MIDLANDS 2 WEST SOUTH

BANBURY Bulls ran in eight tries to hammer basement boys Old Coventrians 52-10 at Bodicote Park.

Bulls were far from flawless, but a chargedown try from Ed Phillips got them going after a slow start.

With Simon Brand, Alex Gandy, James Heywood and Josh Deegan going over, plus Phillips converting four, Bulls led 33-0 at the break.

Dan Tooth ran in Banbury’s sixth try, Phillips converting.

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Coventrians replied with tries from Simon Gamble and Andy Stephenson.

In between, Banbury’s man-of-the-match Brand bagged his second, Phillips converting, and Carl Daniels also scored to complete their tally.

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