Colchester fell to defeat in Guernsey.
They lost their National League division three London and South East encounter 22-10.
The home side took the lead following a strong scrum with an unconverted try.
But Colchester replied with a try from full-back Jaid Wiltshire.
The conversion by James Crozier put the visitors two points in front.
Guernsey slotted a penalty to retake the lead at 8-7.
Two yellow cards though saw Colchester reduced to 13 men as first flanker Ben Murphy and Callum Irvine were sent to the sin bin.
Guernsey used their two-man advantage to score a converted try and extend their lead.
Crozier kicked a penalty to bring Colchester within five points of the home team at half-time.
However, after the break Guernsey scored a converted try for a 22-10 lead.
And despite a lot of effort from both sides that is how the score remained until the final whistle.
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