Bridgwater & Albion 71 (Tries: Griffiths 4, Stiling, Cormack, Satala, Edwards, Soolefai, Hastie, Biggins. Cons: Manupenu 7, Satala.).
Cinderford 0 ().
ELEVEN tries, including four from former Bristol wing Mike Griffiths, saw Bridgwater end a run two defeats while keeping their own line in tact and condemning Cinderford to their third defeat in a row.
But the home side only scored three tries in the first half the first after a break from inside centre Andy George was taken on by full back Manoa Satala for loosehead prop Wayne Stilling to touchdown by the posts.
Fly-half Jervis Manupenu added the extras as he did to the second try which came after Cinderford lock Adisina Obileye was taken off with a suspected broken leg as he went in to a tackle.
The first of two tries in equal time came as lock Marshall Cormack ran in from 25 metres followed by the first from Griffiths in the corner to give Bridgwater a commanding 19-nil lead at the interval despite a Cinderford fight back.
The bonus point try came seven minutes after the turn round from Satala followed by a brace from Griffiths, both converted by Manupenu. Bridgwater then went in to overdrive to cross for another five tries in the final quarter.
No.8 Paul Edwards scored the first followed by one from outside centre Faapulou Soolefai which were both converted by Manupenu and just before the end of normal time a touchdown from replacement hooker Matt Hastie.
But there was still time for Bridgwater to score two more tries starting with Griffiths going over for his fourth. Manupenu added the extras but he was receiving treatment when the replacement Owen Biggins scored the final try so Satala converted.
Bracknell 17 (Tries: Vernon, Berti, B Nowak. Con: Berti.).
Southend 34 (Tries: Du Toit, Lewis, Hyde, Goodey, L Williams. Cons: Frost 3. Pen: Frost.).
Southend move above Westcombe Park with this win at Bracknell into fifth place in the league table.
Southend were quick out of the blocks and two tries in the opening six minutes saw them go into a 12-0 lead as winger Jaco Du Toit and Tyson Lewis touched down and Andrew Frost added a conversion.
Bracknell stood firm and came back into it with two tries of their own with right wing Jamie Vernon and fly half Sebastian Berti touching down before the half hour mark.
The visitors got a third try just before half time with No 8 James Hyde touching down to make it 17-10 at the break.
10 points in the opening 13 minutes saw the move into a comfortable 27-10 lead with flanker Paul Goodey going in for a try, and securing the four try bonus point in the process, and Frost converting and kicking a penalty goal.
Bracknell managed a third try with centre Ben Nowak going over and Berti converted but it was Southend who got the final score in the 70th minute with as try from replacement winger Lloyd Williams and Frost converted.
Dings Crusaders 24 (Tries: Fincken, Luck, Johnstone, Leadbeater. Cons: Williams 2.).
Rosslyn Park 22 (Try: McCluggage. Con: Mahony. Pens: Mahony 5.).
TWO tries in the final twelve minutes seal their third victory in a row and a valuable try-scoring bonus point to take then up to seventh place. The Lockleaze based side also gained revenge for the 16-nil defeat to Park earlier in the season at Roehampton.
Skipper Paul Fincken put Dings in front with a try on 14 minutes followed ten minutes later by a touchdown from James Luck. But Park came back in to the game as Richard Mahoney kicked two penalties in the final ten minutes of the half.
Trailing 10-6 at the break Park then took a grip on the scoring and take the lead as Mahoney landed three more penalties followed on the hour by the conversion of winger Marcus McCluggage’s try.
But home side, now trailing 22-10, rallied with player-coach Paul Johnstone crossing for Dings third try followed by the try-scoring bonus point try four minutes from time from full back Gary Leadbeater which were both converted by Iestyn Williams.
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Havant 25 (Tries: Troqueroux 2, Avery, Drewett. Con: Ngapaku. Pen: Ngapaku.).
Reading 18 (Tries: Dyson 2. Con: Cathcart. Pens: Cathcart 2).
Havant remain in 8th place after this home win over Reading who are nine points from safety, with five matches left this season.
