Round-up

NEIL Penny and Barry Nutt shone as Chipping Norton hammered Bicester 55-0 in the BB&O Premier Division at Greystones.

Wing Penny grabbed a hat-trick of tries, while full back Nutt bagged a brace and kicked 15 points.

Nutt converted his own try for the opener, but it was only 7-0 at half-time.

A penalty from Nutt got the ball rolling before he, Matt Dawson, Tom Hall, Penny and Richard Flather got in on the try-scoring act, Nutt converting five.

Gosford All Blacks lost 40-21 to a pacy Aylesbury Athletic outfit, who scored six tries.

Rob West’s try, plus two Tim Ellis penalties, gave Gosford a brief 11-10 lead, while flanker Dan Hughes and substitute hooker Gareth Ellis went over after the break.

A serious injury to young flanker Rob Awcock saw Harwell’s match against Swindon College abandoned after 50 minutes.

Awcock suffered a prolapsed disc in his back and the game was held up for more than an hour as they waited for medical attention. Swindon were leading 17-14 at the time.

Didcot held on to defeat Wheatley 13-6 in the BB&O Championship.

Wheatley’s Jason Laman kicked two penalties, but John Stephens’s try, plus Josh Witts’s conversion and two penalties, won it for Didcot.

Centre Robert Tyreman scored a hat-trick of tries as Abingdon won 76-15 at Crowthorne.

Full back Benny Samuel (2), wing Paul Rynhardt (2), wing Dale Cross (2), centre Jason White, fly half Mark Roberts and No 8 Paul Cross were also on the mark, while Roberts landed eight of 12 conversions.

Faringdon felt aggrieved to lose 29-16 at home to Kingsclere.

David James scored Faringdon’s try, while Darren Clark kicked a conversions and three penalties.

OTHER SCORERS

BB&O Div 1: High Wycombe 2nd 13, Witney 2nd 27 (tries R Harris, T Matchett, R Mills, T Perry; cons S Copperwheat 2; pen L Manning).

BB&O Div 2: Reading Abbey 2nd 7, Oxford Harlequins 2nd 41 (tries W Zozguez 2, J Hay, I Phillips, B Upton, B Bodinham, A Edwards; cons R Cooke 2, B Boddinham); Alchester 2nd 12, Bicester 2nd 33 (tries D Ahu-Gooch 2, J Holton; cons S Risbridger 3; pens Risbridger 4).

BB&O Div 4: Oxford Harlequins 3rd 22 (tries R Vanvova 3, D O’Connell, T Horrigan; con D Todd), Harwell 2nd 17.