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In at the Corner - National Three South

North Walsham 24 (Tries: Rossouw 2, Dodds, Penalty try. Cons: Dickson 2.). 

Rosslyn Park 17 (Tries: Lapidus, Blemings, Blankley. Con: Mahony.). 

North Walsham did what they had to with this win over Rosslyn Park with the four tries to stay a point ahead of Cambridge.

After half an hour it seemed a matter of time before the fourth try with the home side 17-0 ahead after a double from hooker Gideon Rossouw and one from No 8 Kenny Dodds with Andrew Dickson adding a conversion.

In the second half Park were first on the scoreboard when scrum half Rhys Lapidus went over for a 47th minute try and with hooker Adam Blemings adding a second before the hour mark the visitors were just 17-12 down.

North Walsham got the all important bonus point when the referee awarded them a penalty try in the 65th minute and sent Park’s Richard Jackson to the sin bin as the home side went 24-12 ahead.

Park got a third try late in the game but North Walsham got their five points and stay a point ahead of Cambridge in the table and know if they can go to Southend and take all five points the title is theirs.

 

Bracknell 0 (.). 

Cambridge 40 (Tries: Lombaard 2, Whitford, Shanahan, White, Hoad. Cons: Dann 5.). 

Cambridge did all the could to keep the pressure on leaders North Walsham with a six try display at bottom of the table Bracknell.

They went ahead in the 13th minute when left wing Christoff Lombaard went over and Thomas Dann converted for 7-0.

They second try came from No 8 Henry Whitford and again Dann converted for 14-0. Captain James Shanahan got the third try just after the half hour and Cambridge went in 19-0 ahead at the break.

The all important bonus point was secured just two minutes into the second half when Lombaard went over for his second try of the match and his 21st of the season and Dann slotted over his third conversion of the afternoon.

They scored two further tries to seal the win and leave North Walsham needing to score four tries and win at Southend on the final Saturday of the season to guarantee the title in National Three South. .

 

Old Patesians 53 (Tries: Cobbe, B Parker, Patterson 3, Copsey 3, Spry. Cons: Nock 4.). 

Reading 19 (Tries: Brooks, Murdoch. Pens: Cathcart 3.). 

THREE tries from left wing James Copsey and No.8 Chris Patterson steered Old Pats to a comfortable victory at Everest Road and so eased their relegation worries against fellow strugglers Reading

The home side ran in nine tries in total, thus earning a bonus point, to take them three points clear of Reading with one match remaining for either side to retain their national league status.

Old Pats have the slightly easier task on April 22 when they travel to Roehampton to face sixth placed Rosslyn Park while Reading will be at home to Cambridge who are vying with North Walsham for the league title.

The Cheltenham based club wasted no time getting on the scoreboard with outside centre Hector Cobbe scoring the opening try in the first minute. Fly-half Robert Nock added the conversion but Reading struck back with a penalty from fly-half James Cathcart.

Old Pats then scored three tries in a 15 minute burst through inside centre Ben Parker and two from Patterson with Nock adding the extras to two. Cathcart kicked a second penalty on the stroke of half time as his side trailed 26-6.

Copsey scored his first try early in the second half before Cathcart landed a third penalty. Patterson then completed his hat-trick followed by a second from Copsey before inside centre Nicolas Brooks crossed for the visitor’s first try on the hour.

Full back Ben Spry scored Old Pats try, converted by Nock, but as the game went in to the final ten minutes Reading full back David Murdock crossed for their second try. Three minutes from time Copsey's third try took the home side passed the half century mark.

 

 

Havant 23 (Tries: Molyneux, A Davenport, Morris. Con: Claffey. Pen: Ngapaku. DG: Ngapaku.). 

Westcombe Park 32 (Tries: Calitz, Roux, Lewis, Stenhouse. Cons: Whittingham 3. Pens: Whittingham 2.). 

Westcombe Park continued their good recent form with this away win at Havant and move into third place in the table.

Havant made the better start and were 12-0 ahead after 11 minutes after tries form left wing Keith Molyneux and prop Alexander Davenport with Sid Claffey adding a conversion.

Combe were on the scoreboard after James Whittingham put over a 16th minute penalty goal but Ngapaku Ngapaku dropped a goal for the home side before Combe finally got over the home try line,. The try came form hooker Matthew Calitz and Whittingham converted at Havant went in 15-10 ahead.

In the second half the home side went further ahead when scrum half Grant Morris went over for a try and Havant were 20-10 ahead. By the hour mark the game had turned with Combe 29-20 ahead after tries from backs Gideon Roux, Chris Lewis and Richard Stenhouse and Whittingham put over a couple of conversions.

