Cornish Pirates beat Chinnor to end losing streak

Cornish Pirates' victory was their first since they beat Nottingham on 20 September

Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says he is relieved to have ended his side's seven-game losing run.

The Pirates came back from a 13-5 deficit at half-time to beat Chinnor 15-13 in the Championship.

The victory - their first since the opening weekend of the season - lifts Pirates up to eighth place in the division.

"It's a bit of a relief to get the monkey off your back a little bit, but make no bones about it we've got some work to do," Cattle told BBC Radio Cornwall.

Will Feeney's 27th-minute try and eight points from the boot of Connor Slevin helped Chinnor into a good half-time lead after Matt McNab had opened the scoring with an unconverted 12th-minute try for the hosts.

But Arthur Relton's 55th-minute try got Pirates within a point before Bruce Houston kicked a match-winning penalty with six minutes to go.

"I think what was clear to see that the end was how desperate they were to win it," added Cattle.

"As a team we needed to come out the right side of a result like that.

"There was a lot of error, it was quite greasy out there - the limited possession we had in the first half there was a lot of spillages on the floor and both teams couldn't quite get going.

"But then I felt we found a way. We found a way in the scrum, which goes to show that we are learning on the job."