 at half-time, put in a brilliant defensive display in the second half and looked to have secured the win, but Rosslyn Park showed great application by going flat out to the final whistle to take the points.

Dings opened the scoring in the first minute with a penalty from stand off Tom Lukjaniec and had the better of the opening quarter, with most of the play in the visitors' half, and Lukjaniec adding a second penalty on 10 minutes.

The visitors' only visit to the Dings half in the first quarter should have produced a score after some fine inter-passing split the home defence, only for the final pass to be adjudged forward with the try-line begging.

Stand off Dylan Pugh reduced the arrears for Rosslyn Park with a penalty on 20 minutes after Dings hooker Dave Wheeler was sent to the bin.

The game opened up into end-to-end action, with the two sides well committed and some fierce tackling at both ends. Dings centre Alex Dancer was in great form with some crunching tackles.

Lukjaniec went close for Dings with three long-range penalty attempts and a drop goal that was inches wide before his side extended their lead on 34 minutes. Wing Sam Caven ran back a clearance into the Rosslyn Park half to set the ball up, scrum-half Neil Dipple broke blind and found flanker Pierre Panizzutti, who fed prop Chas Meddick for a try in the corner for Dings to lead 11-3 at half-time.

The second half was dominated by the visitors spending long spells in the Dings half and on 65 minutes Rosslyn Park got their first try after pressure on the try line sucked in the Dings defence for outstanding wing John Swords to score in the corner. Dings struck back within two minutes with Lukjaniec's third penalty to extend the lead to 14-8.

Dings held out until five minutes from time when Pugh added a penalty to set up a storming last five minutes. With the clock ticking down, the visitors mounted their final attack and some neat inter-passing wide on the right saw wing James Strong eventually break the stout Dings defence for a try in the corner to claim the win.