QUEENSBURY failed to keep the pressure on league leaders East Hull after being herded out in a close fought encounter.

The Bradford side travelled to Bramley Buffaloes who charged to a 28-24 victory at the expense of their visitors.

Bury were forced into some last-minute changes due to injury, but welcomed back Andy Robinson, Joe Flanagan and Rob Nagy.

Despite the shake-up, the visitors were hoping to retain the same fluency they'd shown in the previous week when they beat Lindley Swifts 54-16.

Kicking off, Bury were immediately on the attack, forcing errors from the home team until Joe Langford powered over after six minutes to open the visitor's account.

In comparison to the previous week though, their play was broken and littered with errors.

Bury's failure to control set completion suited the Buffaloes, who responded after 18 minutes.

The hosts sealed a converted try following a succession of penalties to take them into a 6-4 lead.

Queensbury were often starved of possession, but when they did have it, they always looked dangerous on the attack.

That was the case when Luke Safa went over the whitewash in the corner for the visitors who regained the ascendancy.

But, the rest of the half was a tough affair and the game threatening to boil over as the hits went in hard and fast.

The score though remained 8-6 in Bury's favour heading into the break.

As the second-half got into its flow the play was to-and-fro between the sides, until Bramley struck first.

In the 53rd minute the hosts scored a try, which was followed up with a conversion to take them into a 12-8 lead.

This spurred Bury into action and for the next 15 minutes they were dominant as the pendulum shifted once again.

Luke Doyle and Robson Moore bagged tries for the visitors, with one conversion giving Bury a 18-12 advantage heading into the final 20.

Injuries began to take their toll though, and the home team, with experienced half back Romeo running the middle, scored twice to take control of the game.

With five minutes to play, Bramley were awarded yet another try despite loud calls for a knock-on over the line.

In a last gasp attack, Bury moved the ball to Billy Naylor who kicked smartly over the top and gathered himself to score, bringing Bury within four.

With the visitors now within four, the game was set for a grandstand finish.

It wasn't to be for Bury though and time ran out.

Bramley took the spoils, but Bury hold onto third spot in the table due to a superior points difference.

Tom Hainsworth was awarded Man of the Match for a tough display at second row, with several other strong performances across the park.

Next week sees Bury on their travels once more.

They visit second-placed Bentley knowing a win will see Bury leapfrog them in the table.