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Henley Hawks 20 (Tries: Reeves, R Osman. Cons: Reeves 2. Pens: Reeves 2.)
Orrell 20 (Tries: Easter, Palepoi, Hinton. Con: Hinton.)
Henley Hawks did their hopes of avoiding the drop to National Two with a win over second placed Orrell at Dry Leas.
The Hawks went ahead on 21 minutes when fly half Barry Reeves went over for a try that he also converted for a 7-0 lead. Just two minutes late and Orrell were level after No 8 Nick Easter went over the Hawks line and Leigh Hinton converted and they went in all square at the break.
Early in the second half and the visitors went ahead with second row Opeta Palepoi going over for his ninth try of the season. Reeves kicked a penalty on 61 minutes to get Henley within two points. But two minutes later Hinton went over for a try and a seven-point lead. In the 70th minute Reeves kicked a second penalty goal to get the home side back within four points.
On 80 minutes the Hawks took the lead when replacement centre Russell Osman went over and Reeves converted and the Hawks were three point winners.
London Welsh 41 (Tries: Anayi 2, Collier, Strong, Connolly. Cons: Pugh 5. Pens: Pugh 2.)
Coventry 8 (Try: Cull. Pen: Cull.)
Coventry got nothing out of this match in their bid to avoid the drop as they were well beaten at Old Deer Park against London Welsh.
It was the visitors who took the lead when Gareth Cull slotted over a 4th minute penalty goal. It took the home side till the 18th minute to level up when Dylan Pugh slotted over a penalty goal. Three minutes later and flanker Martin Anayi went over for the games opening try and the reliable boot of Pugh was again on target. Second row Tim Collier went over the Coventry line in the 32nd minute and again Pugh added the extras. The final score of the half came on 36 minutes with winger James Strong going over and Pugh continued his good kicking form as the Welsh went in 24-3 ahead.
Five minutes into the second half Anayi completed a double and Pugh again converted. Three minutes later and Pugh slotted over a penalty goal for a 34-3 lead.
Coventry finally crossed the home line when Cull went over for an unconverted try. The home side scored the final try of the afternoon to round off the win when Dan Connolly went over and Pugh converted.
Manchester 18 (Tries: Richmond 3. Pen: Brown.)
Pertemps Bees 18 (Tries: R Sigley, Baxter. Con: Woodrow. Pens: Woodrow 2.)
Excellent performance by Manchester to pick up a draw against one of the better sides in National One and but for a late Pertemps Bees try they could well have won.
Hero of the day was New Zealand winger Isaac Richmond with a hat trick of tries.
Manchester were first on the scoreboard when Stuart Brown kicked a penalty goal but the Bees responded well and prop Terry Sigley went over from a line out move and with Mark Woodrow converting they were 7-3 ahead. Richmond ran in two tries before half time to give the home side a 13-7 lead at the break.
Woodrow added a couple of penalty goals to draw the visitors level but a third Richmond try gave the home side the advantage which they held until the final minute.
Nick Baxter went over for the Bees to level the scores but they were unable to add the conversion and it was honours even.
Otley 27 (Tries: Connor, Law, Rivett. Cons: Binns 2, Shuttleworth. Pens: Binns 2.)
Bedford Blues 17 (Tries: Brady, Price. Cons: Hepher, Whetstone. Pen: Hepher.)
Excellent home win for fifth placed Otley over Bedford Blues at Cross Green.
The visitors went ahead on seven minutes when Ali Hepher kicked a penalty goal and they were 10-0 up two minutes later when No 8 Shaun Brady went over for a try and Hepher converted. The home side got on the scoreboard in the 22nd minute when flanker Scott Connor went over for a try and Binns converted and seven minutes later he levelled it up with a penalty goal to send the sides in all square at the break.
It took 19 minutes of the second half to break the deadlock with centre Neil Law crossing the visitors line and Binns adding the extras. Binns added a penalty on 72 minutes to give the home side a 20-10 advantage. The game was safe a minute later when replacement back Leroy Rivett went in for a try and this time Ian Shuttleworth added the conversion for a 17-point lead.
Bedford did manage the last score of the match with a consolation try on 80 minutes from replacement hooker Matt Price that Ben Whetstone converted.
Plymouth Albion 7 (Try: Robinson. Con: Carrington.)
Exeter Chiefs 7 (Tries: Blythe. Con: Yapp.)
This Devon derby was a closely fought affair and in the end it was honours shared. In the first half Albion went ahead in the 40th minute when winger Lee Robinson scored his 21st try of the season and Matt Carrington converted for a 7-0 half time lead.
In the second half hooker Sam Blythe got the visitors on the scoreboard with a 63rd minute try which Tony Yapp converted to level the scores. That was the end of the scoring as the sides shared the points.
Wakefield 38 (Tries: Skurr, Lawn, Brown, Wilson. Cons: Murphy 3. Pens: Murphy 4.)
Penzance & Newlyn 31 (Tries: Bearman, A Fatialofa, M Fatialofa, Jess. Cons: Scrivener 4. Pen: Scrivener.)
Huge win for Wakefield as they look to keep out of the relegation zone and also picked up the bonus point for a full five points.
The visitors took the lead in the fifth minute when fly half Mark Scrivener slotted over a penalty goal but three minutes later and the home side were level with a penalty from Peter Murphy. The Pirates scored the games opening try on 11 minutes with No 8 Joe Bearman crossing the home line and Scrivener converted. Murphy kicked a second penalty goal before the visitors got a second try through centre Mark Fatialofa and with Scrivener on target the visitors were 17-6 ahead.
Wakefield responded really well and two tries in five minutes as first Jon Skurr went over followed by hooker John Lawn and with Murphy converting both they went in 20-17 ahead.
Four minutes into the second half and the visitors were back in front with the other centre Ala Fatialofa went over for a try and Scrivener converted for 24-17. Fie minutes later Murphy narrowed the gap with a penalty before they took the lead again with scrum half Andy Brown scoring a 53rd minute and Murphy added the extras and in the 58th minute they went 35-24 ahead with flanker Glen Wilson going over for a try. Murphy took the home side further clear with a 73rd minute try but the Pirates scored a late try to secure two bonus points for four tries and a loss by seven or less.
Worcester 68 (Tries: Trueman 2, Garrard 2, Roke 2, Hayes, Windo, Daly, Hinshelwood. Cons: Hayes 9.)
Bristol 15 (Tries: Stanojevic, Bailey. Con: Davey. Pen: Davey.)
Party time for Worcester who celebrate their promotion to the Premiership in front of a bumper crowd of 5228 as the home side run in ten tries including four in the opening 20 minutes.
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