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Witney collected their first win since November 20 with a hard-fought 23-15 success at fourth-placed Olney.

This ended a run of nine straight defeats, eight coming in the league.

Witney began full of intent and it took just four minutes before scrum half Will Bibby touched down on the left.

The visitors kept pressing, with fly half Pierre Dubost slipping the defence and scampering over for try No 2 on ten minutes, full back Henry Lamb adding the conversion.

Olney hit back with a penalty from full back Jordan Letts, but Lamb replied in kind soon after the restart.

Lamb struck a post with another penalty and Dubost was later sin-binned.

Despite being down to 14 men, Witney punished Olney’s indiscipline with Lamb’s second penalty.

On 65 minutes, Olney captain Chris Parnham forced his way over.

Home fly half Dave Smith was yellow-carded with seven minutes left.

Owen Fowler was having a barnstorming game at lock, but then scored Witney’s third try with a mazy run that surprised even his own team.

Olney had the final say with a penalty try, converted by Letts, but it was Witney’s day.

Ralph Smith’s last gasp penalty earned Wallingford a vital 10-8 victory over Marlow.

The full back, who was carrying an injury, kept his nerve from 25 metres to seal the spoils with the final kick as Wallingford battled back from 10-8 down.

Wallingford’s heavy pitch made running rugby difficult and the hosts did themselves no favours by missing several kicks to touch.

Marlow’s Steve Pincott’s slotted a penalty for the only points of the first half.

Pincott nipped over for a try, then Wallingford prop Antony Marris was sin-binned.

Things got worse for the hosts when influential lock Mike Turner went off injured.

Wallingford hit back when flanker Dorian Jenkins sidestepped under the posts after a scrum, Smith converting.

Marlow were penalised for killing the ball and Smith struck the winning points.