Cornish Pirates 29 Plymouth 28
Pirates: Tries: Evans (8), Bearman (12), McAtee (70), James (80). Cons: Jarvis (3). Pen: Jarvis (25).
Albion: Tries: Rice (29), Barnes (53), Van Eyk (58), Arscott (76). Cons: Barnes 4.
HT: 15-7. Referee: Tim Wigglesworth.
Pirates: R McAtee: R Welding, D Roke (M Jess 40), W Kelly, K James, L Jarvis, G Cattle: A Paver (Sin bin 50,), N Makin (V Ma’asi 65), D Seal, H Senekal, J Beardshaw (S Hocking 67), J Bearman, T Cowley, M Evans.
Albion: l Arscott: E Lewsey, R Van Eyk, K Fisilau, N Sestaret, E Barnes, N Cane: M Rice, S Friswell, R Hopkins, N Rouse (M Lewis 29-39), B Luxton, M Schusterman, D Thomas (C Lowrie 78), A Too’ala.
The Cornish Pirates, move back above the Earth Titans after this narrow late home win over Plymouth Albion thanks to an 80th minute try from Kevin James.
London Welsh 17 NEC Harlequins 28
Welsh: Tries: Holgate (26), Ritchie (35), Swales (77). Con: Cannon.
Quins: Tries: Keogh 2 (6, 40), Brown 2 (16, 38),
HT: 12-28. Referee: Gareth Copsey.
Welsh: G Swales: T Holgate, M Cannon, D Hayward (A Hopkins 67), J Greenwood, M Meenan (L Cholewa 78), A Chiltern (R Shaw 76): S Millard, C Ritchie (A Tauialo 66), J Marsters (S Croall 66), H Quigley, C Waring, M Fitzgerald, S Etheredge (R Woods 63), P Cox (R Griffiths 66).
Quins: T Williams: S Keogh, G Duffy, M Deane, M Brown (K Richards 40), A Jarvis, S So’oialo: C Jones, J Richards (A Croall 68), R Nebbett, P Bouza (G Robson 40), S Miall, T Guest (D Clayton 4, L Ward 49-59), A Vos, N Easter.
Quins scored four tries, all in the first half, with both wingers bagging doubles as Simon Keogh took his total to 18 for the season, two behind Earth Titan’s Scott Donald with just a couple of matches left.
Pertemps Bees 18 Nottingham 36
Bees: Tries: Gerry (54), Martin (60). Con: Harvey. Pens: Harvey 2 (16, 75).
Nottingham: Tries: Duffy (10), Fitisemanu (48), Arnold (73), Penalty try (80), Wyles (80). Cons: Stenhouse, Woodrow 3. Pen: Stenhouse (2).
HT: 3-13. Referee: .Geraint Ashton Jones.
Bees: D Knight: A Gill (S Martin 48), A Billig, M Davies, N Baxter, T Walsh, B Harvey (P O’Grady 80): A Le Chevalier (E Lewis 80), B Gerry (L Wordley 39-40, 80), J Hobson, A Davidson (D White 66), E Orgee (M Walton 80), T Tamarua (W Matthews 59 Sin bin 68), C Trayhern, J Jenner.
Nottingham: B Thompson: J Kay (W Logan 72), C Wyles, T Molenaar (J Wilson 80), D Jackson, N Stenhouse, K Brennan: N Fowkes (P Cook 65), J Duffy, N Hall, L Morley (C Fores 80), P Arnold, S Raven, A Corcoran (W Bowley 49), N Fitisemanu (W Bowley 20-29, A Loney 78).
Nottingham all but guaranteed a top half finish with this win over the Pertemps Bees and are now eight points ahead of eighth placed Coventry with just two matches remaining.
Bedford Blues 40 Coventry 27
Blues: Tries: Brady 2 (3, 76), Hinkins (22), Hepher (31), Comb (39), Allen (80). Cons: Hepher 5.
Coventry: Tries: Higgins (17), Stewart (24), Sanders (62), Millard (71). Cons: Moore, Higgins. Pen: Moore (10).
HT: 26-15. Referee: Rob Debney.
Blues: K Hallett: C Moir, L Roberts (M Allen 43), T Luke, J Hinkins (P Kendall 72), A Hepher, K Dickson (A Page 62): M Volland (S Tonga’uiha 55), C Johnson (M Price 80), J Brooks (J Graham 80), J Phillips, A Brenton, M Comb (C Rainbow 55), S Harding, S Brady.
