Barking 15 (Tries: Rokobaro 2 (47, 62). Con: Bryan. Pen: Bryan (17).     

Manchester 70 (Tries: Flynn (3), Coulbeck (12), Richmond (21), Wynne 2 (29, 51), A Wilson (36), Bramhall (59), Collins (67), Davies (70). Cons: Rawlings 4. Pens: Rawlings 4 (1, 20, 28, 80)

Comfortable away win for Manchester at Barking gaining revenge with Barking having won at Grove Lane earlier in the season.

They ran in ten tries and got six in the first half as they built up a 45-3 lead. There were nine different try scorers with only left wing Gareth Wynne, with a double, getting more than one. Six were scored by the backs and four by the forwards. Scott Rawlings managed to convert four of them and put over four penalty goals to finish with 20 points.

Both the Barking tries came from No 8 Seve Rokobaro in the second half.     

Cambridge 40 (Tries: Laubscher (30), McInroy 2 (40, 55), Reed (45), Ross (63), Schwikkard (72). Cons: Lewis 5. .     

Esher 37 (Tries: Moore 2 (12, 48), Thorpe (22), Goldsmith (38), Rosa (78). Cons: Hallett 3. Pens: Hallett 2 (40, 68).

Report courtesy of Cambridge (Who predicted a win in a high scoring match – impressive).

A second defeat for the League Champions, their first away from home. Esher nevertheless played to win this game for the full eighty minutes. In spite of leading after 40 minutes by a 13 point margin, Cambridge squeezed a second try in the first half injury time narrowing the gap somewhat but facing into the modest northerly wind after the break.

Matt Moore opened the scoring for Esher in both halves. Ian McInroy matched his pace and skill for Cambridge with tries also either side of half time. Flanker Richard Thorpe claimed the second Esher try from a catch and long drive. Cambridge left it until the 30th minute to score their first through a midfield break from Altus Laubscher. Esher immediately responded with a pressure try from Simon Goldsmith returning to the field after treatment for an injured nose.

The second half was dominated by wave after wave of home side attacks. Phil Reed was the first to score finding a gap in front of the posts from a set piece play. Tries from open play scored by mobile loose head prop James Ross and his speedy replacement Richard Schwikkard completed the six tries, the first 5 of which were converted by Dafydd Lewis. His opposite number, Neil Hallett, kicked 3 conversions and added two penalties.

The only try in the final quarter came from Esher replacement Edward Rosa. Esher scorned three opportunities for an easy third penalty in the closing minutes, chasing a clear win rather than the draw. The Cambridge defence held firm and delighted their supporters with a narrow victory and the best home display of the season.

Cambridge predicted the win and a high scoring game. The form book however anticipated a comfortable win for the visitors

Blackheath 6 (Pens: Neale 2 (10, 52).     

Launceston 20 (Tries: Sweeney (40), Birkett (77). Cons: Young 2. Pens: Young 2 (14, 70).

The Cornish All Blacks remain a point ahead of Henley in the battle for the second promotion spot in National Two with both sides failing to get a try bonus point.    

The home side took the lead with Frankie Neale putting over a 10^th minute penalty goal. Four minutes later and the visitors were level with Sam Young replying. They took the lead on 40 minutes when centre Marc Sweeney went over for a try and Young converted to send them in 10-3 ahead.

12 minutes into the second half and Neale pulled three points back for the home side.

Young gave the CAB a seven point lead on 70 minutes with his second penalty goal and when he added a conversion to full back Andy Birkett’s 77^th minute try they were home and dry with the win in what could have been a banana skin for them.   

Henley Hawks 15 (Tries: Williams 2 (10, 32). Con: Burton. DG: Burton (16).     

Stourbridge 5 (Try: Freeman (28).

Henley Hawks got the win but failed to pick up a try bonus point which would have seen them join Cornish All Blacks on 91 points and move ahead of them on the most wins rule.

They were ahead on 10 minutes with flanker Stean Williams going over for the games opening try and Mitch Burton converted for 7-0. They went 10-0 ahead on 16 minutes with Burton dropping a goal. Before the half hour mark Stourbridge were over the Hawks try line with left wing Martin Freeman going over for an unconverted try.

Just after the half hour mark Williams completed a double and the hawks went in 15-5 ahead with two tries in the bag.

In the second half there was no scoring as the Hawks failed to build on their first half platform and stay in third place a point behind the Cornish sides.  .    

Wharfedale 36 (Tries: Bedworth 3 (33, 42, 78), Malherbe (71), Steel (80). Cons: Bedworth 3, A Baggett. Pen: Bedworth (11).     

Halifax 11 (Try: Mitchell (65). Pen: Knowles 2 (38, 50).

Wharfedale are up into fifth place after this win over Halifax at Threshfields.     

Centre Mark Bedworth put them ahead on 11 minutes with a penalty goal and when he converted his own try on 33 minutes they were 10-0 ahead. Before half time Joe Knowles pulled three points back for Halifax with a penalty goal.

Early in the second half Bedworth completed a double and again converted for 17-3.

Halifax got back in the game with a second Knowles penalty goal and a try from wing Ben Mitchell to trail 17-11 after 65 minutes.

Three tries in 10 minutes saw Wharfedale run away with the game as Bedworth completed a hat trick and there were tries for the other centre Chris Malherbe and replacement prop Chris Steel.  Bedworth finished the match with 24 points and is just four short of the 200 point mark in the league this season.

Redruth 78 (Tries: R Thirlby 2 (3, 42), Carroll 2 (29, 68), Mann (39), McBride (49), Bonds 2 (52, 58), Gidlow 2 (56, 65), P Thirlby (73), Fuca (76). Cons: Hook 9.     

Bradford & Bingley 3 (DG: Dixon (26).

Redruth ran out comfortable home winners over already relegated Bradford & Bingley running in 12 unanswered tries.

They were ahead on three minutes with right wing Rob Thirlby going over and Michael Hook converted.

They got two moiré before half time to lead 21-3 with forwards Richard Carroll and James Mann touching down whilst Stuart Dixon dropped a goal for the visitors.

Five tries in the third quarter saw them pass the 50 point mark and secure the bonus point. Thirlby and Carroll both went on to complete double and were joined by full back Craig Bonds and centre PJ Gidlow. Hook ended the match with 18 points and moved onto 245 points for the season.

Nuneaton 90 (Tries: Brocklehurst 3 (8, 31, 43), Lowden (12), Shaw 3 (18, 24, 65), Prosser Shaw 2 (28, 68), Gibson (39), Davis (47), Cull (72), Meek (78, 80). Cons: Cull (10).     

Harrogate 0  

Nuneaton thrashed bottom of the table Harrogate running in 14 tries, with hat tricks for centre Simon Brocklehurst and second row Alex Shaw. There were doubles for flanker Tristan Prosser Shaw and right wing Stephen Meek. Gareth Cull added ten conversions and went over for a try in a 25 point haul to move onto 235 points for the season.