Banbury Bulls got off to the worst possible start in Midlands 3 East South with a 50-0 home defeat to Old Northamptonians.

Bulls are looking to bounce straight back to Midlands 2, but this result may suggest they need to reassess their ambitions.

OTHER SCORERS

BB&O Premier A: Buckingham 2nd 15, Chinnor 3rd 19 (tries R Hill, D Woodbury, J Pickett; cons R Binee 2); Henley Wanderers 2nd 7, Witney 2nd 25 (tries J Taafe 2, W Caffekey; cons S Copperwheat 2; pens Copperwheat 2); Oxford Harlequins 2nd 8 (try M Edney; pen J Hill), Redingensians 2nd 55.

BB&O Division 1 North: Witney 3rd 31 (tries M Calley, R Gurney, S Kenna, A Moriarty; cons F Grant 4; pen Grant), Chesham 8.

BB&O Division 1 South: Slough 2nd 10, Oxford Harlequins 3rd 82 (tries M Jones 3, R Upton 2, H Keown 2, T Mardle 2, I Phillips, R Kennedy, S Sweeney, H Plaisted, M Mullander; cons Mullander 4, Jones 2).

BB&O Division 2 North: High Wycombe 3rd 3, Chipping Norton 2nd 43 (tries C Dixon 3, D Warner 2, E Pretorius 2; cons L Busby 4); Winslow 10, Bicester 3rd 20 (tries R Walsh 2, E Rakacikaci, J Palmer); Banbury 3rd 42, Witney 4th 12 (tries L Manning, M Jones; con Manning).

Friendly: Chipping Norton 3rd 7 (try W Moreward; con M Souche), Brackley 3rd 0.