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In at the Corner - National Three South

Southend 21 (Tries: Frost, Hyde. Con: Frost. Pens: Frost 2. DG: McKeith.). 

North Walsham 20 (Tries: Dodds 2, Groom, Gowling.). 

North Walsham missed out on the National Three South title by the narrowest of margins going down by a single point despite scoring the four tries they needed for the bonus point.

They went into a 10-0 lead after 22 minutes thanks to a brace of tries from No 8 Kenny Dodds. Andrew Frost got the home side off the mark with a penalty goal five minutes later and then went over for a 32nd minute try he missed the conversion but gave Southend the lead with a penalty goal three minutes later to lead 11-10 at the break.

In the 49th minute the visitors were back in front when prop Tim Groom went over for the third try but back came Southend and three minutes later they took an 18-15 lead with a try from No 8 James Hyde and this time Frost converted.  

They went further ahead when Ben McKeith dropped a 55th minute goal.

The score stayed like that for over 20 minutes until North Walsham went in for their fourth try through scrum half Andy Gowling in the 76th minute but crucially it again went un converted and North Walsham missed out of the title by the narrowest of margins.

  

Reading 20 (Tries: M Davies, Lynch. Cons: Cathcart 2. Pens: Cathcart 2.). 

Cambridge 43 (Tries: Fielden 3, Ross, Lombaard, White, McInroy. Cons: Dann 2, Lewis 2.). 

With North Walsham coming unstuck at Southend Cambridge took the title with this win over Reading who were relegated in the process. .

They made a great start with right wing Luke Fielden touching down in the 3rd minute for a 5-0 lead. Reading though came back at the visitors and James Cathcart put over a 7th minute penalty goal and they took the lead on 23 minutes when flanker Matt Davies touched down and Cathcart converted for 10-3.

Prop James Ross got the Cambridge second try on the half hour mark to lead 12-10 but Reading again took the lead with Cathcart kicking a second penalty goal.

Cambridge led at the break when Fielden went in for a second try and Thomas Dann converted to make it 19-13 at half time.

In the second half Cambridge scored three unanswered tries to go into a 36-13 lead and wrap the match up. Reading did manage another try with right wing Sean Lynch touching down before Cambridge rounded off the win with Fielden completing his hat trick in the 76th minute.

 

Westcombe Park 59 (Tries: Moyce, Roux 2, Hardcastle, Lewis, McKinnell, Mitchell, Archibald. Cons: Barnett 4, Chitty, Harriss.). 

Hertford 14 (Tries: Brady, Barella. Cons: Colborne 2.). 

Westcombe Park consolidated third spot when they ran out comfortable home winners against Hertford running in nine tries.  

They went in front in the 10th minute with hooker Jon Moyce touching down and by half time they had scored another four tries to open up a 33-0 lead.

They got four more in the second half with only centre Gideon Roux getting more than one try with a double.

The visitors did manage a couple of tires in the second half but it was Combe who took the win to complete their best ever season in National League rugby.

 

Cinderford 25 (Tries: Matthews, Bazeley, Scourfield. Cons: Trigg 2. Pens: Trigg 2.). 

Lydney 23 (Tries: McLaughlin, Jones. Con: Jones, Pens: Jones 3.). 

Cinderford finished the season with a home win over Lydney thanks to a late Daniel Trigg penalty goal.  

It was Lydney who took the lead when Craig Jones put over a 6th minute penalty goal.

Cinderford were in front five minutes later when homer Nigel Matthews touched down. Jones gave the visitors the lead again with a second penalty goal in the 23rd minute.

The lead lasted three minutes before the home side got a second try as winger Richard Bazeley went over and this time Trigg converted for 12-6.

Before half time Jones and Trigg traded penalty goals as the home side went in 15-9 ahead.

In the opening minute of the second half Cinderford stretched their lead when centre Dewi Scourfield went over and Trigg converted for 22-9.

Lydney though responded well with tries from centre Ali McLaughlin and Jones and with Jones converting them both the visitors led 23-22 after an hour.

The match was settled in the 76th minute with Trigg putting over a penalty goal.

  

Rosslyn Park 14 (Tries: McCluggage, Blankley. Cons: Mahony 2.). 

Old Patesians 34 (Tries: Parker, Copsey, Barker, Smith. Cons: Nock 4. Pens: Nock 2.). 