Havant were in front after just four minutes with left wing Maxime Troqueroux went over for a try and a 5-0 lead.
They went 12-0 un front when the other wing Cam Avery went over and with Ngapaku Ngapaku converting this time they were 12-0 ahead.
James Cathcart kicked a couple of penalties to get Reading into the match but just before the break prop Thomas Drewett went over the visitors try line and Havant went in 17-6 in front.
Ngapaku kicked a penalty to extend the visitors lead nine minutes into the half.
Reading managed to cross the home line in the 54th minute with left wing Simon Dyson touching down. Before the hour mark Troqueroux completed a double to make it 25-11 and secure the four try bonus point for Havant, their 10th of the season.
Reading did manage a second try in the 67th minute with Dyson getting a second try and Cathcart converting as they took a losing bonus point but a win was what they really wanted form this fixture.
Hertford 29 (Tries: Roberts 3, Hesketh, Belton. Cons: Mapletoft 2.).
Old Patesians 8 (Try: Copsey. Pen: Nock).
HERTFORD ended their run of five successive defeats as they picked-up a try-scoring bonus point to draw them away from Old Pats in the relegation zone and complete a league double over the Cheltenham based side.
Tries either side of the midway point in the first half from Adam Roberts, the first converted by former Gloucester fly-half Mark Mapletoft, gave Hertford a 12-nil lead at the interval.
David Hesketh stretched the Hertford advantage three minutes after the break before wing James Copsey crossed for Old Pats followed five minutes later by a penalty from fly-half Rob Nock which reduced the arrears to 12-8.
On the hour Roberts completed his hat-trick, Mapletoft converted, and Dan Belton crossed for the home sides fourth as Hertford took a much needed five points from the match at Highfields.
Lydney 24 (Tries: Vine, Whitaker. Con: Hill. Pens: Hill 4.).
North Walsham 27 (Tries: Groom, Loose, Hughes 2. Cons: Dickson 2. Pen: Dickson.).
North Walsham remain four points behind leaders Cambridge with them both picking up all five points on offer.
The home side took the lead with fly half Julian Hill slotting over an 11th minute penalty goal. The lead did not last long with prop Tim Groom going over the home line and making it 5-3 to North Walsham. Hill gave the home side the lead again with a 21st minute penalty goal. The visitors though got a second try four minutes later with the other prop Stuart Loose going over and it was 10-6. Andrew Dickson missed the conversion but added a penalty goal just before the half hour mark to make it 13-6.
Before half time Hill kicked two more penalty goals and they went in just a point down to North Walsham.
Four minutes into the second half full back Charlie Vine went over and Lydney were in front at 17-13.
The lead lasted only two minute with the visitors getting a third try as left wing William Hughes went over and this time Dickson converted.
The lead again changed hands in the 63rd minute when hooker Alex Whitaker went over and Hill converted to make it 24-20.
The winning score came in the 78th minute when Hughes completed a double and Dickson converted.
Westcombe Park 19 (Try: Marshall. Con: Whittingham. Pens: Whittingham 4.).
Cambridge 25 (Tries: Lombaard 2, Remnant, Kwilimbe. Con: Lewis. Pen: Lewis).
Cambridge were given a run for their money by Westcombe Park but came through and took the four try bonus point as well.
It was the visitors who took the lead with a try in the third minute from their left wing Christoff Lombaard. Two penalties from James Whittingham in the 7th and 15th minutes to take the lead.
Cambridge went back in front a minute later when flanker Glen Remnant went over for another unconverted try and a 10-6 lead.
Lombaard got his second in the 23rd minute as they extended their lead to 15-6.
On the half hour mark Combe were right back in it when left wing Peter Marshall went over and Whittingham converted to get them back within two of Cambridge in what was the final score of the half.
Dafydd Lewis finally nailed his first kick of the afternoon in the 47th minute with a penalty goal to make it 18-13.
Whittingham responded for the home side with two penalties in the 51st and 60th minutes to take the lead going into the final 20 minutes. The winning score came in the 72nd minute when right wing Tavela Kwilimbe went over the home line and Lewis converted in the final score of the match. |
