Moseley 3 Exeter Chiefs 36

Moseley: Pen: Jones (25).    

Chiefs: Tries: Baxter (32), Stevenson (56), Stuart Smith (64), Penalty try (74), Yapp (79). Cons: Yapp 4. Pen: Yapp (20).

Comfortable away win for Exeter Chiefs over Moseley on the road.

It was a tight first half and the Chiefs edged it 10-3 with Tony Yapp kicking a penalty goal and converting a try form No 8 Richard Baxter, whilst Matt Jones kicked three points for the home side.

The second half saw the visitors pull away and take all five points and win by 33 points running in four more tries. 

London Welsh 33 Coventry 29

Welsh: Tries: Sampson 2 (17, 70), Etheredge (48), Kwasnicki (38). Cons: Burton, Marks. Pens: Burton 2 (32, 43).   

Coventry: Tries: Slater (7), Clayton (21), Walls (78), Miller (80). Cons: Russell, McLean 2. Pen: Russell (2).

Both sides needed the win and it went the way of the home side at Old Deer Park despite a late Coventry surge.

Cov were first on the scoreboard when Ben Russell put over a penalty goal on two minutes and five minutes later he was converting the games opening try as scrum half Tom Slater went over. 

Full back Paul Sampson got the Welsh off the ark with a 17th minute try and Mitch Burton converted. Four minutes later and Cov were in for a 2nd try as flanker Darren Clayton went over to make it 15-7. Burton added a penalty goal and when hooker Adam Kwasnicki went over fro his 3rd try of the season the scores were all square at 15 all which was the way it stayed till half time. .

Burton put the home side ahead three minutes into the second half and five minutes later they had a third try as flanker Simon Etheredge went over and they went 23-15 ahead.

Replacement Tomas Marks put over a penalty goal to increase the lead and when he converted Sampson second try of the afternoon they looked out of sight at 33-15.  

Two late tries for the visitors saw them pull to within four of the home side to leave with two bonus points for four tries and losing by seven or less.

Plymouth Albion 19 Nottingham 18

Albion: Try: Lewsey (80). Con: Laidlaw. Pens: Laidlaw 4 (5, 13, 26, 40).   

Nottingham: Tries: Raven (20), Kay (61). Con: Barlow. Pens: Barlow 2 (9, 65).

Tight affair at Brickfields with Albion just nicking it late on with a try from scrum half Ed Lewsey which Ross Laidlaw converted to win the match.

Laidlaw had put the home side ahead in the 5th minute with a penalty goal. which Tom Barlow cancelled out four minutes later. Laidlaw put the home side back in front but on 20 minutes Nottingham were in front when lock Sam Raven went over and Barlow converted to make it 10-6. But by half time Albion were back in front with Laidlaw putting over a couple of penalty goals.

Just after the hour mark and Nottingham were back in front after wing Josh Kay went over and when Barlow put over a penalty goal four minutes later they were 18-12 ahead.

It stayed like that till Albion snatched the late winning try.  

Doncaster 26 Esher 17

Doncaster: Tries: Carter (8), Griffiths (26). Cons: Woodrow. Pens: Woodrow 4 (17, 26, 45, 68).   

Esher: Try: Armitage (69). Pens: Hallett 4 (11, 14, 21, 37).

Doncaster made it four wins out of four with this home success over Esher but failed to pick up the try bonus point and leaving Esher leaving with nothing. The visitors did have three players binned during the match.

Full back Anthony Cater gave the home side the lead with an 8th minute try and Mark Woodrow converted for 7-0.

Neil Hallett (3) and Woodrow (1) then had a mini kicking battle to leave it 10-9 to the home side. A try from second row David Griffiths on 26 minutes saw the home side go 17-9 ahead. Before the half time whistle Woodrow and Hallett again exchanged penalty goals to make it 20-12. Woodrow extended the lead with two more penalty goals to make it 26-12.

Esher did manage a late score as centre Devon Armitage went over but Hallett could not convert to claim a losing bonus point.     

