Bishop’s Stortford 8 (Try: Faiers. Pen: Coleman.).
Richmond 29 (Tries: Goatley 2, Hart, Tennuci. Cons: Hart 3. Pen: Hart.).
The home side took the lead in just the 3rd minute when Tom Coleman put over a penalty goal.
Richmond took the lead on 14 minutes when Full back Matt Hart went over for a try and added the conversion to make it 7-3. He added a 27th minute penalty goal before converting the second Richmond try as left wing Chris Tennuci went over the home try line to make it 17-3 after 33 minutes in the final score of the first half.
Hooker Rob Faiers got a try for the home side just after the hour mark but late in the match centre Joe Goatley completed a double for the visitors as they pulled away for a comfortable victory.
Barnes 12 (Tries: Roles 2. Con: Farmer.).
Canterbury 21 (Tries: Pratt, Kier. Con: Reilly. Pens: Reilly 2. DG: Reilly.).
Barnes scored the same number of tries as leader Canterbury but lost out in the kicking department.
The visitors took the lead in the 16th minute when fly half Wessels Wolmarans dropped a goal. The home side took the lead on 31 minutes when Flanker Tim Roles went over for a try and Paul Farmer converted. By half time though the visitors were 13-7 ahead with second row Robert Keir going over the home try line, centre James Reilly converted and put over a penalty goal.
Four minutes into the second half and the visitors went further clear with a second Reilly penalty goal before wing Andy Pratt touched down for the second Canterbury try and a 21-7 lead.
Roles completed a double for the home side with a 68th minute try which went un converted in what was the final score of the match.
London Scottish 42 (Tries: Vuadreu, Peel, Dowling, Watt, Byford, Williams. Cons: Williams 3. Pens: Williams 2.).
Worthing 17 (Tries: Taylor 2, Coulson. Con: Taylor.).
London Scottish came back well in this home fixture against Worthing after trailing 17-8 at half time.
In the first half Worthing scored three tries with full back Duncan Taylor bagging a brace and winger Ben Coulson getting the third and Taylor added a conversion. For the home side Kim Vuadreu got a try as the home side went 5-0 ahead in the ninth minute and Tom Williams slotted over a penalty goal.
In the second half it was one way traffic with the home side running in five unanswered tries, Williams added a second penalty goal and in the 52nd minute they took the lead with a try from full back Stuart Peel and never looked back.
Staines 41 (Tries: Collins, Hunt, Knill, Leek, Carruthers 2. Cons: Knill 2. Pen: Knill.).
Old Colfeians 31 (Tries: Howard, Hodgkiss 2, Johnston. Con: Allen. Pens: Allen 2. DG: Kennedy.).
Staines take the two points in this high scoring match despite trailing 21-8 after 34 minutes.
Old Colfeians were on the score board in the second minute when Alasdar Kennedy dropped a 2nd minute goal. The lead only last five minutes before the home full back Huw Collins went over for a try and a 53 lead.
Terry Allen put over a couple of penalty goals for the visitors and David Knill slotted one over for the home side as OC led 9-8 after 26 minutes. The visitors though moved clear with tries from 2nd row Andy Hodgkiss and full back Andy Howard and with Allen converting one of them the visitors were 21-8 ahead.
Staines responded with a try from centre James Hint before the break and with Knill adding the extras they went in six points down at half time.
Three converted tries form the home side turned the game around as they went into a 36-21 lead after 58 minutes with flanker Tom Carruthers bagging a brace of tries and Knill converted all three.
They went 20 points clear with Knill going over on the hour mark for a try.
OC did not give in and managed two injury time tries to finish just 10 points down on Staines.
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Ealing 29 (Tries: O’Sullivan, Essien 3. Cons: Ward 3. Pen: Ward.).
Haywards Heath 25 (Tries: Ashton, Otuhouma, Arthur, Grey. Con: Ashton. Pen: Ashton.).
A topsy turvy match which went right down to the wire with the home side sneaking a win in injury time.
The visitors took the lead with a try in the 10th minute from second row James Arthur but on 20 minutes the home side were in front. They got a try from winger Eughan O’Sullivan and Ben Ward added the extras to make it 7-5. Owen Ashton then put over a penalty for HH and when he went over for a 35th minute try which he also converted they were 15-7 ahead.
But with half time approaching flanker David Essian went over for the home side and with Ben Ward converting they were just a point down at 15-14.
Early in the second half and the visitors were further ahead after a try from Leiataua Otuhouma to make it 20-14.
Essian got a second try for the home side and when Ward put over a 76th minute penalty goal the home side were 22-20 in front.
HH took the lead again on 78 minutes when replacement back row forward James Grey touched down to make it 25-22.
The home side though were not done and snatched the lead when Essian completed his double and
Tabard 7 (Try: Buchholz. Con: Whelan.).
Old Albanians 55 (Tries: Panting 2, Botterman 2, Bulatovic 2, Osman. Cons: Gregg 6. Pen: Gregg.).
Tabards woes continued on Saturday as they found themselves 22 points down in the first quarter and, despite trying to recover the situation they just went further behind and ended up the losers to local side Old Albanians by 55 points to 7.
This was not a good game of rugby, neither side looking particularly competent on the day but Tabard, fielding yet another wholly changed side, were extremely slow into their stride and paid the penalty as Albanians capitalised on defensive errors early on. Albanians actually opened their scoring with a penalty goal, kicked by stand off Gregg, after Tabard were caught handling in the ruck. They then scored their first try, claimed by hooker, Greg Botterman, after a forward drive. Centre Osman then added a try after a comparatively easy break through the Tabard defensive line and this was quickly followed by a try from wing Panting and, with two conversions, Albanians were 22 points up and Tabard were struggling. Although Tabard began to put some rugby together they needed some inspiration and prop Adam Gelman provided this with a tremendous surge up field that at least gave the Tabard supporters something to cheer about but unfortunately Tabard were unable to continue the move over the try line.
Albanians however still managed to score when Girven followed up a kick ahead and scored. Tabard then pulled a score back when, after considerable pressure, centre Hayden Buchholz went over following a break by scrum half Jamie Whelan. Whelan converted but Tabards temporary joy was short lived as Albanians scored another try in first half injury time from Panting.
In the second half Tabard did not look so vulnerable and there were good runs from wing Neil Hopcroft and stand off Paul Gibson, with good support coming from the Tabard back row of Mike Hyde, Jurie De Wet and Aaron Gilbert-Smith but it was just not good enough and Albanians furthered their score with converted tries from Botterman, and two from second row Bulatovic to complete the scoring and give Tabard another defeat by 55 points to 7. |
