Bucks have too much for Dartmouth

TRIBUTE DEVON ONE

Buckfastleigh announced their return to Devon One following promotion with a 16-12 win at Dartmouth.

The Ramblers shot into an 11-0 half-time lead thanks to a Jack Chew try and two Harry Laity penalties.

A further try by skipper Scott Mason extended the lead to 16-0.

Dartmouth are not short of impact players with experience at a higher level and two of them scored tries to throw the game wide open.

Declan Hammond was shunted over in a maul and Koree Britton added a second try after coming off the bench.

Dave Champion cut the deficit to four points with a conversion, but a winning score eluded the Riversiders.

Dartmouth have no game this Saturday.

The Ramblers are at home to free-scoring Wessex.

Totnes will hope it is third time lucky for them this Saturday when they host Exeter Saracens in Devon One.

A narrow opening-day defeat by Dartmouth was followed-up by a 61-25 hammering away to Exeter Athletic.

The result probably says more about the strength of the Athletic – a club formed by the merger of Wessex and Exeter Youth – than the current state of the Totnes team.

Jamie Mitchelmore scored Totnes’ only points in the first 40 minutes, which ended with Athletic 33-5 up

made more of a game of it in the second half and secured a four-trybonus point with Ed Foster, James Ruddock and Aaron Bartlett crossing.

away to Torrington this Saturday, were beaten 40-5 at home by Tamar Saracens.