BB&O PREMIER DIVISION

GOSFORD All Blacks hung on to beat Bicester 25-22 at Oxford Road.

The visitors scored all their points in the first half, which they led 25-10, and were down to 13 players at the final whistle after prop Tony Baughan and flanker Dan Hughes were sin-binned.

Gosford fly half Harry Sutton cut through for the opening try, but Bicester full back Josh Young replied in kind after a strong run from captain Dan Spencer.

Wing Tim Ellis slotted a penalty for the visitors before converting Sutton’s second try after the fly half won the race to his kick ahead.

Gosford led 22-5 after Sutton, Rhys Hayward and Ellis combined for Hayward to score and Ellis to convert.

Ellis added a penalty, but Bicester prop Dave Behan went over just before half-time.

Spencer ran in Bicester’s third try after they took a scrum against the head.

The same player went over again for Bicester and fly half Steve Risbridger converted for 25-22.

Bicester had hooker Jake Holdsworth sin-binned, but kept on pressing.

Gosford, however, defended bravely, even when down to 13 men, to take the points.

No 8 Darren Massey scored a hat-trick of tries as Littlemore won 39-31 at Aylesbury Athletic, but their injury jinx continued.

Lock Nick Church went off after 20 minutes with a medial ligament tear to his knee.

Jake Dawson put Littlemore ahead with a penalty, but the lead changed hands several times.

Captain Darren Warne, Darrell Rendell and a penalty try made up Littlemore’s tally, with Dawson converting three.

Chipping Norton lost 29-5 at Slough.