Dudley Kingswinford 29 (Tries: Francis 2, Gowland, McEwan. Pens: McLellan 2. DG: McLellan.       

Broadstreet 12 (Pens: Richards 4.    

DK looked purposeful from the start and scored a peach of a try after just 6 minutes.  Three consecutive attacking rucks and quick ball from Alan Mitchell had Street in disarray as the ball was flung down the line to right wing Nigel Francis who took it at pace to neatly step inside his man and score a text book (unconverted) try to give DK a 5-0 lead.  Stung into action Street pressed hard but were comfortably held by the DK defence until fly half Dan Richards landed a 17^th minute penalty for 5-3.  DK quickly regained the initiative and hit Street with another fine try on 24 minutes.  Great foraging by Ian Langford saw him steal the ball from the Street pack and set up an attack.  The ball was again moved at pace to Nigel Francis who brilliantly touched down in the corner under pressure for another unconverted try putting DK 10-3 up.

Dan Richards kicked a 30^th minute penalty for Street to make it 10-6 before tempers became little frayed and DK’s Shaun Griffiths and Street’s Luke Watts were binned on 34 minutes for fighting.  Despite this it was clear that DK’s pace and invention were causing the visitors all manner of problems culminating in an excellent third try for the home side after 38 minutes.  Good breaks from Nigel Francis and then Gareth Davies set up another swift DK attack.  A huge pass from skipper Pete Knight found the ubiquitous Gareth Davies wide on the left and he sent in Ian Gowland for another fine (unconverted) try to make it 15-6 at the break.

DK missed early opportunities to increase their lead and they then lost John Fallon to a yellow card after 50 minutes for pulling down a maul.  Dan Richards kicked the penalty to bring Street a little closer at 15-9.  Though they were down to 14 men DK were unfazed and Andy McLellan restored their advantage with a 55^th minute penalty to make the score 18-9.  Dan Richards (59) and Andy McLellan (64) swapped further penalties to take the score to 21-12.

Finally restored to 15 players DK piled on the pressure.  The visitors were now pretty much a spent force, their early belligerence had long since faded and from the Street goal line the ball was fed back into the pocket, Andy McLellan neatly dropped a goal to make it 24-12.  Further heavy pressure in stoppage time resulted in a fourth try for DK when replacement flanker Andy McEwen crashed over from a maul on the Street goal line.

Longton P     

Luton P      

Luctonians 11 (Try: Ruthven. Pens: James 2.     

Bedford Athletic 10 (Try: Hudson. Con: Tapper. Pen: Tapper.    

Luctonians remain just out of the relegation zone after this narrow win over Bedford Athletic who now find themselves only a point of a relegation place.      

Bedford were ahead after two minutes with Ashley Tapper putting over a penalty goal and they went further ahead just before the break with second row Michael Hudson going over and Tapper adding the extras for 10-0.

Six minutes into the second half and the home side were on the scoreboard with Chris James putting over a penalty goal. Just before the hour mark centre Bruce Ruthven went over for a try and they were two points behind.  James won them the game with a penalty goal just after the hour mark and they held onto their one point lead till the end.  

Market Bosworth 10 (Tries: Dyment, Fennell.       

Scunthorpe 13 (Try: M Sherwood. Con: Robinson. Pens: Robinson.   

The Greens overcame their away day jinx to win their first away league game of the season on a muddy pitch at Market Bosworth.
With the home side beating high-flying Dunstablians the week before, Scunthorpe knew they had a huge task before them.The first-half saw early Bosworth pressure met by determined Greens defending.
When Scunthorpe did mount a sustained attack it forced a penalty that allowed skipper Tim Robinson to open the scoring.
The visitors continued to dominate and this time sustained pressure forced a narrow gap in the home defence through which scrum half Mark Sherwood darted over the line for a converted try.
The home team though then began to get the better of the exchanges.
A clever move saw their number eight flicking the ball back between his legs from a scrum and an equally deft pass by the scrum half found winger Lee Dyment, who sprinted in for an unconverted try.
Bosworth continued to press but the Greens' grim defence denied them until just before half time when a series of drives and mauls created a gap for scrum half Nick Fennel to cross for an unconverted try.

