RUGBY: Success all round on Saturday
It was a great weekend for all the town’s first teams in their respective Midlands divisions.
Midlands 1 East leaders Newbold won a cracking game at Wellingborough, 30-40, picking up the bonus point and are now nine points clear of nearest rivals Old Northamptonians.
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Hide AdThere are no league games this weekend, so rugby fans can enjoy the opening week of the Six Nations, but when fixtures resume on February 11 Newbold will welcome ninth-placed Northampton Old Scouts to Parkfield Road.
Unbeaten Rugby Lions made hard work of their 23-10 win over 11th-placed Nuneaton Old Edwardians at Webb Ellis Road on Saturday. But they are still seven points ahead of Silhillians at the top of Midlands 2 West (South).
On February 11 Lions travel to Pinley, who are eighth in the table.
Old Laurentians earned a strong bonus-point win away at bottom club Rushden and Higham, 56-7. It keeps them in second place in Midlands 2 East (South) but level on points with third-placed Oundle. Peterborough are still 13 points clear at the top.
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Hide AdOLs’ next opponents at Fenley Field on Febuary 11 are eighth-placed Stamford.
It was a close call for Rugby St Andrews, who won their game with Old Leamingtonians at John Tomalin Way 11-10.
Saints are now seventh in Midlands 3 West (South), just one place behind their visitors.
They have another mid-table fixture on the 11th away at Old Wheatleyans, who are ninth.
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Hide AdRugby Welsh showed more of their recent good form to beat bottom club Copsewood 39-0 in Midlands 5 West (South).
Their away win sees them fourth in the table, ahead of their trip to second-placed Birmingham Civil Service on the 11th.