SEAN Bannister scored a hat-trick of tries as leaders Banbury RFC cruised to a 41-14 win at Dunlop.
Bannister crashed over for the first try in the Midlands 2 West (South) match, with captain Ed Phillips adding the extras to make it 7-0.
The skipper then kicked a penalty, with Dunlop losing their captain to the sin-bin.
It was the hosts who ended the half on top and a penalty resulted in a converted try, while Banbury’s No 8 Simon Brand was also yellow-carded.
The hosts became scrappy, but the return of Brand kicked them into life and Joe Mills raced over. Phillips added the extras.
A second yellow for Dunlop shifted the game in Bulls’ favour, with Phillips crossing twice and converting both.
Bannister then added two more, Phillips missing one attempt, to make it 41-7.
The hosts refused to give up and finished the game with a converted try.
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