Havant 58 (Tries: McGovern 2 (8, 24), Ngapaku (13), Appleby (27), Cheng Fook (41), Avery 3 (49, 71, 79), Morris (63), Morgan (75). Cons: Ngapaku 4.          

Old Patesians 29 (Tries: Potter (2), G Evans (17), Norman (44), Pettigrew (78), Mellon (80). Cons: Nock 2.       

OLD Patesians picked-up a try scoring in their penultimate game in the national leagues but Havant were the comprehensive winners running in ten tries to confirm an unassailable third place finish to their season.

Both sides were down to 14 men after 23 minutes when referee Ross Campbell yellow carded Old Pats' centre Stuart Taylor for pulling down the ruck while Havant second row Bradley Mockford was shown red for punching.

A try from hooker Giles Potter put the visitors in to an early lead before the Havant came in to the game with a try from centre Neil McGovern was convert by fly-half Ngapaku Ngapaku who then converted his own touchdown.

Lock Gethin Evans reduced the arrears with Old Pats second try but, despite being a man down, Havant increased their lead with a try from lock Lee Appleby and a second from McGovern for a 24-10 interval lead.

Havant increased their lead early in the second half through centre Andy Cheung-Fook, converted by Ngapaku, only for Old Pats to quickly reply with a touchdown from wing Matt Norman with centre Rob Nock adding the extras.

But Havant then took control of the game with tries from scrum half Grant Morris, No.8 Matt Morgan and two from wing Cameron Avery with Ngapaku converting the second to stretch their lead to 53-17.

In the final minutes of the game skipper James Pettigrew crossed for Old Pats bonus point try, converted by Nock, and another from wing Chris Mellon but only after Avery had completed his hat-trick for Havant.

Clifton 18 (Tries: B Kent (45), Bell (55). Con: Barnes. Pens: Barnes 2 (5, 48).          

Hertford 0       

Clifton moved above Hertford and out of the relegation zone for the first time this season with this home win over their relegation rivals.

The home side went ahead on five minutes with a penalty goal form John Barnes in what turned out to be the only score of the half.

Five minutes into the second half and Clifton were over for the games first try as centre Barnaby Kent went over and Barnes converted to make it 10-0. Three minutes later Barnes increased the lead to 13-0 with a second penalty goal.

The home side went even further ahead on 55 minutes when left wing Andrew Bell touched down to make it 18-0 and they were three scores clear.

Clifton took the four points and moved two points ahead of Hertford and out of the relegation zone. Clifton are at home to bottom of the table Chinnor in their last match and Hertford at home to Old Patesians, both sides are already relegated and Clifton must now be favourites to stay up and end Hertford’s stay in the National Leagues.

Chinnor 24 (Tries: Duder (11), Brown (23), Carter (34), Orchard (72). Cons: J Hewitt 2.           

Bridgwater & Albion 53 (Tries: Hodge (2), Hancock 2 (21, 52), Elisara (30), Hafoka (38), Wulff 2 (44, 80), Edwards (65). Cons: Wulff 5. Pen: Wulff (17).        

BRIDGWATER & Albion, with a game in hand, closed the gap on fifth placed Lydney to six points as they secured their eleventh try-scoring bonus point of the season in the eight try victory over basement side Chinnor who contained their visitors to a 27-19 interval lead.

Half backs Matt Britton and Christian Wulff set up the attacking move that led to a try from lock Danny Hodge but the home side hit back to take the lead when fly-half Gareth Duder found a gap in the Bridgwater defence to touchdown before adding the extras.

Wulff added a 30 metre penalty before full back Manoa Satala gave the scoring pass for wing Gavin Hancock to touchdown. But Chinnor hit back as they exposed Bridgwater lapses with Eric Brown racing in from midfield to score and Duder add the conversion.

Centre Tito Elisara broke through some weak tackling to score with Wulff converting only for Chinnor to reply as full back Ben Hewitt chipped ahead and Jake Carter collected to touchdown. Bridgwater's fourth try came as Andy George and Satala linked-up to put hooker Simon Hafoka through with Wulff converting from outwide.

Bridgwater started the second half with prop Shane Kingsland setting up Wulff for a try before he converted Hancock's second try on the hour and then added the extras to wing Jon Edwards' try after Britton had taken a quick tap penalty. But there was still time for Chinnor to come back.

Poor tackling again from Bridgwater allowed Ed Orchard to score relegated Chinnor's first try scoring bonus point of the season only for Bridgwater to complete the rout as Wulff broke from his own 22 for his second try of the game which he duly converted.

Cinderford 26 (Tries: Lanciano (17), Wilson (43), C Jones (51), Uzoigwe (67). Cons: Greenaway 3.           

Southend 27 (Tries: C Green (32), B Green (48), Soolefai (79). Cons: Frost 3. Pens: Frost 2 (7, 80)     

Leaders Southend were pushed all the way by Cinderford before coming through late on to take the win after trailing 26-17 going into the 79yth minute.

