Barking 13 (Tries: Ambrose (9), Livingstone (59). Pen: Bryan (44).
Nuneaton 34 (Tries: Parry 2 (1, 54), Peacock (6), Southwell (36), Shaw (63), Southwell (65). Cons: Lowden 2.
Nuneaton were away day winners at Barking taking all five points on offer to move up to eighth in the table.
They were ahead in the opening minute with Lee Parry, playing at fly half instead of his usual position on the left wing, went over for a try. They double their lead on six minutes with centre Jody Peacock going over to make it 10-0.
On nine minutes Barking prop Edward Ambrose went over to make it 10-5 and get the home side on the scoreboard.
Just before the break the visitors got a third try as No 8 Glen Southwell went over and Jonathan Lowden added the extras to make it 17-5 at half time.
Harry Bryan put over an early penalty goal for Barking in the second half but on 54 minutes Parry completed a double for the Nuns and secured the try bonus point and with Lowden again converting they led 24-8.
Barking got a second try just before the hour mark through second row Grant Livingstone but two more tries form Nuneaton saw them run out comfortable winners with Southwell completing a double and second row Alex Shaw going over as well.
Bradford & Bingley 10 (Tries: Simpson (3), Kirkby (76).
Wharfedale 44 (Tries: Doherty 2 (6, 13), Hindle (37), Horsfall (41), Hodgson (57), A Baggett (71). Cons: Bedworth, Baggett, Moon. Pen: Bedworth (20). DG: Moon 60).
Comfortable win for Wharfedale at Wagon Lane in this Yorkshire derby running in six tries.
Mark Bedworth put the visitors ahead on two minutes with a penalty goal before the home side went in front with a try from John Simpson a minute later. The lead lasted three minutes before scrum half James Doherty went over for the visitors and he added a second on 13 minutes and this time Bedworth converted to make it 15-5.
There was just the one more score in the first half with hooker Gavin Hindle going over on 37 minutes to make it 20-5 at the break.
A minute into the second half and winger Simon Horsfall secured the try bonus point as they extended their lead to 27-5.
There were further tries for centre Andrew Hodgson and fly half Andrew Baggett as Wharfedale completed the win. The Bees did manage the final score of the match with winger Mark Kirkby touching down late on.
Esher 39 (Tries: Moore 3 (33, 42, 75), Briggs (47), Vondrasek (65). Cons: Hallett 4. Pens: Hallett 2 (44, 71).
Blackheath 12 (Pens: Neale 4 (16, 24, 39, 50)
Esher are now guaranteed promotion at least after the weekends results whilst either of Cornish All Blacks and Henley could catch Esher with the two sides still to meet they both can’t catch Esher.
Blackheath went ahead 6-0 with a couple of Frankie Neale penalty goal on the opening 24 minutes. On 33 minutes Esher went over for the games opening try with prolific winger Matt Moore touching down but a third Neale penalty goal saw the visitors go in 9-5 ahead at the break.
Moore completed a double two minutes into the second half and Neil Hallett converted to make it 12-9. Hallett put over a penalty goal soon after and on 47 minutes converted a try from the other wing Richard Briggs to make it 22-9.
Neale put over a fourth penalty goal for Blackheath on 50 minutes to get back to a 10 point deficit.
Flanker Ladislav Vondrasek got the bonus point try on 65 minutes Hallett converted and put over a penalty goal. They wrapped up the win when Moore completed his hat trick and Hallett again converted. to make it 39-12.
Halifax 16 (Tries: Afoa Peterson (36), Greenwood (80). Pens: Knowles 2 (18, 40).
Henley Hawks 32 (Tries: Simmons (27), L Burns 2 (31, 47), Fuller (67). Cons: Burton 3. DG: Burton 2 (80, 80).
Henley Hawks did what they need to do to stay in the battle for promotion taking all five points in what could have been a difficult away fixture at Halifax.
The homeside took the lead on 18 minutes with a Joe Knowles penalty goal.
Two tries either side of the half hour mark took Henley into a 14-3 lead as winger Chris Simmons and centre Luke Burns touched down and Mitch Burton added the extras.
On 36 minutes Halifax were over the Hawks line with No 8 Robert Afoa Peterson going over Knowles missed the conversion but put over a late penalty goal to reduce the gap to 14-11.
Seven minutes into the second half and Burns completed a double and Burton again converted.
They got the all important bonus point try on 67 minutes when replacement prop Rowan Fuller went over to make it 26-11.
Halifax managed a second try through replacement Will Greenwood but two Burton drop goals in injury time wrapped up the win for the visitors.
Cornish All Blacks 56 (Tries: Sweeney 3 (6, 40, 54), Burnett (24), Williams (42), Matchett (50), Sprangle (59), Birkett (67), Scrivener (80). Cons: Young 3, Scrivener. Pen: Young (9).
Harrogate 0
The Cornish All Blacks stayed in second place in the battle for a top two finish with this nine try display against bottom of the table Harrogate.
Leading the way was centre Marc Sweeney with a hat trick of tries, two in the first half and one in the second. By half time they were 24-0 ahead with the bonus point in site. That came two minutes into the second half with No 8 Stuart Williams going over. They got five more tries in the half to pass the 50 point mark and stay a point ahead of Henley Hawks in the table with three matches remaining.
Manchester 18 (Tries: C Wilson (23), G Rawlings (68). Con: S Rawlings. Pen: S Rawlings (40). DG: A Wilson (43).
Redruth 23 (Tries: McBride (33), Hook (37), Bonds (47). Con: Hook. Pens: Hook (2, 14).
Michael Hook kicked Redruth into a 6-0 lead with penalty goals in the 2nd and 14th minutes. On 23 minutes hooker Craig Wilson went over for the home side to get the games opening try. But two tries in four minutes just after the half hour mark saw Redruth go into a 16-5 lead as winger Tim McBride and Hook touched down.
Just before the break Scott Rawlings pulled three points back with a penalty goal. Three minutes into the second half and Andre Wilson put over a drop goal to make it 16-11.
On 47 minutes the visitors went further ahead with a third try as full back Craig Bonds went over and Hook converted to make it 23-11.
Manchester got right back into the game on 68 minutes when second row Gareth Rawlings went over and Scott converted but that was the final score of the match and Redruth took the win.
Stourbridge 26 (Tries: Whitcombe (2), Williams 2 (26, 41), Eastwood (39). Cons: Bressington 3.
Cambridge 20 (Tries: Remnant 2 (36, 80), Leigh (61), Kwilimbe (80).
Stourbridge took the win at home to Cambridge although the visitors did leave with a couple of bonus points thanks to two injury time tries.
At half time the home side had built up a 19-5 lead with three tries with flanker Scott Whitcombe getting them on their way after two minutes. There were other tries form centres Matthew Williams and Mark Eastwood and Ali Bressington put over a couple of conversions. For Cambridge there was a try from No 8 Glen Remnant. .
In the opening minute of the second half Williams completed a double and Stourbridge had the bonus point secured and Bressington converted for 26-5. Cambridge got a second try from flanker James Leigh on 61 minutes before two injury time tries saw them pick up a couple of points. Winger Tavela Kwilimbe and a second from Remnant were the try scores. |