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Redruth 23 (Tries: Harper, Brown, Carroll. Con: Brown. Pens: Brown 2.)
North Walsham 5 (Try: Loose.)
The game of the day went the way of Redruth who continue their amazing winning sequence in beating second placed North Walsham whom they leapfrogged above into second place and next week entertain leaders Barking.
Redruth took the lead in just the sixth minute when last weeks hat trick man, hooker Mark Harper, went in for a try and a 5-0 lead. 10 minutes later and fly half Bede Brown went in for the second try and this time added the conversion for a 12-0 lead. Brown then added penalty goals in the 25th and 28th minutes to make it 18-0. To finish off the first half scoring second row Richard Carroll went in for a try and the home side went in 23-0 ahead at the break.
In the second half North Walsham were off the mark four minutes into the half when prop Stuart Loose went over for a try to pull five points back.
That though was the end of the scoring with Redruth taking the points but after three tries in the first half they will be disappointed at missing out on the four try bonus point.
Barking 34 (Tries: Nel 2, Mee, Williams, Kellard. Cons: Montgomery 3. Pen: Montgomery.)
Lydney 5 (Try: Lewis.)
Good day for leaders Barking with North Walsham losing and Redruth failing to pick up the four try bonus point in defeating North Walsham and Barking extend their lead to eight points.
Full back Ben Montgomery gave the home side the lead in the 8th minute with a penalty goal. They got their first try on 15 minutes with hooker Wilhelm Nel touching down and with Montgomery adding the conversion they were 10-0 ahead. Three minutes later left wing Casey Mee got the second try for 15-0. Just after the half hour mark Nel got his second try and that was the way it stayed till half time as Barking went in 20-0 ahead.
Right wing Lloyd Williams got the opening try of the second half and Montgomery added the extras for 27-0.
Lydney finally got over the home line with hooker Ben Lewis touching down.
Barking though finished off with the final try of the match with flanker James Kellard scoring and Montgomery kicking his 3rd conversion of the afternoon.
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Old Patesians 51 (Tries: Pettigrew 3, Taylor, Penalty try, Jones, Fenley, Daws. Cons: Taylor 4. Pen: Taylor.)
Haywards Heath 13 (Try: Arthur. Con: Ashton. Pens: Ashton 2.)
A comprehensive win for Old Patesians which has given them a bit of breathing space at the bottom end of the table and they are now eight points clear of third bottom Weston.
The match though was still in the balance at half time with Old Pats edging in 15-13.
Stuart Taylor gave the home side the lead with a 7th minute try. Haywards Heath though were soon ahead with Owen Ashton slotting over a penalty goal and then converting a try from flanker Jamie Arthur in the 12th minute for 10-5.
Taylor pulled three points back for the home side but Ashton extended the visitors lead with a second penalty goal on 18 minutes. The home side took the lead in the 39th minute when they were awarded a penalty try by the referee and Taylor converted for 15-13.
Three tries in the opening 15 minutes of the half saw the home side move into a 30-13 lead. On the hour mark No 8 James Pettigrew went over for a try and with Taylor converting this one they were 37-13 ahead.
In the 69th minute the match went to uncontested scrums with Haywards Heath running out of props after replacing both props one of their replacements was also forced of the field with an injury.
After this Pettigrew bagged two more tries to complete a hat trick and they were both converted by Taylor as they passed the 50 point mark.
Southend 32 (Tries: Lyons, Collier, C Green, B Green. Cons: Hoult, B Green 2. Pens: Hoult, B Green.)
Tabard 5 (Try: Smith.)
Tabard took the lead in this one with flanker Fabian Smith going over in the 6th minute for a try and a 5-0 lead.
That though was the end of their scoring with Southend dominating the scoring after that.
Four minutes after and Southend were ahead with a try from second row Chris Lyons, which Simon Hoult converted.
Before the break Hoult added a penalty goal as the home side went in 10-5 ahead.
In the second half it stayed a close match till the 72nd minute when the home side went 13-5 ahead when Ben Green slotted over a penalty goal and then half John Collier touched down and with Ben Green converting they were 20-5 ahead.
Tries in the 77th and 80th minute also meant they picked up the four try bonus point as Ben Green and Chris Green touched down, and Ben added a conversion.
Havant 20 (Tries: Avery, Barfoot, Cooper. Con: Claffey. Pen: Claffey.)
Reading 29 (Tries: Wallace, Flynn, Brooks, Minifie, Chandler. Cons: Chandler 2.)
Excellent away win for Reading against a Havant side with an excellent home record.
Havant got the better start and were 15-0 ahead after 12 minutes and a big home win looked on the cards. There were tries form wing Cam Avery and flanker Jon Barfoot and the boot of Stephen Claffey kicked five points.
The visitors were of the mark just before the half hour mark when fly half Alex Wallace touched down and seven minutes later thy were within striking distance with scrum half Jeremy got the second try and Spike Chandler converted for 15-12. By half time Reading were ahead with centre Nick Brooks scoring a try and Chandler adding the extras for 19-15.
11 minutes into the second half and the home side were back in front with centre Nick Cooper touching down.
Just after the hour mark and the visitors were back in front with replacement prop Robin Minifie going over the home line and a 24-20 lead.
The win was sealed in the 73rd minute when full back Chandler touched down to give them a nine point lead which they held to the end.
Hertford 25 (Tries: Roberts, R Manion, S Manion, Hesketh. Con: Barella. Pen: Barella. .)
Weston super Mare 7 (Try: Vucicevic. Con: Curgenven.)
Hertford won this match in the first half after building up a 25-0 lead.
Right wing Adam Roberts got the first score of the match with a try in the first minute and they were 10-0 ahead with centre Richard Manion touching down.
It was 15-0 in the 15th minute with flanker Dave Hesketh touching down. The four try bonus point was secured in the 28th minute when fly half Sam Manion went over the Weston line and this time Neil Barella converted. He added a penalty before the break to send them in 25-0 ahead.
In the second half there was just the one score and it did not come till the 78th minute when the visitors made it across the home line with right wing Goran Vucicevic scoring and James Curgenven converting.
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