Pertemps Bees 28 (Tries:  Nuthall (12), Halavatau (15), Goodridge (22), Qera (30). Con: Petty. Pens: Petty (5), Higgins (77).      

Plymouth Albion 20 (Tries: Thomas 2 (55, 58), Saumi (60). Con: Barnes. Pen: Barnes (7).       

The Bees were home winners over Plymouth Albion whose poor run of form continues.       

Rod Petty put the home side ahead with a 5^th minute penalty goal but two minutes later it was 3 all with fly half David Delaney After this he Bees took control with four tries in 18 minutes to go into a 25-3 lead. First over the Albion try line was wing Matt Nuthall in the 12^th minute, three minutes later No 8 Leo Halavatau went over to make it 13-3. Full back Jon Goodridge got the third and this time Petty converted. for 20-3. On the half hour mark flanker Akapusi Qera got the bonus point try and the home side went in 25-3 ahead.

Three tries in the third quarter saw Albion get right back into the match with flanker Danny Thomas bagging a brace and full back Nat Saumi and Ed Barnes adding a conversion to make it a five point game 25-20. The home side sealed the win in the 78^th minute when replacement Jon Higgins put over a penalty goal.   

Coventry 16 (Try: Dorrian (17). Con: Russell. Pens: Russell 3 (32, 34, 40).     

Doncaster 24 (Tries: Van Vuuren 3 (12, 57, 80), Forster (47). Cons: Gollings 2.     

Doncaster are joint third with Earth Titans after this away win at Coventry where they picked up all five points       

It was Coventry who had the better of the first half after falling behind to a 12^th minute try form winger Donovan Van Vuuren. Cov were in front five minutes later after fly half Myles Dorrian went over and full back Ben Russell converted. He then added three penalty goals after the half hour mark to lead 16-5 at the break.

Seven minutes into the second half flanker Jason Forster went over and Ben Gollings converted to make it 16-12.

They took the lead on 57 minutes when Van Vuuren went over to complete a double and Gollings converted. They sealed the win when Van Vuuren completed a hat trick in injury time.  

Exeter Chiefs 25 (Tries: Baxter (5), Yapp (24), A Fatialofa 2 (36, 46). Con: Yapp. Pen: Yapp (55).     

London Welsh 21 (Tries: Collier (16), Taylor 2 (68, 80). Cons: Ulph 3.).     

The Chiefs made it eight in a row with this home win over London Welsh but they were pushed all the way.

No 8 Richard Baxter put the home side ahead after just five minutes with a try and a 5-0 lead. 11 minutes later and the Welsh were in front after second row Dan Collier went over and Sam Ulph converted.

Tony Yapp got the second Chiefs try on 24 minutes and when he converted a try from centre Ali Fatialofa they led 17-7.       

Fatialofa got a second try six minutes into the second half and when Yapp put over a 55^th minute penalty goal it looked all over at 25-7. The Welsh got a second try on 68 minutes when centre Neil Taylor went over and Ulph converted. They claimed a losing bonus point deep into injury time with Taylor completing a double and Ulph again converted.

Newbury 35 (Tries: Hayter (17), Nutt 2 (29, 61), Rees (56). Cons: Walsh 3. Pens: Walsh 3 (39, 46, 60).     

Moseley 17 (Tries: Colvin (42), Aston (79). Cons: Thomas 2. Pen: Thomas (31).     

Comfortable home win for Newbury over struggling Moseley picking up all five points on offer with their fifth four try bonus point.       

The home side were ahead on 17 minutes when second row Gregor Hayter went over for a try and Tim Walsh converted. On 29 minutes they went 12-0 ahead with winger Martin Nutt crossing the visitors try line. In the last ten minutes of the half Walsh and Ollie Thomas exchanged penalty goals and Newbury led 15-3 at half time.

Two minutes into the second half Moseley were right back in it when winger Carl Colvin went over and Thomas converted.

20 points in a 14 minute period turned the match the way of the home side with tries form winger David Rees and winger Nutt completed a double and Walsh added ten points with the boot to make it 35-10 after 61 minutes.

Moseley did manage a late try with winger James Aston going over and Thomas converting.  

Waterloo 17 (Tries: Monro (9), Erskine (26), Townson (79). Con: Monro.       

Otley 20 (Tries: Smith 2 (38, 52), Andre (45). Con: Benson. Pen: Benson (12).       

Huge win for Otley at Blundellsands over bottom of the table Waterloo which moves them above Moseley and two points clear of the relegation zone.

The home side took the lead when fly half Anders Monro and a 5-0 lead. Three minutes later Jon Benson got Otley off the mark with a penalty goal. Waterloo got a second try on 26 minutes when scrum half Chad Erskine went over and Monro converted for 12-3. Before half time the visitors managed to cross the line with winger Danny Smith touching down to go in four points down.

Two tries in the first 12 minutes of the second half saw Otley take a 20-12 lead with right wing Xavier Andre and Smith, completing a double, crossing the Waterloo line and Benson adding a conversion.

Waterloo did manage another try but it came too late on 79 minutes with second row Glen Townson going over to get them within three of the visitors and claim a losing bonus point.

Leeds Tykes 31 (Tries: Myall 2 (2, 19), Schusterman 2 (9, 30), Welding (80). Cons: Vasey 3.     

Bedford Blues 0       

Comfortable home win for Leeds Tykes as the go eight points clear at the top of National One.

Three tries in the opening quarter saw them go into a 17-0 lead with second row Kearnan Myall getting a brace and flanker Martin Schusterman crossing the Blues line and Richard Vasey adding a conversion. The try bonus point was in the bag after half an hour with Schusterman completing a double and Vasey converting to send them in at half time 24-0 ahead.

In the second half the only score came in the 80^th minute when Full back Richard Welding went over and Vasey converted.

Nottingham P       

Earth Titans P       

This match was called off because of a frozen pitch.

Cornish Pirates 39 (Tries: Penalty try (24), Cowley (29), Bell (38), Motusaga (49), Anderson (78). Cons: Di Bernardo 3, Moore . Pens: Di Bernardo 2 (1, 12).     

Sedgley Park 13 (Try: Jope (47). Con: Jones. Pens: Jones 2 (8, 22).     

The Pirates go up into second place after this home win over Sedgley Park.

After 22 minutes it was 6-6 with Alberto Di Bernardo and Phil Jones slotting over a couple each. Two minutes later we had the first try of the match with the referee awarding apenalty try and DI Bernardo converting to make it 13-6. Two more tries before half time saw the home side go in 25-6 ahead with centre Duncan Bell and No 8 Tim Cowley crossing the visitors try line.         

Park got the opening score of the second half with flanker Ledua Jope going over and Jones converting on 47 minutes. Two minutes later the Pirates had the try bonus point with flanker Iva Motusaga touching down and Di Bernardo converted. They got a fifth try late on when replacement prop Grant Anderson went over and James Moore converted.