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Doncaster 24 (Tries Grainger (12), Hunt (18), Tau (72). Cons: Woodrow
2, Benson. Pen: Woodrow (45).
Exeter Chiefs 11
(Try: Breeze (30). Pens: Yapp 2 (34, 38)
Doncaster
remain in fifth place after this home win over Exeter Chiefs who drop
down to 10th in the table.
Doncaster
were on the scoreboard after 12 minutes when flanker Simon Grainger went
over for a try and Mark Woodrow converted for 7-0. Before the end of the
first quarter they were 14-0 ahead with centre Brad Hunt touching down
and Woodrow again converting, both tries came with the Chiefs down to 14
with Simon Jenkins in the sin bin.
The
Chiefs were right back in at by the break with full back Ben Breeze
going in for a try on the half hour and Tony Yapp putting over a couple
of penalty goals to make it 14-13 at the half time break.
Five
minutes into the second half and Woodrow put over a penalty goal but it
was not till the last ten minutes that the match was settled.
The home
side got a third try as prop Ngalusele Tau going on for a try and Jon
Benson converted to round of the win.
Sedgley
Park 22 (Tries: Briers (16), Vilk (21), Fourie (33).Cons: Jones 2.
Pen: Jones (65)
Nottingham 19
(Tries: Nirmalendran 2 (3, 7), Duffy (72). Cons: Barlow
2.
Sedgley
Park move off the bottom of the table after this home win over
Nottingham and are within a point of third bottom Moseley.
After
seven minutes it did look to good for the home side with Nottingham 12-0
ahead after a brace of tries from full back Rohan Nirmalendran and Tom
Barlow putting over a conversion.
Park
pulled seven points back on 16 minutes when centre Chris Briers went
over for a try and Phil Jones converted. Five minutes later it was all
square with full back Andy Vilk touching down to make it 12 all.
Before
half time Park went ahead when second row Tim Fourie went over the
Nottingham line and Jones converted to send Park in 19-12 ahead. Jones
increased the home sides lead with a penalty in the second half and a 10
point lead.
Nottingham
closed the gap to three points on 72 minutes when hooker Joe Duffy went
over the home try line and Barlow converted. That though was the end of
the scoring and Park picked up a second win of the season.
Bedford Blues 32 (Tries: Dodge (1), Hinkins (48), Patston (75). Con:
Broadfoot. Pens: Broadfoot 5 (4, 29, 33, 47, 71).
Earth
Titans 34
(Tries:
McCormish (8), Penalty try (24), Fourie 2 (37, 56), Cons: Steenson 4.
Pens: Steenson 2 (42, 79).
The
Blues were ahead in the opening minute when left wing Ollie Dodge went
over for a try and a 5-0 lead. Ross Broadfoot added a penalty three
minutes later as Bedford led 8-0.
The
Titans responded a few minutes later with a try from No 8 Michael
McCormish and Gareth Steenson converted. The visitors were ahead on 24
minutes when they were awarded a penalty try and went 14-8 up.
Broadfoot levelled the scores with a couple of penalty goals but late in
the half flanker Hendrie Fourie went in for his 6th try of
the season and Steenson converted to make it 21-14 at half time.
Steenson
increased the lead early in the second half with a penalty goal before
the Blues managed to catch the Titans. Broadfoot put over a penalty goal
and when he converted a try from right wing James Hinkins it was 24 all
after 48 minutes.
Just
before the hour mark the Titans were back in front when Fourie completed
a double and Steenson converted to make it 31-24.
Back
came Bedford with Broadfoot putting over a penalty goal and when fly
half Ben Patston went over for a 75th minute try they led
32-31.
Steenson
settled the match for the Titans with a late penalty goal as he
maintained his 100% strike rate for the afternoon. .
Waterloo 20
(Tries: Smith (60), McKay (68). Cons: Loader 2. Pens:
Loader 2 (3, 40).
Newbury
49
(Tries:
Roberts 2 (14, 18), DamuDamu 2 (47, 57), Simpson Daniel (52), Ashcroft
Leigh (73), Nutt (76). Cons: Walsh 4. Pens: Walsh 2 (10, 21).
Newbury
are up into the top half of the table after this home win over Waterloo
who drop to the bottom of the table.
Waterloo
were 3-0 ahead early on after a Dan Loader penalty goal but Tim Walsh
levelled for the visitors with a 10th minute penalty goal.
