Pinner Under-14s put up a spirited effort but still lost to Hitchin 15-5 to remain bottom of the Middlesex and Herts League Division Six.

Hitchin scored two unanswered tries early on and the game seemed to be getting away from Pinner until hooker Harrison Lovesey sold the defender a dummy and crashed over.

Both defences tightened to repel any attacking forays but in the last few moments of the game Hitchin forged together a few phases before finishing the try out wide.