In the absence of league action on Saturday, Hendon were beaten 44-31 in a friendly against Essec B.S Paris.
Essec took a 5-0 lead inside five minutes, but were pegged back when Elliot Brown scored and converted his own try.
Two further Essec tries put the visitors 17-7 ahead before Judah Simpson scored a converted try to close the gap.
Both sides scored against before the break, to leave the score finely balanced at 22-19 in Essec's favour.
The French side further established their lead after the break with another converted try.
Essec added another five points despite Hendon's best efforts to make in 34-19 in their favour.
Man of the Match Brown then grabbed two tries in quick succession, but the visitors found two further tries of their own to
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