A try
double form Newbury full back Mal Roberts put the visitors in charge and
with Walsh converting one of them and adding a second penalty goal they
were 18-3 ahead after 21 minutes. Before half time Loader pulled three
points back for Waterloo.
Three
tries in the third quarter were enough o put the visitors in a winning
position with No 8 Isoa DamuDamu getting a double and scrum half Mark
Simpson Daniel getting tries and Walsh adding a couple of penalty goals
to make it 37-6 after 57 minutes.
Just
after the hour mark the home side did manage a couple of scores with
flanker Dan Smith and No 8 Rory McKay getting tries and Loader
converting both.
Newbury
though ran in two tries in the final few minutes to round off the win.
Moseley
5
(Try: O’Leary (50).
Plymouth
Albion 50
(Tries: Sestaret 2 (18, 58), Hayes (44), Arscott 2 (48,
69), Oxley (62), Neethling (76). Cons: Neethling 6. Pen: Neethling (21).
Comfortable away win for
Albion
at Moseley out scoring them seven tries too one.
It took
Plymouth
till the 18th minute to go ahead with winger Nicholas
Sestaret going over for his 8th try of the season and Wihan
Neethling converted He added a penalty three minutes later to make it
10-0 in what was the final score of the half.
Four
minutes into the second half and No 8 Tom Hayes went in for Albion’s
second try and Neethling converted and soon after right wing Tom Arscott
went over and with Neethling converting it was 24-0. Moseley did manage
a try when centre Daren O’Leary went over for an unconverted try.
Albion
ran in four more tries as Sestaret and Arscott completed doubles and
hooker Richard Oxley and Neethling got the other tries and Neethling
converted three of them to finish the match with 20 points. .
Otley 7
(Try: Chivers (67). Con: Binns.).
Pertemps
Bees 11
(Try:
Nuthall (60). Pens: Nuthall 2 (16, 45).
Low
scoring match with the Pertemps Bees picking up another away win.
The Bees
led 3-0 at half time with a 16th minute Matthew Nuthall
penalty goal. Five minutes into the second half and he put over a second
penalty goal to make it 6-0 and when he went over for the games opening
try on the hour mark the Bees led 11-0.
Otley
finally got on the scoreboard when replacement scrum half Neil Chivers
went over for a try and Simon Binns converted in what turned out to be
the final score of the match.
Cornish
Pirates 41
(Tries: Ma’asi (6), Cracknell (56), McAtee 3 (66, 71, 76), Penalty try
(18). Cons: Di Bernardo 3, Moore. Pen: Di Bernardo (45).
London Welsh 13
(Try: Shaw (39). Con: Ulph. Pens: Ulph 2 (25, 38).
The
Pirates remain top of the table after this comfortable home win over
London Welsh.
The home
side took the lead on six minutes with hooker Viliami Ma’asi going over
for a try and a 5-0 lead. They went 12-0 ahead on 18 minutes when the
referee awarded them a penalty try and Alberto Di Bernardo converted.
By half
time though the Welsh had turned it round and went in ahead 13-12. Full
back Sam Ulph out over a couple of penalty goals when scrum half Robbie
Shaw touched down on 39 minutes Ulph’s conversion put the visitors
ahead.
Five
minutes into the second half and DI Bernardo put the Pirates back in
front with a penalty goal.
They
went into a 20-13 lead after 56 minutes when flanker Chris Cracknell
went over before right wing Rhodri McAtee took over. The winger went in
for a hat trick in 10 minutes to take the home side clear and secure the
four try bonus point. That took McAtee to 12 tries for the season one
behind Doncaster’s Jason Foster at the top of the try scorers list.
Leeds Tykes 34 (Tries: McDonald 2 (17, 33), Rock 2 (58, 63),
Welding (52). Cons: Hinton 3. Pen: Hinton (10).
Coventry 0
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Leeds
Tykes keep the pressure on the Pirates with this comfortable win over
Coventry at Headingley.
The
Tykes were ahead on 10 minutes when full back Leigh Hinton put over a
penalty goal. They got the games opening try on 17 minutes when prop
Mike McDonald touched down and Hinton converted for 10-0. McDonald
completed a double just after the half hour mark and the Tykes took a
15-0 lead into half time.
12
minutes into the second half and Leeds went further ahead with winger
Richard Welding touching down before a double form centre Tom Rock in
five minutes took the home side out of site and secured the four try
bonus points and with Hinton converting them both they were 34-0 up
after 63 minutes. Rock continued his good recent form and took his total
to nine for the season.
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