OLD Patesians ensured that they would be playing in the National leagues next season by picking-up maximum points from their visit to Roehampton and so complete a double over Rosslyn Park.

Fourteen points from the boot of fly-half Rob Nock steered the Cheltenham based side to victory which wasn't vital in the end as nearest rivals Reading were beat 43-20 at home to league champions Cambridge.

Old Pats led 13-nil midway through the first half after a try from Ben Parker whack Nock converted to add to his two earlier penalties. Park came back on the half hour through a try from right wing Marcus McCluggage, converted by fly-half Richard Mahony.

 

The visitors struck early in the second half with a try from outside centre James Copsey before scoring two tries in three minutes midway through the half with openside flanker John Barker and hooker Ollie Smith.

Nock converted the three second half tries but, again on the half hour, Park scored a second try. No.8 Kai Blankley got the touchdown with Mahoney converting to leave the home side ending their season in sixth place.

 

Bridgwater 29 (Tries: Hancock 2, Hastie, Webber, M Ranson. Cons: Manupenu 2.). 

Havant 12 (Tries: Avery, Butterworth. Con: Cobbe.). 

BRIDGWATER & Albion scored five tries, including two from left wing Gavin Hancock, to finish their league season in seventh place having completed the double over Havant who finish their campaign two places below.

The home side scored after just six minutes after some good handling by centres Faapulou Soolefai and Andy Webber to put Hancock through for a try. But the visitors hit back six minutes later as right wing Cam Avery found space to touchdown to level the scores.

Matt Hastie scored Bridgwater's second try from a penalty kick to touch and resultant drive over the line after the hooker had been the subject a few minutes earlier by a questionable high tackle by Havant lock Ali Ramus.

But Hastie the had to leave the field with a damaged shoulder which will keep him out of the Somerset Blackthorn Cup final against Hornets at Yatton rugby club next Sunday afternoon.

Again good handling resulted in Hancock's second try just after the half hour mark with fly-half Jervis Manupenu finally finding his target with the conversion to give Bridgwater a 17-5 interval lead.

 

Early second half pressure from Havant was met with some good defence from Bridgwater but it finally cracked and the visitors scored a second try through blindside flanker Graham Butterworth with outside centre Owen Cobbe adding the extras.

But Bridgwater went in search of a fourth try and a scoring bonus point in the final quarter with Webber scoring in the corner. With full time approaching Manupenu chipped ahead and took the catch to put scrum half Matt Ranson in for a try which Manupenu converted.

 

Bracknell 11 (Try: Mirza. Pens: Berti 2.). 

Dings Crusaders 29 (Tries: Johnstone, Lang, Edwards 2, Wright Hider. Cons: Seward, Wright Hider.). 

Dings completed their league season in fine style with a five try to one win at relegated Bracknell.

From the opening whistle the Dings pack looked far too strong for the home side and as early as the 4th minute the forward superiority showed when prop Paul Johnstone got the touchdown from a 15 metre lineout catch and drive.

Two minutes later Dings signalled their intention to go for tries when scrum half Sam Brown elected to spurn a cert 3 points and go for a quick tap penalty 15 metres out directly in front the post, the move came to nothing but a similar situation 10 minutes later saw stand off Richard Lang score under the post and the Nick Seward conversion stretched Dings lead to 12-0.

Bracknell got on the score sheet on 20 minutes with a penalty from stand off Seb Berti on one of their rare visits to the Dings half. Dings increased their lead on 30 minutes, from a scrum 30 metres out Brown broke blind to feed full back Nick Seward coming into the line and creating an overlap for wing Sylvan Edwards to score in the corner. Dings should have gone further ahead five minutes later when Seward again created an overlap this time for wing Dan Ajuwa, the winger crossed the try line unopposed but inexplicably dropped the ball.

 

Dings opened the second half in dominant mood and were soon on the score sheet again with winger Edwards adding his second try when finishing of a move that saw Dings recycle the ball from a dozen phases. The home side rallied for a 15 minutes spell with some fine handling by the backs but their pack were unable get any real forward momentum to threaten the Dings line and the home had to settle for a second penalty from Berti.

 Centre Chris Wright-Hider added Dings 5th try on 70 minutes with a clean break through the centre and when he also added the conversion Dings lead stretched to 29-6. In the dying minutes Bracknell got a well-deserved consolation try from prop Jonathan Mirza for a final score of 29-11 to Dings.  
 
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