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Bedford Blues 38 (Tries: Comb (8), Volland (24), Dickson (40),
Pritchard (48), Moir (69), Graham (74). Cons: Pritchard 4.
Coventry 8
(Try: Dorrian (78). Pen: Russell (21).
Bedford
Blues remain in fifth pace after this home win over Coventry but draw
level with Plymouth Albion on 33 points.
The
Blues were ahead after eight minutes when second row Marc Comb went over
for a try and a 5-0 lead. Ben Russell pulled three points back for the
visitors on 21 minutes but three minutes later and the Blues had their
second try. It came from prop Matt Volland and this time James Pritchard
converted it to make it 12-3.
They
went over for a third try just before the break with scrum half Karl
Dickson going in and again Pritchard converted for 19-3.
It was
Pritchard who got the bonus point try five minutes into the second half
and converted it to make it 26-3 and put them into a winning lead. .
They
managed two more tries in the fourth quarter as centre Craig Moir and
prop James Graham went over whilst Coventry full back Myles Dorrian went
over to get the visitors only try.
Doncaster
25
(Tries: Wilson (22), Foster (55), Bunting (60), W Davies (77). Con:
Benson. Pen: Woodrow (46).
Otley
15
(Tries:
Stockdale (11), Tiffany (40). Con: Brown. Pen: Brown (35).
Doncaster remain in sixth place after this home win over Otley who
remain in ninth spot.
It was
Otley who took the lead when flanker Matt Stockdale went over for a try
on 11 minutes. 11 minutes later and the home side were level with No 8
Glen Wilson going in against his old club.
Andy
Brown kicked the visitors ahead and when he converted a try from the
other flanker James Tiffany to make it 15-5 for Otley at the break.
Mark
Woodrow pulled three points back for the home side six minutes into the
second half. They were within two points on 55 minutes when flanker
Jason Forster went in for his 11th try of the season. They
took the lead five minutes later when prop Simon Bunting went in for a
try and they led 18-15.
They did
not seal the win till the 77th minute when left wing Wes
Davies went over for a try and this time it was converted by Jon Benson.
London Welsh 32 (Tries: Ritchie (24), Marks (49), Ulph (67), Strong
(71). Cons: Ulph 3. Pens: Ulph 2 (7, 35).
Nottingham
47
(Tries:
Hopkins (3), Cook (14), Logan (18), Loney (40), Corin (53), Barlow (80).
Cons: Barlow 4. Pens: Barlow 2 (28, 61). DG: Barlow (41).
Nottingham made it two in a row with this away win at London Welsh in a
high scoring affair with 10 tries.
They did
the damage in the first half building up a 29-11 lead after going ahead
in the third minute with a try from prop Ryan Hopkins.
Sam Ulph
pulled three points back for the Welsh but to tries in four minutes saw
the visitors go 19-3 up after 18 minutes after tries from prop Peter
Cook and wing Will Logan.
Hooker
Chris Ritchie went in for the home sides first try on 24 minutes before
Ulph and Tom Barlow exchanged penalty goals. Late in the half the
visitors picked up the four try bonus point with flanker Alex Loney
going over for a try and Barlow added the extras.
Barlow
got the first score of the second half with a drop goal but it was the
Welsh who got the first try of the second half with fly half Tom Marks
touching down. Replacement No 8 Neil Corin got the fifth
Nottingham
try and Barlow converted before putting over another penalty goal to
make it 42-18 just after the hour mark.
The
Welsh then scored two tries in four minutes to claim a four try bonus
point as Ulph and right wing James Strong went over and Ulph converted
them both. The final word was left to Barlow with the final try of the
match and finished the game with 22 points.
Newbury 23
(Tries: Walsh (50), Roberts (53). Cons: Walsh 2. Pens: Walsh 3 (14, 29,
79).
Plymouth
Albion 28
(Tries: Sestaret (32), Hayes (57), Arscott (69). Cons:
Neethling 2. Pens: Neethling 3 (2, 6, 27).
Plymouth
Albion pick up a valuable away win at Newbury but drop a place in the
table to 4th after failing to secure the four try bonus
point.
Wihan
Neethling put them 6-0 ahead with two penalty goals in the opening six
minutes.
Tom
Walsh replied with one for the home side before they both exchanged
penalty goal to make it 9-6 to Albion after 29 minutes.
Three
minutes later and Albion got the games opening try as winger Nicholas
Sestaret went over for 6th try of the season, Neethling
converted to make it 16-6 at the break.
Two
tries in three minutes turned the game round as the home side went into
a 20-16 lead after tries from Walsh and Full back Mal Roberts, both
converted by Walsh.
They led
for just six minutes with No 8 Tom Hayes getting the second Plymouth try
and they led 21-20 with Neethling unable to add the extras.
They
went two scores clear on 69 minutes when replacement Tom Arscott went in
and Neethling converted.
Walsh
pulled three points back on 79 minutes to make sure of a losing bonus
point but Albion took the win.
Sedgley
Park 20 (Tries: P Jones (58), Wilkinson (80). Cons: Jones 2. Pens:
Jones 2 (4, 14).
Earth
Titans 25
(Tries:
Bedford (7), Burke (42), Bornman (50), Hennessy (77). Con: Whitehead.
Pen: Whitehead (2)
Although
it was defeat number nine
Sedgley
Park gave the Titans a run for their money before going down by just
five points at Park Lane to the leaders.
