Redruth tasted defeat for the first time this season after Paul Thirlby missed a match-winning penalty attempt in the last minute of added time.

Reds back-row James Mann broke strong Cambridge resistance for the opening score after 22 minutes.

And just before the interval, hooker Owen Hambly was driven over from a maul to make it 15-0 to the hosts.

Dave Archer's try started the response for Cambridge, who won the game with a 55-metre drop goal by Craig Evans.

Redruth stay top of National League 2, but second-placed Birmingham & Solihull closed the gap to three points with a 52-16 win at Waterloo.

Cambridge leapfrog above Launceston into third place. The Cornish All Blacks' game at Blackheath was abandoned due to floodlight failure halfway through the second half.

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