At 10-10, the stage was set for an equally thrilling second half. But the spectators were to see no more tries.
Bosworth attacked for long periods and although the Greens, as in earlier matches, showed an inability to use the boot to clear their line, their tackling and sheer determination, denied the home team all but a couple of missed penalty chances.
Although the Greens attacks were less frequent they always looked dangerous and one such effort forced a penalty that Robinson converted for what proved to be the winning score.    

Peterborough 30 (Tries: Kukulskis, Marcisauskas, Wheble. Cons: Kleyhans 3. Pens: Kleyhans 3.     

Dunstablians 27 (Tries: Ellersahw 2, L White, Cons: J White 3. Pens: J White 2.    

Peterborough move up into fifth spot in Midlands Division One with an enthralling 30-27 victory against highly-rated Dunstablians last Saturday afternoon at Fortress Fengate, writes Phil Elmer.

This was never going to be an easy fixture for Borough against the league’s second-placed team and, as in previous weeks, they gave their opposition some early chances for points.

Having attacked for most of the opening moments Dunstablians took the lead after 9 minutes as burly centre James Ellershaw powered his way through from 15 yards out and, with fellow centre John White adding the conversion points, the South-Bedfordshire outfit had opened their account.

An exchange of penalty kicks from Borough’s Louis Kleyhans on 11 minutes and Dunstablians White on 23 minutes moved the score to 10-3 in Dunstable’s favour before Peterborough stormed back on the half hour with a sensational try.

Flying Lithuanian international winger Irmis Kukulskis gained the ball inside his own ‘22’ and took off on an 80 yards dash down the left touchline evading the tackles of three defenders who cut across to stop him.

Kleynhans added the conversion points and Borough were back in the fixture at 10-all at the half time break.

But Dunstablians are a well-organised outfit and on 48 minutes Ellershaw bulldozed his way through for his second touchdown. Again White claimed the conversion kick and 3 minutes later landed another penalty attempt to take Dunstable into a 10 points lead at 20-10.

Peterborough refused to give in and 12 minutes later stand off Ben Chan had replacement centre Gedis Marcisauskas on hand to score near the posts and, with Kleyhans again adding the conversion points, Borough had reduced the deficit to just 3 points.

Dunstable extended their lead on 64 minutes with a try by flanker Laurence White following some poor tackling by Borough. White was again successful with the conversion kick and the visitors had regained their 10 point cushion at 27-17 and were looking highly likely to claim the win at Fortress Fengate.

But that proved to be Dunstablians last score as Borough set about reducing the points gap in the last quarter of the game.

On 67 minutes a superb break by player/coach Darian Uys from the middle of the pitch was backed up by Scottish centre George Wheble who crossed for a try which Kleynhans again converted and added another penalty 8 minutes later to pull the score level at 27-27 and set up a remarkable end to a compelling match.

The closing moments proved to be a nail-biting affair for the large crowd of spectators as White edged a penalty attempt wide on 78 minutes for the visitors.

As the match moved into extra time the Borough pack were gaining most of the ball possession and territorial advantage and their constant pressure brought the reward as Dunstable were penalised near their posts.

Full back Kleynhans had a fine afternoon with the boot and calmly notched his third penalty to conclude the match at 30-27.

South Leicester 42 (Tries: Collins, Armstrong, Hemsley, Bale. Cons: Lord 3. Pens: Lord 2.     

Walsall 5 (Try: Dickson.    

South Leicester put another nail in Walsall’s relegation coffin, with a comfortable victory at their Welford Road ground.

The recent heavy rains had turned the pitch into a quagmire in parts, and the heavy South pack adapted to it admirably. The first try came through a speculative kick ahead, which bounced favourably for Tom Armstrong to gather and score. Walsall, to their credit battled back strongly, and after a sustained attack, No 8 Rod Dickson powered over. Another injury to a Walsall player saw winger Paul Perrins depart for the hospital with a serious eye injury. Midway through the half Mark Lord struck two penalties, before lock John Hemsley was driven over to establish an 18-5 interval lead.