Ngapaku and Whittingham exchanged penalty goals but it was Combe who took the win to continue their excellent second half of the season.   

 

Hertford 40 (Tries: Roberts 4, Johnson, Barella. Cons: Colborne 5.). 

Cinderford 23 (Tries: Scourfield, Thiel, Wallis. Con: Trigg. Pens: Trigg 2.). 

Comfortable win for Hertford at home to Cinderford out scoring them six tries to three.

Leading the way was left winger Adam Roberts who went over the visitors try line four times including a first half hat trick.

Daniel Trigg put the visitors in front with a 6th minute penalty goal which was cancelled out two minutes later by Rob Colborne for the home side.

Roberts gave the home side the lead in the 15th minute when he went over for his first try of the afternoon. Second row Andrew Johnson got the second and with Roberts getting two more the home side were 27-10 ahead with centre Dewi Scourfield going over for Cinderford.

Roberts got his fourth in the 48th minute before Cinderford managed a couple themselves with front row men Philip Thiel and Michael Wallis going over.

Hertford though rounded off the win when winger Neil Barella went over in the 80th minute for the sixth home try.   

 

Dings Crusaders 13 (Try: Wright Hider. Con: Williams. Pens: Williams 2.). 

Bridgwater & Albion 22 (Tries: Edwards, Hastie, Soolefai. Cons: Manupenu 2. Pen: Manupenu.). 

Bridgwater & Albion completed a hard-fought double over Dings Crusaders on a
dry but windy afternoon.
The strong wind which started across the pitch but changed to along the pitch during the game made life hard for the kickers, but they overcame the conditions well.  Jervis Manupenu, the Bridgwater fly half and Iestyn Williams of Dings both put in some very long touch-finders both to relieve pressure and gain immense ground for their respective teams.

Bridgwater had the perfect start.  After two minutes, a 70 m touch finder by Manupenu brought a 5m line-out for Bridgwater. Despite losing the ball the visitors kept up the pressure and good work by Webber and Hastie released Edwards who scored unopposed in the corner.
Dings fought back and their dominant pack drove a rolling maul some 40m to the Bridgwater line.  Bridgwater repulsed the first attack but with their scrummage under pressure conceded a try to centre Chris Wright-Hider, converted by Williams.
Bridgwater continued to be under tremendous pressure from the strong Dings pack. A long Dings kick into the Bridgwater 22 put full-back George under tremendous pressure but the defence held out.  Eventually, Dings were awarded a penalty and Williams increased their lead from 20m.
Bridgwater took the game to Dings from this point and it was the Bridgwater pack who began to up their game. From a five metre line-out, the visiting pack, with a concerted effort, rumbled over the Dings line for Hastie to claim the try, well converted by Manupenu.
The game flowed from end to end.  Errors abounded and players from both sides were equally guilty.  Williams missed a simple penalty for Dings but made amends from the same spot only a minute later to give Dings a slender 13-12 half time lead.
The second half was a ding-dong affair with both sides having chances.
Bridgwater defended the Dings attacks well but were guilty of giving away too many penalties and losing the ball too often.
On one of the visiting forays, Bridgwater were awarded a close range penalty which Manupenu kicked with aplomb.
Play seemed very even and concentrated in the middle third of the pitch until ten minutes from the end, Williams tried a dropped goal from 25 m for Dings.  Bridgwater's Cormack was quick enough to charge down the kick and was delighted to see Soolefai pick up the loose ball and sprint 80m to score under the posts.  Manupenu duly converted.
Dings had one or two breaks from their own 22m in the final stages but were, each time, caught by the Bridgwater covering defence.
Bridgwater deserved their win for scoring three tries to one, but could not manage a bonus point.  Dings were left pointless.

 

Lydney 18 (Tries: Scriven, S Price, Roberts. DG: Jones .). 

Southend 11 (Try: Du Toit. Pens: Frost 2.). 

Lydney took the win late in the match but dropped a place in the table after failing to pick up a four try bonus point.

The home side were in front in five minutes when No 8 Brett Scriven went over for an unconverted try. They went 10-0 ahead in the 11th minute and looked to be on their way to an easy victory.

The visitors got of the mark five minutes later when Andrew Frost put over a penalty goal in what was the final score of the half.

It was Southend who scored first in the second half when left wing Jaco Du Toit went over for a try and when Frost put over a penalty goal on the hour Southend were 11-10 ahead.

It was not till the 77thj minute that Lydney regained the lead when second row James Roberts went over for a try and the win was sealed in injury time when Craig Jones dropped a goal.   
 
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