BB&O round-up

HARWELL got their Championship campaign off to a flier by winning 55-10 at Berkshire Shire Hall.

While there was room for improvement in their continuity play, the quality of the finishing was plain to see in five first half tries.

Mark Baker, Matt Rushden, John Froud-Davis and Joe Pigott (2) crossed over, with three Andy Lee conversions making it 31-5 at half-time.

Four more second-half tries came from Kev Wood, Baker, Rushden and Froud-Davis, with Lee converting two.

John Madley’s try, converted by Paul Costello, proved in vain as Didcot lost 34-7 to Faringdon.

OTHER SCORERS

BB&O Division 2: Oxford Harlequins 3rd 57 (tries J Haydon 2, J Cousins 2, M Stoddart, O McLauchlan, C McCaftrey, C Ward, N O’Brien; cons J Todd 4, McLauchlan 2), Marlow 3rd 7.

BB&O Division 3: Bicester 2nd 87 (tries F Everitt 3, M Lambourne 2, G Evans, W Morris, A Nightingale, D Ahu-Gooch, A Cook, D Southey, T Hammond, M Cullen; cons J Blake 11), Phoenix 2nd 5; Grove 2nd 24 (tries J North, M Davies, A Amies, S Edwards; cons A Morgan 2), Gosford All Blacks 2nd 8.