Banbury Bulls won their first game of the season with a patchy display. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.

Competition: Midlands 1 West

Score: Banbury 38, Leamington 22

Banbury player ratings:

15. Peter Flemming 6 (mixed game)

14. Carl Daniels 6 (erratic tackling)

12. James Heywood 7 (took his try well)

7. Darren De Bruyn 7 (covered lots of ground)

11. Chris Davies 6 (quiet debut)

blank. Mike Smith 6 (some good, some bad)

9. Eddie Phillips 8 (STAR MAN, sharp throughout)

1. Henry Teare 7 (scrummaged well)

16. Liam Stratford 6 (struggled with his throwing)

3. Andrew Gilbert 7 (solid effort)

4. Anthony McClellan 6 (needs to impose himself more)

5. Matthew Brock 7 (some good moments)

6. Ian Keevil 8 (very promising debut)

17. Peter Best 6 (did his job)

8. Simon Brand 7 (some good carries)

Replacements used:

13. Dave Taylor 6 (could do better)

Referee: Robin Heath (Oxfordshire) – 6 (shrugged off injury)

Entertainment rating: 8.

Highlight: The move for Simon Brand’s try.

Lowlight: The number of missed tackles.

Form guide: Banbury still have much to work on.