Bridgwater & Albion 30 (Tries: Cormack (2), Milroy (19), Edwards (27), Hodge (50), Britton (75). Con: Milroy. Pen: Milroy (9).
Hertford 21 (Tries: Sloan (40), Vaileti (77). Con: Howells. Pens: Howells 3 (2, 46, 48).
BRIDGWATER & Albion took maximum league points from this game at College to move up to sixth place in the table with five games remaining, two more than most of the sides above, but they know that they will be playing Division Three rugby again next season but under a new coaching team.
The visitors, still threatened with relegation, were the first to get points on the board with just a couple of minutes on the clock as fly-half Dan Howell kicked a simple penalty after Bridgwater second row Danny Hodge strayed offside in front of his own posts
But the home side came back quickly through a try from Marshall Cormack scored in the corner as the Royal Navy second row collected a bouncing ball after scrum half Matt Brittain charged down a clearance from Hertford from within their own 22.
Full back Marshall Milroy failed to converted but was on target on ten minutes with a penalty and he added a his try own of his own midway through the half after right wing Jon Edwards had stormed through the Hertford defence before centre Andy George gave the scoring pass.
Ten minutes later Edwards scored himself from a moved that started with a break from hooker Simon Hafoka was continued by openside flanker Dan Kemmish before the final pass. But Hertford came back just before half time when centre Luke Sloan scored a try to reduce the arrears to 18-8
Two long range penalties from Howells in equal time early in the second half took the score to 18-4 before Hodge got the game back on track with their bonus point try after penalty was kicked to the corner and the lineout set-up a driving maul for Hodge claiming the touchdown.
The score remained unchanged until two tries in the final five minutes with Bridgwater scoring first as Britton broke from a scrum on his own 10 metre line and raced away to score under the posts with Milroy converting. But Hertford closed the gap as No.8 Talite Vaileti went over and Howells added the extras.
Chinnor 8 (Try: Hutchings (33). Pen: Hewitt (7).
Canterbury 43 (Tries: De Kock 2 (13, 31), Pratt 2 (17, 56), Melford (47), Keir 2 (40, 76). Cons: Wolmarans 4.
Comfortable away win for Canterbury away at bottom of the table Chinnor running in seven tries to one.
They led 24-8 at half time running in four first half tries to secure the try bonus point. Fly half Gert De Kock bagged a brace whilst right wing Andy Pratt and second row Robert Keir got the other tries and Wessells Wolmarans put over a couple of penalty goals.
Three further tries in the second half sealed the win for the visitors.
Cinderford 47 (Tries: Ciaburro (10), Stapleton (51), Evans (63), Uzoigwe (76), Wilson (80). Cons: Greenaway 5. Pens: Greenaway 4 (31, 40, 47, 70).
Rosslyn Park 20 (Tries: King (8), Blemings (43). Cons: Mahony 2. Pens: Mahony 2 (60, 66).
Comfortable home win for Cinderford over Rosslyn Park after a tight opening 50 minutes which saw the home side just 16-14 ahead.
Park were first on the scoreboard with centre Chris King touching down and Richard Mahony converting.
Two minutes later and Cinderford were level with a try from second row James Ciaburro and Philip Greenaway converted. Two Greenaway penalty goals saw the home side go in 13-7 ahead at the break.
Three minutes into the second half and Park were in front after hooker Adam Blemings went in for a try and Mahony converted. Greenaway put the home side ahead again a few minutes later and a try form left wing Lloyd Stapleton on 51 minutes, converted by Greenaway, saw them move 23-14 ahead. Mahony pulled three points back but another home try on 63 minutes from replacement George Evans saw the home side go 30-17 ahead with the extras.
Mahony and Greenaway exchanged penalty goals before late tries form flanker Eijke Uzoigwe and centre Toby Wilson saw the home side pull right away for a comfortable win in the end with all five points secured.
Clifton 22 (Tries: Reid (15), Hall (61), Cox (69). Con: Barnes. DG: Barnes (40).
Southend 41 (Tries: Soolefai 3 (21, 54, 75), Frost (28), Connors (46), Billings (56). Cons: Frost 4. Pen: Frost (72)
Leaders Southend took all five points at Clifton to maintain their two point lead over second placed Westcombe Park in the battle for the National Three South Championship.
It was the home side who took the lead with a 15th minute try form flanker Paul Reid which John Barnes converted.