Coventry: A Stewart (D Millard 63): K Johnson, D Sanders (K Geraghty 72), N Witkowski, J Moore (Sin bin 50), J Higgins (Sin bin 57), M Walls: N Treston (R Brits 77), R Protherough, P Bucknall, D Campton, B Gulliver (J Clapham 80), M Buckingham, B McNamee (Sin bin 42, J Clapham 20-23, 32-36), H Venter.
The Blues confirmed second place in the table with this home win over Coventry. They were nearly always in control after taking a third minute lead from a Shaun Brady try and led at the break 26-15 with the four try bonus point in the bag.
Coventry’s cuase was not helped when they lost two men to the sin bin in the second half and for a few minutes were down to 13 men.
Exeter Chiefs 36 Newbury 24
Chiefs: Tries: Staniforth (12), Luff 2 (16, 35), Murdoch (40), Jenkins (71). Cons: Staniforth 4. DG: Staniforth (75).
Newbury: Tries: Cooper (50), Bingham (56), Gibson (73). Cons: Feeney 3. Pen: Feeney (7).
HT: 28-3. Referee: Alan Biggs.
Chiefs: S Ward: J Luff, M Fatialofa (Sin bin 46), J Fatialofa, A Murdoch (P Fisher 74), A Staniforth, K Barrett: S Bennett (D Porte 72), S Jenkins (Sin bin 49), G Davis (J Horn Smith 72), C Bentley (I Brown 58), J Hanks, G Willis (D Porte 52-66), A Miller, R Baxter.
Newbury: M Roberts: L Gibson, M Ireland, D Bell, K Bingham, B Feeney, D Smaje (M Simpson Daniel 44): R Faulkner, G Cooper, N Collins (S Carter 67), C Hart (M Davis 69), T Radbourne, C Cracknell (L Walters 64), S Gully, M Styles.
The Chiefs did the damage in the first half with four tries to build up a 28-3 lead including a double form winger Jason Luff.
Newbury did manage to win the second half scoring three tries to out score the home side 21-8 but the damage was already done by then.
Sedgley Park 33 Doncaster 19
Park: Tries: Jones (25), Wilkinson (41), Feeney (76). Cons: Jones 3. Pens: Jones 4 (30, 33, 61, 68).
Doncaster: Try: O Cook (17). Con: Liley. Pens: Liley 4 (9, 14, 37, 71).
HT: 13-16. Referee: Bruce Robertson.
Park: A De Jager: J Feeley, I Voortman, S Woof, C Wilkinson, P Jones, J Albinson (D McCormack 67): P Gazzola (G Roberts 65), R Oxley (Sin bin 51), G Evans (H Thomas 65), T Fourie (P Key 53-64, C Rowe 71), E Lund, R Senior, S Anania, J Skurr.
Doncaster: J Boden: O Cook, M Wood (J Benson 57), B Hunt, D Van Vuuren, R Liley, L Lane (C Harrison 65): R List (Sin bin 28, T Davies 79), S Boden (J Roddam 79), S Bunting (Sin bin 73), G Kenworthy, E Norris (J Rule 65), R Earnshaw, S Grainger (S Baretto 31-40), D Montague.
Park have closed to within three points of third bottom Newbury after beating Doncaster after trailing 13-16 at the break.
Earth Titans 39 Otley 24
Titans: Tries: Hala’uifa (10), Donald 2 (31, 37), Bedford (42), Hopcroft (78). Cons: Whitehead4. Pens: Whitehead 2 (33, 64).
Otley: Tries: Luffman 2 (40, 51), Brown (45). Cons: Kitching 3. Pen: Kitching (12).
HT: 24-10. Referee: Chris Sharp.
Titans: E Claassens: D Strettle (G Carruthers 80), T Allen, WP Strauss, S Donald, M Whitehead, J Bedford: J Carey (Sin bin 37), N Cochrane, A Hopcroft, J Bornman, L McGowan, H Fourie, G McComb (J Holtby 46), C Hala’uifa (J Golding 45-55, N Conroy 60).
Otley: R Kitching: K Dench, R Whatmuff, C Hyndman, W Sovatabua, I Shuttleworth, A Brown (D Scully 67): J Wring, M Luffman, K Fullman (Sin bin 15), J Oakes (Sin bin 36), P Williams, M Stockdale (B Fear 16-27, J Tiffany 54), N Bland (Sin bin 7), G Wilson.
The Earth Titans moved above the Cornish Pirates into third spot for a couple of days after this win at at home to Yorkshire rivals Otley. Scott Donald, again playing on the wing, bagged a brace of tries and became the first player to read 20 tries in the division this season and has a two try advantage over Harlequins Simon Keogh in the race to finish leading try scorer. |
