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Pertemps
Bees 6
(Pens: Nutthal 2 (15, 48).
Earth
Titans 31
(Tries: Cochrane (25), Fourie (33), Tuohy (51), Bornman
(75). Cons: Steenson 4. Pen: Steenson (18).
The
Earth Titans go top of the table after this away win at the Pertemps
Bees and with Plymouth Albion losing at Exeter Chiefs.
Full
back Matt Nutthal put the home side in front with a penalty goal in the
15th minute. But three minutes later the Titans were level
with Gareth Steenson putting one over for the visitors.
The
Titans went in for their first try on 25 minutes when flanker Neil
Cochrane touched down and Steenson converted for 10-3. The other flanker
Hendrie Fourie got the second Titans try with half time approaching and
with Steenson again on target they went in 17-3 ahead.
Nutthal
did manage a second penalty goal on 48 minutes but three minutes later
and the Titans were 24-6 ahead after right wing Brian Tuohy went over
and Steenson added the extras.
They
secured the win and the four try bonus point on 75 minutes when No 8
Jannie Bornman went in to make it one each for the back row and with
Steenson again on target they were 31-6 ahead.
Coventry 20
(Tries: Dixon (39), Tonkin (58). Cons: Russell 2. Pens: Russell 2 (18,
51).
London Welsh 27
(Tries:
Shaw (24), Ulph (35),
Hayward
(75). Cons: Ulph 3. Pens: Ulph 2 (62, 70).
Second
away win of the season for the Welsh coming good in the final quarter.
The home
side were first on the scoreboard with Ben Russell putting over a
penalty goal in the 18th minute. Six minutes later and the
Welsh were in front with scrum half Robbie Shaw going in for his first
try for the club and Sam Ulph converted to make it 7-3. Five minutes
before the break and Ulph went over and converted to give the visitors a
14-3 lead.
Just
before half time though Coventry managed to get over the Welsh line with
right wing George Dixon going in and Russell converted to leave them
trailing by four at the interval.
Russell
narrowed it to a point 11 minutes into the second half and then on 57
minutes they took the lead with second row Louis Tonkin going in and
Russell again converting.
Two Ulph
penalty goals in the 62nd and 70th minutes saw the
sides level.
On 75
minutes the Welsh got the winning score with centre Duncan Hayward going
in for a try and Ulph again on target with his fifth successive kick
after missing his opening penalty attempt.
Doncaster Knights 23
(Tries: Forster (25), Wilson (73). Cons: Woodrow 2. Pens: Woodrow 3 (7,
16, 23).
Cornish
Pirates 29
(Tries: Cattle (1), Roke (55). Cons: Di Bernardo 2. Pens:
di Bernardo 5 (10, 30, 49, 52, 66).
Excellent away win for the Cornish Pirates at Doncaster coming back from
a half time deficit to take the win with Alberto Di Bernardo again key
with 19 points. That takes him to 100 points in just six matches the
first player in the top nine divisions to reach this milestone this
season.
Captain
and scrum half Gavin Cattle went over for the games opening try in the
first minute and with Di Bernardo on target they Pirates were 7-0 ahead.
Six
minutes later and Mark Woodrow pulled three points back for the home
side and with two more he pulled it back to 10-9 with Di Bernardo
kicking one for the visitors.
The home
side took the lead when flanker Jason Forster went over for his 9th
try of the season and Woodrow converted to make it 16-10. Before the
break Di Bernardo pulled three points back for the visitors.
After
the break DI Bernardo put two more penalties over and the Pirates were
19-16 ahead. Duncan Roke went in for the second Pirates try and with Di
Bernardo again on target they were 26-16 ahead. Di Bernardo put over his
fifth penalty goal in the 66th minute and they were 29-16
ahead.
Doncaster
did manage a second try with No 8 Glen Wilson going over in the 73rd
minute and Woodrow converted to get hem within a score. The defeat sees
Doncaster drop to fifth in the table and the Pirates are up to sixth
place.
Exeter Chiefs 18
(Tries: Baxter 2 (42, 49). Con: Yapp. Pens: Yapp 2 (21, 54).
Plymouth
Albion 14
(Tries:
Sestaret (10), Oxley (17). Cons: Neethling 2.).
In front
of a bumper 5733 crowd at the Sandy Park Stadium Exeter Chiefs came back
from a 14-3 half time deficit to send the Albion to their first defeat
of the season.
Albion
with two tries in the opening 17 minutes opened up a 124-0 lead with
tries form wing Nicholas Sestaret and hooker Richard Oxley and both were
converted by Wihan Neethling.
Tony
Yapp pulled three points back for the home side on 21 minutes in the
final score of the half.
Two
tries form No 8 Richard Baxter changed the games in the opening nine
minutes of the second half and with Yapp converting the first of these
the Chiefs were 15-14 ahead.
