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Wallingford battled back from 14-0 down to see off Reading Abbey 26-14 at the Hithercroft.

The first half-hour proved even before Wallingford fly half Henry Venners saw his opposite number Perry Jansen intercept and run in from 50 metres, Tom Waterhouse converting.

Abbey managed a second breakaway try, Waterhouse scoring and converting.

Venners suffered a facial injury in the build-up and had to be taken to hospital.

Wallingford scrum half Glenn Dearlove and centre Pete Holton fed stand-in fly half Ralph Smith, who dived over and then converted his own try.

Dearlove then touched down a pushover effort and Smith converted.

Wallingford prop Kris Blaszko scored from a driving maul and they turned over an Abbey scrum for their fourth try from captain Ian Jeffreys, Smith converting.

Witney’s poor run continued with a fifth straight defeat – this time 13-12 at Amersham & Chiltern.

Amersham had the edge up front, but Witney wing James Monks barrelled over for the opening try.

The hosts replied with a penalty and Witney lost stand-in skipper Jez Hicks to a shoulder injury.

Witney conceded a penalty try, which was converted.

Facing the wind, they dug deep in the second half.

Joe Collins intercepted a stray pass and fed the supporting Jake Thomas to score the visitors’ second try, but Amersham won it with a penalty.