Barking 28 (Tries: Ah Ling, Kafatolu, Nel. Cons: Pilat 2. Pens: Pilat 3.).
Orrell 11 (Try: Glynn. Pens: Mason 2.).
Home win for Barking over bottom of the table Orrell sees them close to within two points of fourth placed Launceston.
At the end of the first quarter Orrell were 11-3 ahead after falling behind early on to a Corrado Pilat penalty goal. Simon Mason kicked a couple of penalty goals for the visitors and then full back Chris Glynn went over for the games opening try.
By half time the home side were level after a second Pilat penalty goal and a try from Felise Ah Ling, his 10th of the season.
Five minutes into the second half Pilat put over a third penalty goal to make it 14-11 for the home side.
They got a second try in the 53rd minute when right wing Mounga Kafatolu went in and Pilat added the extras to make it 21-11.
They finished of the win with a third try just after the hour mark to make it 28-11.
Blackheath 17 (Try: Delport. Pens: Delport 4.).
Waterloo 34 (Tries: Aikman, Kerfoot 2, Payne. Con: Nutt. Pens: Nutt 4.).
The status quo remain the same at the top of the table with the top three all picking up five points with the four try bonus point.
Waterloo were in front in the first minute when left wing Craig Aikman went over for his 13th try of the season and a 5-0 lead.
It took the home side just three minutes to respond with Albertus Delport slotting over a penalty goal but Steven Nutt kicked one for the visitors on 10 minutes to make it 8-3. The home side were level soon after when Delport touched down.
Nutt kicked a couple more penalty goals to make it 14-8 after 22 minutes before Delport responded for the home side seven minutes later. The game then turned on two tries from Neil Kerfoot in six minutes to move into a 24-11 lead as he moved onto 14 for the season. Before the break the home side pulled back another three points with Delport putting over a third penalty goal.
Both sides swapped penalty goals in the second half before the visitors got the all important fourth try in the 70th minute with centre and captain freeman Payne going in for his 10th try of the season.
Launceston 33 (Tries: Simpson, Dibble, John. Cons: Alred 3. Pens: Alred 4.).
Harrogate 40 (Tries: Powell, Davies, Barker, Challinor, Wainwright, Smithies. Cons: Chester 2. Pens: Chester 2.).
Great away win for Harrogate at fourth placed Launceston but they still find themselves eight points from safety. .
Launceston made a good start and were 10-0 up in 11 minutes with wing Nigel Simpson going in for his 9th try of the season, Stuart Alred converted and slotted over a penalty goal.
Mark Chester pulled three points back for the visitors but when left wing Marc Dibble went in and Alred converted they were 17-3 ahead and another home win looked a certainty. Before the break Harrogate did manage to get over the Launceston try line with flanker Scott Powell touching down and Chester converting to make it 17-10 but with Alred adding another penalty goal the home side went in 20-10 ahead at the break.
Three tries in the third quarter though turned it round for the visitors with centres Richard Davies and Jamie Barker along with second row Matt Challinor, scoring the tries and they found themselves 30-23 ahead going into the final 20 minutes and a four try bonus point in the bag.
Alred reduced the Harrogate lead to four points with his fourth penalty goal but when fly half Nick Wainwright went over for the Yorkshire side they were 35-26 ahead. In the 74th minute Launceston were right back in it when scrum half Richard John touched down and Alred converted to make it a two point game.
Harrogate though had the final word with full back Ed Smithies getting the fifth and final try to seal the win.
Manchester 29 (Tries: Cooper, Lowden, Townson, Richmond, Hannah. Cons: Wilson 2.).
Esher 40 (Tries: Blakeburn, Moore, Leek, Doran, Barr, Starling. Cons: Hallett 5.).
Report courtesy of Esher:
Esher won this high scoring match and took all five points but remain seven points behind Waterloo who also picked up a four try bonus point on the road at Blackheath.
This was a must win game for Esher if they were to put any pressure on the top two. A win was what they got in this thrilling encounter.
Esher opened the scoring after only 4 minutes, when a trademark driving maul sent the Manchurians reeling back some 35 yards and over their goal line, the try being secured by No 6 Mike Blakeburn. Neil Hallett added the extra two.
Manchester were in no mood to sit down, and the next 20 minutes saw them dominate, in the 12th minute they pulled one score back through centre Craig Cooper, Andre Wilson converting. (7-7).
Esher’s defence was being put to the sword, but they were holding out. On 32 minutes a wild pass by the Manchester back line was intercepted by the leagues top try scorer Matt Moore, who with ball in hand was unstoppable over the 45 yard chase for the line, Hallett converted and Esher regained some control. It was now Manchester who were having to defend as Esher piled on the pressure. On 4o minutes and with the play on the home sides line for as many as 20 phases, Esher managed to break the line through Matt Leek who went in under the posts, Hallett again converted and Esher led 21 points to 7 at half time.
At the restart Esher again took control as another driving maul saw the Manchester side reeling, this time hooker Tom Doran surfaced with the ball and another score for Esher, Hallett adding the extra two.
Manchester then began a fight back and scored three unanswered tries on 46, 52 and 61 minutes, none of which were converted and so pulled the score back to 24-28. Esher needed to dig deep, Hallett replaced Leek at fly half as Leek struggled with a leg injury, Graham Barr moving to full back and Sam Cottrell came onto scrum half. The move worked as from the opening play with this formation Barr scored and unconverted try to give Esher some breathing space at 24 – 33. Manchester responded again through their full back Hannah (29-33). But it was Esher who had the final say as they went for the kill. On 79 minutes the ball went out wide and they should have scored, but from the next play, Lee Starling went over and Hallett converted to secure the win and the valuable 5 points.
Moseley 27 (Tries: Bressington, Rodwell, Bick, Evans. Cons: Thomas 2. Pen: Thomas.).
Redruth 13 (Tries: Gadsdon, Vinnicombe. Pen: Scrivener.).
Moseley remain four points clear after taking all five points on offer in this match against Redruth.
The visitors took the lead with a 12th minute penalty goal from Mark Scrivener but it was soon cancelled out by a penalty from Ollie Thomas.
By half time the home side had taken the lead with his 15th try of the season to go in 8-3 ahead at the break.
Two tries just after the break saw the home side move away into a 20-3 lead with tries from No 8 James Rodwell and hooker Dean Bick.
Redruth made it over the home try line in the 70th minute with replacement Paul Gadsdon touching down. In the final 10 minutes both sides managed another try as Moseley claimed the four try bonus point.
Stourbridge 28 (Tries: Bressington, O’Brien 2, Mitchell. Con: Bressington. Pens: Bressington 2.).
Wharfedale 8 (Try: Bedworth Pen: Bedworth.).
Despite this excellent win Stourbridge remain in the bottom three but have closed to within striking distance of the three sides above them in the table.
The home side were 10-0 up at half time after tries from their winger Alastair Bressington and James O’Brien.
Early in the second half Bressington made it 13-0 with a penalty goal before the visitors finally got off the mark.
Centre Mark Bedworth went over for a try and added the conversion to make it 13-7.
Bressington added a second penalty goal soon after and in the 62nd minute converted a try as O’Brien completed a double.
Deep into injury time they secured the four try bonus point when replacement back Cameron Mitchell went over for a try.
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