Esher 7 (Try: Cormack. Con: Hallett.). 

Waterloo 41 (Tries: Payne 2, Kerfoot, Handley, Duffy. Cons: Nutt 5. Pens: Nutt 2.). 

Waterloo clinched promotion back into National One with this excellent away win at third placed Esher.  

This was built up as the game of the season, the game that should have decided the second promotion spot. However Esher’s recent performances put paid to that. It should though have been an opportunity for the Esher players to show their true fighting spirit. Alas this was not to be.

Waterloo opened up with a penalty on 2 minutes, Esher lost Dave MacCallum on 3 minutes and it all went down hill from there very quickly. With Esher having to re-shuffle their back line bringing on Dan Taylor onto the wing and putting Matt Moore in the centre, Esher lost their shape with so many players playing out of position. Waterloo took full advantage of Esher’s defensive frailties and also from some gifted interception handed to them by the Esher backs.

Three converted tries and two penalties before half time, without and Esher response was always going to be a hard task to turn around.

Waterloo began the second half with a try after only two minutes, a try that guaranteed them promotion. Esher managed a consolation try when the forwards got a rolling maul over the try line and skipper Duncan Cormack came up with the ball, Neil Hallett converted. Waterloo had the last word with another converted try and Esher were on the wrong end of a 41 point to 7 stuffing, one of the heaviest defeats suffered on home soil.

With three games left, and 14 points clear of 4^th place, Esher must now either come up with some results or else the season will just ebb away into nothing, and that is not what we want to happen. If offered third place before the season started I am sure we would have taken it.

Halifax 9 (Pens: Thomas 3.). 

Moseley 22 (Tries: Caves 2, Coles, Colvin. Con: Thomas.). 

Moseley made it 21 wins from 23 matches and picked up the four try bonus point along the way.  

Hooker Adam Caves gave the league leaders the lead when he went over for a 6^th minute try and a 5-0 lead. Halifax Full back Shaun Thomas then kicked the home side ahead with a brace of penalty goals in the 10^th and 23^rd minutes.

The lead lasted just three minutes when prop Paul Coles went over and Ollie Thomas converted and with a try from winger Carl Colvin in first half injury time the visitors went in 17-6 ahead.

In the second half Thomas put over a third penalty goal early on in what was the only score of the half till the last couple of minutes. It was Moseley who got the final score and secured the four try bonus point when Caves completed a double in the 78^th minute.

Harrogate 30 (Tries: Smithies 2, Parsons 2. Cons: Aspinall 2. Pens: Aspinall 2.). 

Blackheath 24 (Tries: Penalty try, Webber 2. Cons: Neale 3.). 

Harrogate continued their good recent form with a home win over Blackheath and are all but mathematically safe now with Orrell losing at home to Launceston, they are 13 points ahead of Orrell with the Lancashire side needing to win all their remaining matches to have a chance of staying up and get the four try bonus points.    

Full back Ed Smithies got the home side on the scoreboard with a try in the 15^th minute and scrum half Michael Aspinall converted for 7-0.

The visitors were level when the referee awarded them a penalty try and Frankie Neale converted. Four minutes later Aspinall gave the home side the lead again with a penalty goal. Blackheath took the lead just after the half hour mark when hooker Rob Webber went over and Neale converted. Aspinall narrow the gap to a point just before the break with a second penalty goal.   

In the second half a double from right winger Stephen Parsons to move onto 14 tries for the season and Harrogate led 23-14 after 66 minutes.

Back came Blackheath with Webber getting a second try and Neale again converting to make it a two point game 23-21.

Harrogate pulled away again when Smithies completed a double in the 73^rd minute and Aspinall converted. Neale made sure the visitors got a losing bonus point with a late penalty goal.

Wharfedale 20 (Tries: Hodgson, Peel, Capstick, Lawn.). 

Barking 10(Try: P Helmand. Con: Pilat. Pen: Pilat.). 

Wharfedale move above Barking in the league table after this home win scoring four unanswered tries.  

It was the home side that took the lead when left wing Andrew Hodgson went over for a try in the 20^th minute and a 5-0 lead but with half time approaching Corrado Pilat pulled three points back for Barking. .

Wharfedale went 10-3 ahead when prop Philip Peel went over for the second home try. They got further tries from second row Anthony Capstick and hooker John Lawn to go 20-3 ahead. Barking did finally get over the home line when centre Pieter Helmand touched down for his first ever league try and Pilat converted. 

Redruth 12 (Pens: Donald 4.). 

Stourbridge 24 (Tries: Freeman 2, Sturdy, Tideswell. Cons: Bressington 2.). 

Stourbridge got revenge for a home defeat at the hands of Redruth earlier in the season.  

The visitors were first on the scoreboard when right wing Martin Freeman went over for a 7^th minute try and a 5-0 lead. They went 12-0 ahead when prop Adam Sturdy went over in the 21^st minute and this time Alistair Bressington converted in what was the final score of the half.

In the second half Redruth drew level with full back Gavin Donald putting over four penalty goals to tie the game after 76 minutes.

In the last few minutes Stourbridge ran in a couple of tries to snatch the win and leave the home side pointless. Freeman went in for his second try on 77 minutes and a minute later prop James Tideswell went over and Bressington wrapped up the win with a conversion.

Henley Hawks 21 (Tries: Reeves, Loubers. Con: Burton. Pens: Burton 3.). 

Manchester 12 (Tries: Flynn, Hannah. Con: Bramhall.). 

Mitch Burton kicked the home side 3-0 ahead with a 5^th minute penalty goal and went 6-0 ahead when he put over his second penalty goal in the 19^th minute.

Two minutes later the Hawks went over for the first try of the match with fly half Barry Reeves touching down and Burton converting to make it 13-0.

Manchester finally got on the scoreboard when prop Nick Flynn went over for an unconverted try. Just before the break Burton put over a third penalty goal and they went in 16-5 ahead.

In the second half it took till the 79^th minute for the next score as Manchester got a second try as full back Sean Hannah touched down and James Bramhall converted to make it 16-12.

Henley rounded off the win when right wing Chaska Loubers went over for an injury time try and stop Manchester picking up a losing bonus point.   

Orrell 15 (Pens: Mason 5.). 

Launceston 21 (Tries: Alred. Con: Alred. Pens: Alred 3.). 

Launceston consolidate fourth place with this away win at Orrell, they are now 14 points behind third placed Esher and 10 points clear of fifth placed Wharfedale.  

Simon Mason put the home side ahead with an 8^th minute penalty goal and they kept the lead till the 28^th minute when Stuart Alred kicked his first attempt of the afternoon.

Mason kicked Orrell back in front with two more penalty goals late in the half for a 9-3 half time lead.

He added a fourth penalty goal after the break before Stuart Alred kicked his second of the afternoon in the 47^th minute to make it 12-6. . 

Soon after Launceston were in front when scrum half Richard John went over for the games first try and Alred converted to make it 13-12.

Back came Orrell with a fifth Mason penalty goal just before the hour mark. To go back in front 15-13.