Yapp
nudged them four points in front with a 54th minute penalty
goal and that was the end of the scoring with the last 26 minutes
scoreless.
Newbury
19
(Tries: Hayter (25), Penalty try (72), Brown (75). Cons: Walsh 2.
Nottingham 18
(Tries:
Morley (37), Hopkins (78). Con: Barlow. Pens: Barlow 2 (4, 39)
Just
what the Dr ordered for Newbury with this narrow home win over
Nottingham which moves them up to 13th in the division.
Tom
Barlow put the visitors ahead with a 4th minute penalty goal
and it stayed that way till the 25th minute when the home
side went ahead. They scored the games opening try with second row
Gregor Hayter touching down but Tim Walsh missed the conversion. Late in
the first half Nottingham second row Lee Morley touched down and Barlow
converted and then two minutes later put over a penalty goal to send the
visitors in 13-5 ahead.
It took
32 minutes of the second half for the games next score with the referee
awarding the home side a penalty try and Walsh added the extras to make
it a 13-12 game.
Three
minutes later and Newbury were in front with No 8 Tom Brown going over
the home line and with Wash converting they were six points up 19-13.
Nottingham
though responded almost immediately and prop Ryan Hopkins went over for
a try but Barlow could not add what would have been the match winning
conversion.
Otley 16
(Try: Back (43). Binns. Pens: Binns 3 (19, 33, 62).
Moseley
13
(Try: Caves (80). Con: Thomas. Pens: Thomas 2 (26, 40).
Otley
picked up a narrow home win to move into 9th place in the
league table.
Simon
Binns got the first points on the board with a penalty goal in the 19th
minute which was cancelled out by Ollie Thomas seven minutes later, Both
players added a further penalty goal each and the sides went in at the
break at 6 all.
Three
minutes into the second half and the home side were over the Moseley try
line with second row Brendan Back going in and Binns converted. He gave
the home side a 10 point lead with a 62nd minute penalty
goal.
Moseley
did finally manage to cross the home line when hooker Adam Caves went
over and Thomas converted in the 80th minute. This was the
third losing bonus point picked up by Moseley in their five
defeats.
Waterloo 13
(Try: McKay (54). Con: Loader. Pens: Loader 2 (22, 38)
Bedford Blues 42
(Tries:
Varndell (11), Dickson (36), Pritchard (42), Johnson (62), Cole (66),
Staten (67), Lewis (79). Cons: Pritchard 2. Pen: Pritchard (2).
Bedford
Blues are up into second place in the league table after this away win
at Waterloo who slip to a fifth defeat of the season in six matches.
James
Pritchard kicked the visitors ahead with a 2nd minute penalty
goal before Tom Varndell made it two tries in tow matches in the 11th
minute as the Blues went 10-8 up. Dan Loader pulled three points back
for the home side on 22minutes.
With
half time approaching Karl Dickson making a rare start at scrum half
went over for a second Blues try and Pritchard converted to make it 17-3
although just before the break Loader pulled another three points back
for the home side.
Two
minutes into the second half and the Blues were in for try number three
with Pritchard touching down.
Waterloo
did manage to cross the Blues line when No 8 Rory McKay went in for a 54th
minute try and Loader converted.
The
fourth quarter belonged to the visitors as they ran in four unconverted
tries to secure a comfortable win and pick up a fifth four try bonus
point in six outings.
Leeds Tykes 35
(Tries: Hepworth (21), Myall (38), Welding (52), Humphreys (80). Cons:
Hinton 3. Pens: Hinton 3 (33, 44, 65)
Sedgley
Park 20
(Tries:
Hall (19), Skurr (26). Cons: Jones 2. Pens: Jones 2 (11, 60).
Leeds
Tykes made it five in a row with this home win over Sedgley Park and are
now up to 4th in the table.
Sedgley
Park gave them a tough match and at half time it was all square at 17
all.
Park got
the better start and were 10-0 up at the end of the first quarter after
right wing Chris Hall went over for a try on 19 minutes which Phil Jones
converted to add to an earlier penalty goal.
Two
minutes later and the Tykes were on the scoreboard with a try from
Johnny Hepworth playing in the centre this week and Leigh Hinton added
the conversion. Five minutes later though Park were 17-7 in front with
No 8 Jon Skurr touching down and Jones adding the extras.
Hinton
pulled three points back with a penalty goal and when he converted a 38th
minute try from second row Kearnan Myall the sides were level and that
was the half time score.
Four
minutes into the second half and the home side were in front for the
first time in the match with Hinton putting over a penalty goal.
Former
Park wing Richard Welding then got the third Tykes try on 52 minutes to
give Leeds an eight point lead.
Jones
and Hinton exchanged penalty goals but the Tykes did not seal the win
till the 80th minute when on loan Ian Humphreys, from
Leicester Tigers, went over for a try and the four try bonus point after
coming on as a replacement and Hinton converted. |