Two tries early in the second quarter took the visitors into a 14-7 lead as centre Faapulou Soolefai and right wing Andrew Frost touched down and Frost converted both. Barnes did narrow the gap late in the half with a drop goal.
Three tries in the third quarter put Southend in control and well clear of the home side with Soolefai completing a double and further tries form No 8 Jamie Connors and left wing Mark Billings and Frost adding a conversion.
Clifton did get back in the game with tries form scrum half Donovan Hall and second row Ryan Cox on 61 and 69 minutes to make it 31-22.
Frost put over a penalty goal for the visitors before Soolefai continued his amazing scoring run by completing his hat trick and moving onto 26 for the season, four more than anyone else.
Dings Crusaders 22 (Tries: Bufton 2 (4, 42), Gasson (10). Cons Wood 2. Pen: Wood (56).
Lydney 15 (Tries: Jenkins (67), Jones (71). Con: Westall. Pen: Westall (18).
A very familiar story for Dings this season but with a better outcome, dominating the first hour building a 22-3 lead and then falling apart in the final quarter allowing Lydney back in the game and only narrowly fail to snatch the win at the death.
With the Dings pack well on top and scrum half Waylon Gasson giving his opposite number Lee Thomas a torrid time Dings increased their lead on 10 minutes when Gasson pounced on a loose ball from a Lydney strike at a 5 metre scrum to score near the posts, stand off Dave Woods added the conversion for 12-0 to Dings.
Full back Adam Westall opened the scoring for Lydney with a penalty on 18 minutes but Dings continued to dominate the game and should have increased their lead before managed to butcher two or three good chances and had to settle for a 12-3 advantage at halftime.
Dings opened the second half with their third try after just two minutes when scrum half Gasson broke blind from a maul on half way to draw the last defender and put Bufton clear for a 30 metre charge to the line and his second try, Woods added the conversion. Woods added a penalty for Dings on 56 minutes increasing the lead to 22-3 and looked to have sealed an easy win for Dings.
However not for the first time this season fitness caught Dings out in the last quarter and the visitors looked much the fitter. A try for flanker Dean Jenkins on 66 minutes and one for centre Craig Jones on 72 minutes brought the score to 22-15 and left Dings to hang on for the final 8 minutes for a much needed victory.
North Walsham 12 (Tries: Sokia (12), Young (25). Con: Young.
Old Patesians 5 (Try: Nock (48)
Two first half tries saw the home side go in 12-0 ahead at half time after touchdowns from centre Penaia Sokia and left wing Iain Young with Young adding a conversion. In the second half the visitors did manage the only score with fly half Robert Nock touching down.
Old Patesians are another side who will be working under a new coaching set-up next season, though in South West One rather than the national leagues, are Old Patesians. But who takes over from present coaches Bruce Fenley and Chris Raymond has still to be decided by the Cheltenham based club.
Old Pats continue to look for their first away league victory of the season and this is result is seen by Fenley as disappointing as it is one that they should have taken especially when they struck early in the second half with a try from fly-half Rob Nock.
Fenley added: "We had the majority of the territory and we just failed to convert several opportunities in to points when we set-up good driving mauls when inside their 22. They scored two first half tries which came from quick turn-over balls against the run of play.".
Westcombe Park 30 (Tries: Hefer 2 (8, 65), Johnson (42), Hardcastle (55). Cons: Whittingham 2. Pens: Whittingham 2 (30, 52).
Havant 8 (Try: L Davenport (48). Pen: Ngapaku (4).
Westcombe Park picked up all five points on offer and are now 14 points clear of third placed Lydney as they look to secure at least a top two finish.
It was Havant who took the lead with a penalty goal from Pucs Ngapaku but the lead only last four minutes with Combe getting an 8th minute try through centre Will Hefer. James Whittingham missed the conversion but got the only other score of the half with a 30th minute penalty goal.
Two minutes into the second half and they went 13-3 ahead with flanker James Johnson going over for a try. Havant came right back with a try from scrum half Liam Davenport on 48 minutes. Three minutes later Whittingham put over a second penalty goal. Flanker Ian Hardcastle got the third home try on 55 minutes as Combe pulled further clear and this time Whittingham converted. He was also on target 10 minutes later converting the try bonus point try form centre Hefer who completed a double. |
