FOUR tries in the final ten minutes condemned Bradford on Avon to a fifth successive as the hosts’ challenged fell away on Saturday.

Bradford started well and scored when when full-back Charlie Holton went in for a try after Josh Felix’s pass, but Frome responded and held the lead at half time.

The hosts’ problems mounted in the second period as wing James Hillier suffered a torn ACL, flanker Sam Awdry a fractured thumb and they also lost Brian Lamplough with concussion.

But they fought back with their second try as wing Ben Shepard crossed the line.

However, Bradford folded late on as Frome ran in the tries to close out an ultimately comfortable victory.