Berks, Bucks & Oxon round-up

DAVE Hampton and Tom Horwood scored two tries apiece as Bicester won 36-5 at Littlemore in the Premier Division.

Bicester took the lead on four minutes when centre Charlie Nohre bagged a try on his first-team debut.

Centre Dave Hampton was next on the scoresheet, fly half Steve Risbridger converting both.

Hampton sprinted in from 60 metres for the third score, Risbridger again converting.

It was 26-0 at half-time after prop Horwood was driven over.

Horwood peeled off a line-out to score his second.

Littlemore flanker Darrel Rendell was driven over, but Bicester had the final say with lock Chris Clayton’s try.

Gosford All Blacks fell to a 55-17 defeat at home to Stow-on-the-Wold.

Harry Sutton’s try, converted by Tim Ellis, put Gosford ahead, but Stow took charge.

Ellis added a penalty and converted a try from prop Tony Baughan.

But tries from Nick Caffero (3), Henry Teare (2) James Ford, Tim Peachey and William Ford, plus a penalty and six conversions from Caffero, sealed it.

Harwell made it 16 Championship wins out of 16 with a 57-22 demolition of Wheatley.

The leaders were 26-8 ahead at half-time with tries from Sam Froud-Davis (2), Jordan Morrison and Jamie Cantwell, and three conversions for Andy Lee.

After the break, Joe Pigott (2), Cantwell, Lee and Douglas bagged tries, with Lee converting three.

OTHER SCORERS

BB&O Div 1: Witney 2nd 78 (tries W Caffekey 3, T Murton 2, J Birks 2, C Strutt 2, N Phillips, M Copperwheat, R Mills; cons L Manning 5, S Copperwheat 4), Reading Abbey 2nd 3.

BB&O Div 5: Reading Abbey 3rd 31, Bicester 3rd 14 (tries A Teckoe, A Heritage; cons A Smith 2); Tadley 2nd 15, Oxford Harlequins 4th 18 (tries R Saunders, J Derrick; con J Todd; pen Todd 2).