MIDLANDS 2 WEST SOUTH

BANBURY Bulls stayed top after taking maximum points from a 28-5 home victory over lowly Leamington.

The match was closer than the scoreline suggests, but Banbury did enough to take the spoils.

Bulls finally scored at the end of a scrappy first half, with scrum half Ed Phillips making amends for an earlier penalty miss by finishing off a move started by centre James Heywood and adding the conversion.

Leamington had Craig Smith sin-binned and were punished when Bulls prop Garry Byott forced his way over, Phillips converting.

Wing Ryan Byrne hit back with a try for Banbury, making it 14-5.

Phillips lost the ball as he tried to score a third Bulls try, but he soon converted No 8 Simon Brand’s score.

Banbury sealed a bonus point in the final minute when hooker Giles Saar forced his way over for Phillips to convert.