National 2 South
Henley Hawks had No 8 Matt Payne sent off as they lost 41-16 at leaders Ealing.
Payne was red-carded for careless use of the boot at the end of the first half.
Full back James Comben kicked Henley ahead with a second-minute penalty.
Hawks captain Andy Dalgleish was sin-binned and two penalties from full back Neil Hallett put Ealing 6-3 ahead.
Openside flanker Adam Holloway restored Henley’s lead with a 27th-minute try, converted by Comben.
The lead changed hands after Payne’s dismissal when Hallett converted a try from flanker Karl Gibson, but Comben’s second penalty made it 13-13.
Wing Phil Chesters’s try and Hallett’s conversion took it to 20-13 at half-time.
Henley could manage only one more Comben three-pointer in the whole of the second half, while Ealing romped home.
Hallett struck penalties on 43, 49 and 65 minutes before the prolific Chesters completed a try hat-trick with scores on 76 and 78 minutes.
The latter was converted by Hallett as Ealing kept five points clear.
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