Grove, last season's Southern Counties (North) runners-up, opened this season with a bang, when they demolished Newbury A 76-5.

Eighteen-year-old Nick Sevier played at full back for Grove, who have acquired fly-half Matt Self and winger Paul Inns from Bicester plus hooker Steve Wood from Chipping Norton.

Their tries came from Paul Inns (2), Matt Young (2), Ian Hall, Ali James, Wayne Coad, Chas Boshell, Gareth Hudson, James Eckert, Ben Nichol and Sevier, who added eight conversions.