Rotherham Titans 50 Cornish All Blacks 15

Titans: Tries: Cochrane (9), Penalty Try (14), Feeley (28), Grissing (34), McCormish (38), Connolly 2 (60, 73). Cons: Whitehead 4, Lennard 2. Pens: Lennard (76).    

CAB: Tries: Kimberley (45), Fabian (51). Con: Alred. Pen: Alred (19)

Comfortable home win for the home side with the Titans running in seven tries for their biggest win of the season.

They were ahead on nine minutes when flanker Neil Cochrane went over and full back Mike Whitehead converted. Five minutes later and referee Greg Garner awarded them a penalty try as they went 14-0 ahead. Stuart Alred put over a penalty goal for the visitors to get them on the scoreboard but three tries in the last 12 mintes of the half saw the Titans open up a 35-3 lead. There were tries for winger Jon Feeley and Stephen Grissing along with No 8 Michael McCormish and Whitehead converted them all.   

Two tries in the opening 11 minutes of the half saw the visitors make a little in road in the home sides lead as No 8 Dave Kimberley and right wing Jon Fabian going over the home try line and Alred added a conversion to make it 35-15.

The Titans wrapped up the win when replacement back row man Rob Connolly went on for a double in 13 minutes, another replacement Jamie Lennard converted on of them and took the score over 50 with a late penalty goal.

Sedgley Park 13 Newbury 14

Park: Try: Van Deventer (80). Con: Jones. Pens: Jones 2 (40, 61).   

Newbury: Tries: Perkins (13), Brown (77). Cons: Walsh 2.

Newbury picked up their first win of the season with this narrow away success at Sedgley Park in a low scoring match.

The visitors took the lead on 13 minutes when centre Seb Perkins went over for a try and Tim Walsh converted. Phil Jones pulled three points back for the home side just before half time. Just after the hour mark he added a second penalty goal and it was a one point game.

On 77 minutes Newbury went eight points ahead when No 8 Tom Brown went over and Walsh converted leaving Park needing two scores to win.

On 80 minutes replacement winger Jay Van Deventer went over for a try and Jones converted but it was not enough and the had to settle for a losing bonus point.

Bedford Blues 23 Northampton Saints 34

Blues: Tries: Moir (32), Page (79) Cons: Patston, Elrick. Pens: Patston 3 (11, 28, 55).   

Saints: Tries: Hopley (15), Ward (25), Reihana (30), Downey (72). Cons: Everitt 4. Pens: Everitt (9), Reihana (61).

Northampton Saints maintained top spot after making it four wins out of four and maximum points although it took till the 72nd minute before they wrapped up the bonus point with centre James Downey going over.

Three tries in the opening half hour saw the Saints built up a 24-6 lead with tries form No 8 Mark Hopley, hooker Dave Ward and centre Bruce Reihana with Barry Everitt converting them all and putting over a penalty goal. Ben Patston put over a couple of penalty goals before winger Craig Moir went over his former clubs try line and Patston converting. Both sides exchanged penalty goals in the third quarter before Downey sealed the win. Blues did manage a second try late on when left wing Alex Page went over replacement Jon Elrick converted.  

Cornish Pirates 42 Pertemps Bees 20

CAB: Tries:  Motusaga (4), Cracknell 2 (43, 59), Kemp (57), Devlin 2 (62, 65). Cons: Steenson 2. Pens: Steenson 3 (16, 19, 38).    

Bees: Griffiths (74), Aston (77). Cons: Knight 2. Pens: Hook 2 (21, 26).

Comfortable home win for the Cornish Pirates over the Pertemps Bees pulling away after going in 16-6 ahead at half time.

They went into a 13-0 lead with a try from Iva Motusaga which Gareth Steenson converted and then put over a couple of penalty goals. Fly half Michael Hook pulled six points back for the Bees but Steenson make it 16-6 late in the half.

The Pirates then went into overdrive and ran in five tries in 23 minutes to move into a commanding 43-6 lead with back row man Chris Cracknell bagging a brace.

The Bees stemmed the tide and managed two late tries of their own in the last 10 minutes through scrum half Nicky Griffiths and winger James Aston.