Bournville get back to business at top

IT WAS a quiet week in the Midlands Premier that saw four cancellations due to the weather.

But there were no complaints from runaway leaders Bournville as they managed to return to winning ways at Avery Fields following their blip at Newport Salop last weekend.

The Birmingham side romped to a 33-6 victory against visitors

Nuneaton, running in five tries in spite of the tricky conditions.

Mark Coulson got the hosts started when some great work down the 12channel paid off and they mixed up their play when back row Umraan Jadwat powered over from close range.

Their final try before the break came through fly-half Mitch McGahan who kicked well thoughout and added four conversions in the match.

Nuneaton’s Ricky Aley managed to slot over two penalties prior to the break as the sides went in 19-6.

The third quarter saw both sides enjoy possession, but yielded no points, but the Nuns couldn’t withhold the Bournville onslaught and conceded two late tries.

McGahan claimed his second of the contest before Owen Williams wrapped the scoring up.

The win moves Bournville 26 points clear of second-placed

Sheffield who were one of those to lose out to the weather.

Their record now reads: played 20, won 19, lost just one, numbers that have yielded a remarkable 91 points at this stage of the campaign.

The only other fixture was played at Sandbach, who defeated Peterborough Lions 32-0. The wind played havoc with this tie but, despite its scrappy nature, the hosts ran out with a bonus point victory as both Jack Leech and Monty Leatherby bagged a brace following Josh Brown’s opener.

With the wind at their backs, Mark Bird added two conversions and a penalty to send his side to level pegging with Bridgnorth in fourth, separated by points difference.

The visitors couldn’t generate anything meaningful and failed to cross the whitewash for just the third time this season and they remain at the foot of the table, some 25 points behind their nearest rivals Kettering.

Elsewhere ties between Bridgnorth and Newport Salop, Broadstreet and Kettering, Bromsgrove

and Doncaster Phoenix and Sheffield and Paviors were all called off.