The Bees put up a brave fight but unfortunately it was not enough to record back to back victories
Pertemp Bees who took the lead early on when winger Matthew Nutthall went over for a try which was not converted.
before half time the Cornish Pirates took the lead when Tim Cowley scored a a try which was converted by Alberto Di Bernardo.
The Pirates went into the second half with a two point lead, which was extended further when prop Sam Heard went over and Alberto Di Bernardo converted for a second time.
Not long after Brad Davies put over a penalty goal for the Bees, bringing them in contention for a bonus point but within the last few minutes
Bees:
J Goodridge; R Spee (S Martin 48), D Knight, B Davies, M Nutthall; J Higgins (R Petty 80)
M Baxter; M Long, M Miles (S Pearl 72), E Lewis (N Fowkes 62); A Davidson, M Cornwell (capt)
D Tuohy, A Qera (D Miller 80), W Matthews (L Halafatou 40).
Replacement (not used): M George.
Pirates:
D Roke; R McAtee, H Barratt (A Winnan 72), D Bell, J Hylton; A Di Bernardo, G Cattle (capt)
G Anderson, N Makin (V Ma'asi 58), S Heard (D Seal 57); H Senekal, J Beardshaw; S McKeen,
I Motusaga (M Evans 80), T Cowley (C Cracknell 68).
Replacements (not used): J Moore, S Winn.
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