Southend went in front when Full back Andrew Frost put over a 7^th minute penalty goal.  

10 minutes later and Cinderford were ahead after a try from right wing Vincenzo Lanciano and Philip Greenaway converted.

Just after the half hour mark Southend were back in front after a try from centre Chris Green and Frost converted to send them in 10-7 ahead.

Three minutes into the second half and Cinderford were back in front with a try from centre Toby Wilson and Greenaway converted. The lead lasted only five minutes before the other Green brother, Ben, went over and Frost converted for 17-14.

Again the lead changed hands three minutes later with second row Chris Jones going over for Cinderford and Greenaway converting. They increased their lead to 26-17 on 67 minutes with flanker Eijke Uzoigwe going over and a shock home win looked on the cards.

On 79 minutes Southend got a third try as centre Faapulou Soolefai went over for his 29^th try of the season and with Frost converting they were 26-24 down going into injury time. They were awarded a penalty goal two minutes into injury time and Frost slotted it over to take the win which kept them top of the table by a single point over Westcombe Park.

Westcombe Park 53 (Tries: Moyce 3 (8, 14, 36), Stenhouse 2 (12, 61), Whittingham (26), Roux 2 (51, 67), Hayman (79). Cons: Whittingham 4.             

Lydney 12 (Tries: B Smith (16), Macrea (21). Con: Westall.       

Westcombe Park closed to within a point of Southend after this convincing home win over Lydney at Goddington Dene.

Leading the way with a hat trick of tries was hooker Jonathan Moyce with them all coming in the first half. Full Back Richard Stenhouse bagged a brace and went into double figures for the season. The final try came form No 8 Tom Hayman which took him to 18 for the season, two behind the clubs leading try scorer Sam Greenaway.   

They were 29-12 ahead at the break and had the bonus point in the bag.

In the final round of matches Southend are at home to Dings Crusaders and Combe travel to Rosslyn Park.

Dings Crusaders 26 (Tries: Fox 2 (7, 47), Pitt (27), Gallacher (42). Cons: Woods 3.           

Canterbury 16 (Try: De Kock (71). Con: Dorton. Pens: Dorton 3 (4, 15, 36).       

Dings finished their home league program in style with a comprehensive win over fourth placed Canterbury by four tries to one.

The visitors opened the scoring on 3 minutes with a long-range penalty from wing David Dorton but it was Dings who looked much sharper with their pack having the edge in the early stages. Dings first score came on 7 minutes after a great drive by their pack flanker Sean Fox broke away to score the first of his two tries to the left of the posts, stand off Kiwi David Woods added the conversion for 7-3 to Dings.

Dorton replied 5 minutes later with another long-range penalty to reduce the arrears to a single point. However the Dings pack were now well in control with the back row trio of Fox, Martin Gallacher and Vince Murrell all in commanding form. A good lineout take on the Canterbury 22 by lock Dave Bufton set a drive for the pack and after three or four drives for the try line had sucked in the visitors defence scrum half Waylon Gasson moved the ball quickly to wing David Pitt who crossed unopposed for try on 27 minutes. In the dying minutes of the first half Dorton added another penalty for the visitors for a half time score of 12-9 to Dings, a score line that flattered Canterbury who were lucky not to be out of the match by halftime.

Two minutes into the second half Dings got their third try when man of the match Sean Fox produced a 20 metre break through the Canterbury pack to feed Gallacher on the inside who charged in under the posts, Woods added the conversion to stretch Ding lead to 19-9. 5 minutes later Dings secured a bonus point with their fourth try fittingly scored by their best player on the day Sean Fox, another great drive by the pack saw Gasson move the ball left for Fox to charge over the try line, Woods added the conversion.

Canterbury began to show the form that has taken them to fourth place in the table with classy stand off Gert De Cock looking particularly lively but fine tackling by the Dings backs, in particular wing Craig Jenkins and centre Mark Davies held the visitors at bay until the closing minutes when De Cock scored a breakaway consolation try converted by Dorton for a final score of 26-16 to Dings.

Dings completed a great home league program with another top of the table scalp and if they can solve the riddle of their poor away record of just one win all season they could easily challenge the top of the table next season.

North Walsham 49 (Tries: Thorpe 6 (3, 12, 34, 57, 59, 79), Young 2 (26, 47), Seve (72). Cons: Young 2.           

Rosslyn Park 31 (Tries: King (15), Lapidus (39), Cable (75), Rodman (80). Cons: Mahony 4. Pen: Mahony.         

A high scoring match with 13 tries scored, nine for the home side and four for the visitors. Leading the way with six tries was the North Walsham full back Andy Thorpe who went over the Park line six times and took his total for the season to 20 and in the process topped a 100 tries in the National Leagues a rare feat.

He scored three in each half whilst there was also a double for winger Ian Young.