AFTER a hard-fought win against fellow promotion rivals Eagle last weekend, Bury crashed 15-0 at fifth-placed Hutton on Saturday.

In the opening 20 minutes neither side could get a dominant footing in the game, until a speculative, lofted pass across the Bury backline was intercepted by an oncoming Hutton centre, who strolled under the posts unchallenged. The conversion attempt was missed.

Bury rallied back in their usual fashion and when Ed Watkins broke away with only the full-back to beat and George Kelly in support, the visitors thought the fightback would be on. However a great tackle resulted in nothing more than a brief territorial advantage.

The rest of the half was played out in the same vein with little action of any note.

The second half started with Bury chasing the game at 5-0 down. From the kick-off Chris Potts juggled the ball twice before gathering it neatly and being chopped down on the Hutton five-metre line.

Bury continued to push on but an infringement from Rob Plant reduced the visitors to 14 men for 10 minutes and tipped the balance back in favour of the home side. Hutton took full advantage scoring a penalty to increase their lead to eight.

As Bury continued to press on to gain something from the game, substitutes Jordan Miller, Alan Dobson and Alex English were brought into the fray.

With an immediate impact, Bury forced their way forward into the opposition 22 but were a able to penetrate a well-organised defence.

With 10 minutes remaining the visitors were again hit on the break with Hutton breaking away down the left wing and scoring under the posts. The conversion was added as the hosts won 15-0 to inflict Bury’s biggest loss of their season.

Bury must now re-group and push on in their bid for promotion.

Their next game is at home to Mossley Hill on Saturday, January 31, kick-off 2.15pm.