Nigel Berry made his return to the squad, Matt Ryan started at number nine with Garry Hooper moving to the bench. Ollie Rice took over on the wing with Rob Avery-Wright getting the nod at full-back.
The other change saw Jack Pyne get the start over Ben Hawley and Tom Emery captained the side in the absence of injured skipper Dave Bargent.
Brixham got the game off to a flying start with a brace of penalties inside five minutes.
Avery-Wright slotted his first attempt to reduce the arrears before the hosts bagged two more penalties as the match official found plenty to punish!
The Cockles were dealt a blow with the sin binning of Ross Morshead as a melee erupted behind play.
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