The
Titans were ahead after two minutes with fly half Mike Whitehead putting
over a second minute penalty goal.
Phil
Jones levelled for Park two minutes later but the Titans were ahead
again just three minutes later when scrum half Joe Bedford went over for
a try and an 8-3 lead.
Jones
kicked a second penalty goal on 14 minutes to narrow the gap to two
points in what was the final score of the half.
Two
tries in the opening ten minutes of the second half saw the Titans move
into a 20-6 lead with centre Brendan Burke and No 8 Jamie Bornman going
in for tries and Whitehead converting the second of these.
Just
before the hour mark the home side were back within seven point when
Jones went in for a score and added the conversion.
The
visitors went two scores clear on 77 minute when replacement centre
Brendan Hennessy went in for an unconverted try.
Full
back Chris Wilkinson got the second Park try on 80 minutes and Jones
converted but they could not manage another and the Titans took the win
to remain four points clear at the top of the table.
Waterloo 19 (Tries: Penalty Try (23), Ince (47), Payne (77). Cons:
Nutt 2.
Pertemps Bees 38
(Tries:
Nutthal (14), Knight (27), Davies (70), Goodridge (72). Cons: Davies 3.
Pens: Davies 4 (5, 11, 36, 65).
The
Pertemps Bees remain in seventh place after this away win at Waterloo
who slipped to their seventh defeat in nine matches.
Brad
Davies kicked the visitors into a 6-0 lead in the first 11 minutes
before left wing Matt Nutthal went over for a try and Davies converted
for 13-0 after 14 minutes. Waterloo got on the scoreboard when they were
awarded a 23rd minute penalty try and Steve Nutt converted.
Centre
Dave Knight got the second Bees try and with Davies kicking a third
penalty goal they were 21-7 ahead at the break.
Seven
minutes into the second half and
Waterloo
were back within seven when hooker Peter Ince went over the Bees line
and Nutt converted.
The next
score did not come till the 65th minute when Davies put over
another penalty goal and five minutes later went over a try which he
converted and the Bees were out of sight at 31-14. Full back Jon
Goodridge went over for his fifth try of the season on 72 minutes to
secure the bonus point.
The home
side did manage a third try with centre Freeman Payne going in for an
unconverted try on 77 minutes.
Leeds
37
(Tries: McDonald (10), Oakley (23), Myall (45), Hughes (57). Cons:
Hinton 4. Pens: Hinton 3 (42, 55, 80).
Moseley 27
(Tries:
O’Leary (17), Binns (35), Rodwell (79). Cons: Thomas 3. Pens: Thomas 2
(1, 13).
Leeds
Tykes are up to third place in the table after this home win over
Moseley at Headingley on Sunday as they pick up their fourth four try
bonus point of the season.
Ollie
Thomas gave the visitors the lead with a penalty goal in the opening
minute. The Tykes responded with a try from prop Mike McDonald on 10
minutes and Leigh Hinton converted for 7-3. Three minutes later Thomas
put over a second penalty goal and when he converted a 17th
minute try from centre Daren O’Leary they were 13-7 ahead.
Leeds
regained the lead on 23 minutes when No 8 Rhys Oakley went over for a
try and Hinton converted for 14-13.
Bit it
was Moseley who led at the break when left wing Andy Binns went in for a
score and Thomas converted to make it 20-14.
After
the break it did not take the home side long to regain the lead after
Hinton put over a penalty goal and second row Kearnan Myall went over
for a try on 45 minutes to make it 24-20 with Hinton converting.
They
pulled clear with Hinton putting over another penalty goal and then
debutant wing Chris Hughes touching down and Hinton adding the extras to
make it 34-20 after 57 minutes.
In the
80th minute Moseley closed to within in seven when Back row
replacement James Rodwell touched down and Thomas converted. In injury
time Hinton made sure with his third penalty goal.
Cornish Pirates 37
(Tries: Roke 2 (14, 48), McAtee (24), Evans (45). Cons: Di Bernardo 4.
Pens: Di Bernardo 3 (12, 20, 64).
Exeter Chiefs 20
(Tries: M Fatialofa (29), Luff (78). Cons: Yapp 2.
Pens: Yapp 2 (7, 34).
The
Pirates make it seven wins out of nine with this excellent win over
Exeter Chiefs to retain second spot in the table.
Tony
Yapp put the Chiefs ahead with a 7th minute penalty goal
which lasted five minutes before Alberto Di Bernardo kicked one for the
Pirates. Two minutes later and the home side were ahead with centre
Duncan Roke touching down and Di Bernardo converting to make it 10-3.
They went further ahead with Di Bernardo putting over a penalty goal and
the converting the second home try after right wing Rhodri McAtee went
over for his 7th try of the season and Di Bernardo converted
to make it 20-3 after 24 minutes.
By half
time the visitors had pulled back to within seven points of the home
side with a try from centre Mark Fatialofa and Yapp added the conversion
and put over a second penalty goal.
The
Pirates settled the game in the opening eight minutes of the second half
with tries from Roke, who completed a double, and No 8 Matt Evans and Di
Bernardo converted both to make it 34-13.
Di
Bernardo increased the lead just after the half hour mark with a penalty
goal. The Chiefs did manage the final score as right wing Jason Luff
touched down and Adam Staniforth converted in the 78th
minutes.
The
crowd was an excellent 4,580.
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