By Alan Poole, Coventry Telegraph.
February 11 2015

...over Harbury

Dunlop maintained their table-topping momentum with a 33-5 flourish against Harbury.

The Burnaby Road men clicked into their rhythm from the kick-off, Craig McGrory’s early touchdown followed up by Keith Fletcher and youngster Rowan Hill with a brace of Dave Weston conversions making it 19-0 at the interval.

They found the going more difficult as the underfoot conditions deteriorated in the second half, several attacks breaking down on knock-ons and fumbles while Harbury began to pose more of a threat.

But once McGrory had landed his second try to secure the bonus point, they added a fifth when replacement Dave Elvidge slipped over in the corner – Weston converting both before the villagers notched their deserved consolation.

Bedworth kept pace with the leaders when they subdued neighbours Manor Park 28-12.

Pummelled 69-0 at Griff & Coton earlier this season, Park looked on course for another hiding as Andrew McHardy scored an early try under the posts and, after Dan Joyce and Tom Groves had been sin-binned in rapid succession, Matt Randall’s pushover gave the home side a 14-0 lead.

Bedworth’s John Allison was then yellow-carded and Joyce marked his return to active service with a penetrating kick that led to a Charlie Wilson try converted by Callum Bishop.

And although the men in green re-established their lead just before the interval as Lee Bennett nipped through from a tap penalty, Park showed admirable enterprise in the second half and were unlucky when veteran No.8 Matt Marston was held up over the line. Despite again being reduced to 14 men, Bedworth banked the bonus point when McHardy cut through for a superb solo effort.

But Park responded in kind, Joyce’s superb run clearing the path for Cameron Forryan, and Bedworth had to soak up some pressure in the closing stage after Marcus Reilly had become their third player to earn a ten-minute breather.

Will Grindal fired home a 45-metre penalty to snatch Southam’s 22-19 decision against Pershore.

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