Midlands 1 West

Banbury Bulls fell to a 33-15 defeat at Walsall. Bulls trailed 15-10 and 20-15, but could not claw it back. Mike Smith slotted a first-half penalty and converted a try from flanker Sean Bannister soon after the restart. Wing Sam Boyle’s 56th-minute try made it 20-15. Rod Dickson, Jose Gonzales, Roger Weston and Luke Pittaway went over for Walsall, with Matt Wood kicking two conversions and three penalties. Friendly result: Grove 62 (tries N Sevier 3, R Sevier, J Bellinger, S Peel, S Dixey, J Chapman, H Carr, B Law; cons R Sevier 6), Swindon Supermarine 0.