Banbury Bulls' 24-11 defeat at Ampthill plunged them further into the relegation mire.

Fly half Peter Papenfus put the visitors ahead with a penalty and they looked to have scored a pushover try soon afterwards.

After this let-off, Ampthill struck back with a try.

Dave Taylor and Andy Collett combined to put Carl Daniels in for a Banbury score, but a converted try gave the hosts a half-time lead.

Bulls dominated the territory, but could only add a Papenfus penalty, while Ampthill bagged two tries and a conversion.