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Buxton twice peg back South Shields for vital point

The Bucks were seeking a league double over their rivals
Buxton twice

BUXTON 2
Gilchrist 15, Ward 66

SOUTH SHIELDS 2
Briggs 2, Bodenham 25

JACK IN THE BOX: Jack Bodenham, furthest right in yellow, scores South Shields’ second goal
PICTURE: Steve Ingers

By Tony Tomlinson
Buxton twice came back from behind to peg back promotion rivals South Shields in an intriguing battle between second and third in the table.
Robert Briggs gave the visitors the lead inside two minutes but the Bucks hit back through ex-Mariner Jason Gilchrist on the quarter-hour.
Parity lasted just ten minutes, however, when Jack Bodenham restored the Mariners’ lead but Buxton battled bac...

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