Macclesfield 20 (Tries: Donaldson, Mason. Cons: Winney 2. Pens: Winney 2.). 

Nuneaton 26 (Tries: Reed 2, Peacock, Toleafoa. Cons: Culls 3.). 

No change for the top three with all of them picking up five points on Saturday.

Third placed Nuneaton were behind 6-0 after 15 minutes with Ross Winney putting over a couple of penalty goals.

Nuneaton were off the mark on 20 minutes when centre Phil Reed went over for his 19^th try of the season. Six minutes later they were in from with the other Nuns centre Jody Peacock touching down and this time Gareth Cull converted for 12-6 which they took into the half time interval.

The match was won in a four minute spell when Nuneaton scored two tries to move into a 26-6 win and secure the all important four try bonus point. Flanker Ben Toleafoa went over in the 52^nd minute and four minutes later Reed completed a double and Cull converted both.   

Macc did come back at Nuneaton with tries from replacement Alex Donaldson and scrum half Guy Mason and with Winney converting them both it was 26-20 after 72 minutes.

Blaydon 22 (Tries: Clark. Wright 2, Clappison. Con: Clappison.). 

Preston Grasshoppers 5 (Try: Cramont.). 

Blaydon remain in second place after a 22-5 home win over Preston Grasshoppers scoring the four tries to get the all important bonus point.

They made a great start going over in the opening minute for a try through second row Paul Clark which Dan Clappison converted. They got a second try on 11 minutes with flanker Andrew Wright going over for an unconverted try and a 12-0 lead.

Hoppers though were next to score when second row Anton Cramont went over in the 18^th minute in what was the final score of the half as Blaydon led 12-5.

In the second half Wright completed a double five minutes in to extend the home lead.

They had to wait though till the 72^nd minute to wrap up the win and secure the four try bonus point when fly half Clappison touched down.  .

Bradford & Bingley 42 (Tries: P Greaves 2, Dixon, Kirkby, Jacobsz, Yates. Cons: Rhodes 6.). 

Leicester Lions 0 (). 

In the end Bradford & Bingley ran out comfortable winners but at the break they were just 7-0 ahead after a 13^th minute try from centre Phil Greaves converted by Tom Rhodes.

The second came 11 minutes into the second half with centre Stuart Dixon going over and Rhodes again on target for 14-0.  

Two tries just after the hour mark saw them pull clear and secure the all important bonus point with Greaves completing a double and left wing Mark Kirkby touching down and Rhodes converting them both to go 28-0 ahead.

The wrapped up the win late in the game with two more tries to end the match with six tries and still with a four point lead at the top of the table.

Kendal 52 (Tries: Preston 2, Armstrong 2, Mulholland, Dodds 2, Bowman, Bright. Con: Park.). 

New Brighton 0 (). 

Finally with their penultimate match of the season Kendal get their first win of the season as they go one better than their home draw against Fylde a couple of weeks back with this comprehensive win over New Brighton running in ten unanswered tries. .

Second row David Preston got the first two tries in the opening 20 minutes as Kendal went 10-0 ahead.

Two more before half time saw the go in 20-0 ahead and they had a four try bonus point for the first time this season.

Four more tries in the third quarter saw them go into q 42-0 lead with Chris Park finally putting over a conversion for the eighth try.

In the final quarter centre Martin Armstrong and wing Paul Dodds completed doubles to round of the win.

Darlington Mowden Park 13 (Tries: Booysen, Howland. Pen: Mellalieu.). 

Darlington 12 (Tries: P Lee, Andrew. Con: Davis.). 

Great win for Darlington Mowden Park in this derby match as they complete the double over their near neighbours.

It took DMP just four minutes to take the lead with right wing Pieter Booysen touching down for a 5-0 lead. They next score did not come until the stroke of half time when the home side went 8-0 ahead when Anthony Mellalieu slotted over a penalty goal.

In the second half the first score went the way of the home side as they got a second try through half time replacement Matt Howland to go 13-0 ahead.

The visitors took till the 68^th minute to get off the mark when fly half Paul Lee went over and Lee Davis converted.

In injury time they nearly snatched the win when scrum half David Andrew went over for a try but they could not add the conversion to take the win. .

Cleckheaton 19 (Tries: Akroyd 2, Rushforth. Cons: Quinn 2.). 

Tynedale 10 (Try: Smales. Con: Belgian. Pen: Belgian.). 

Excellent home win for Cleckheaton over Tynedale at Moorend after going 7-0 ahead after just four minutes. The try came from No 8 Oliver Akroyd and Chris Quinn converted.

Back came Tynedale with Centre Phil Belgian putting over a penalty goal in the 12^th minute and they took the lead six minutes later when right wing Jack Smales touched down and with Belgian converting they went 10-7 ahead.

Just before the half hour mark the home side took the lead again when right wing James Rushforth touched down and they were 12-10 ahead which was the half time score.

In the second half there was just the one score as Akroyd got a second try and with Quinn converting Cleckheaton were 19-10 ahead after 56 minutes.   

Fylde 35 (Tries: Royle 4. Cons: Scott 3. Pens: Scott 3.). 

Hull Ionians 35 (Tries: Poskitt 2, Boyd, Smith, Watson. Cons: Boyd 2. Pens: Boyd 2). 

It was clear from the start that the lineouts for both teams would be a lottery due to the wind, when on 8 mins the impressive Poskitt went over for a try converted by Boyd - 7 : nil to Hull. 

That seemed to awaken Fylde who equalised after a period of possession by the try of the game by Nick Royle who collected the ball on half way, skipped by five tacklers to plant the ball under the posts. Easy conversion by Mike Scott.

The ball seemed to get bogged down in mid field when Fylde conceded a penalty in range duly converted by Boyd. That seemed to set the pattern with Fylde penalised time after time. Just as the players were thinking about their half time brews, up popped the man Royle again. This time breaking some woeful attempts at tackling, to once more cross the whitewash. Scott again kicking the conversion - 14 : 10 half time.
The second half started with the wind in Fylde's favour but the defensive lapses were catching and ultimately both sides downfall. Ten minutes in and Fylde's defence went AWOL letting in Boyd for a try which he failed to convert - 14 : 15. 

Two Mike Scott penalties brought the score to 20 : 15 when Royle completed his hat trick with a kick ahead by Scott, chased down by Royle forcing his opposite number to fumble and simply picked up and popped in the corner 25 : 15. 

That lead was short lived when the increasingly influential outside centre Poskitt went in for his second try duly converted by Boyd who was also on target five minutes later with a penalty 25 : 25. Parity was short lived by virtue of Paul Newton's awareness at the scrummage. He "nicked" the ball, shipped it to Dave Wiseman who threw a lovely popped pass out to - yes you've guessed it - Nick Royle for a well deserved fourth try goaled by Scott 32  25.
Less than five minutes on the clock when Hull's Ben Smith made amends for his earlier howler by strolling through an absent defensive line to score wide out on the left. Boyd failed with his conversion 32 : 30. 

Then on the stroke of 80 minutes Mike Scott scored another penalty to make it 35 : 30. From the restart Fylde were on the attack and secured a five metre scrum with the put in. Roger Banks broke from the back to score a well crafted try - game over. However the referee saw it differently much to everyone's surprise including the Hull players judging by the look on their faces. A wheeled scrum through 90 degrees was the call.