League leaders Farnham kept their Regional Two South Central promotion push on track with a 15-12 win at Chichester.

The deadlock was broken after 15 minutes when Chichester moved the ball to the right-hand side and with the ball being knocked back by Farnham onto the try line, the winger dived on the ball for the first try.

A series of phases gave Farnham a penalty and they kicked to the corner.

The initial maul was held short but Farnham showed good patience and kept it tight to allow Harrison Horner to bundle over.

The conversion was missed and Farnham trailed 7-5 at half-time.

Farnham had the advantage of playing down the hill in the second half.

A scrum to Chichester on the halfway line gave them an attacking opportunity but the ball was spilled in the backline.

Farnham scooped up the loose ball and it was moved wide to Ben Stevens, who beat the winger and chipped over the fullback.

Stevens won the race to the line and dotted down. The successful conversion put Farnham 12-7 up.

Farnham’s Fin Sloan was shown a yellow card for a neck roll and Chichester soon made the most of their numerical advantage.

A chip in behind the Farnham defence bounced towards the line and Chichester’s number eight won the race to dot down.

The conversion drifted wide and the score was 12-12 with seven minutes remaining.

A lineout 30 metres out gave Farnham a good platform and their rolling maul saw them charging for the line before a side entry gave them a penalty 20 metres out.

Toby Salmon opted for the posts and slotted the penalty to regain the lead with three minutes to go.

Farnham cleared their lines from the restart and held on for a vital win.

Farnham will host Wimborne at Monkton Lane on Saturday, February 15.