Diss maintained their impressive end-of-season form as they recorded a third straight victory in testing conditions at Mackenders.

With continuous snow and a bitingly cold wind whipping across the pitch Saturday's game was never going to be pretty, but the hosts still managed to run in three tries, one of of which was a classic of its kind.

Beaconsfield defied their lowly league position to pile on the pressure in the second half, but Diss held firm to further cement their seventh position in a competitive league.

Phil Sharpe's side led 13-10 at the interval, thanks to tries from Nick Harding – playing his final match before returning to New Zealand – and Pete Bray. Chris Beaird added a penalty to ensure the visitors had ground to make up after the break.

Diss then scored the try of the game – and one of their best of the season – when Giles West caught a Beaconsfield restart, kicked it forward and plucked the ball out of the air before dashing for the line, providing Beaird with an easy conversion.

After that the visitors put Diss under almost constant pressure, but the hosts held firm to record their 11th victory of an up and down season.

'It was a day when you had to play the conditions and I was pleased with the way we went about it,' said Sharpe.

'We had to defend virtually non-stop in the second half but they couldn't find a way through.

'It was a good win and overall it has been a good season. We have played some good rugby, but we have also played some poor rugby at times as well, and mid-table is probably where we deserve to be.'

The one downside of Saturday's win was a leg injury sustained by scrum-half Jamie Burroughes which, if as serious as feared, will keep him out for the rest of the season.