Senior Rugby Royston 2nd XI 25, St Neots 3rd XI 17 IN A hard-fought game that could have gone either way, St Neots lost out to Royston in the second round of the Greene King League Cup. Royston scored an early converted try only for St Neots to score with

Senior Rugby

Royston 2nd XI 25, St Neots 3rd XI 17

IN A hard-fought game that could have gone either way, St Neots lost out to Royston in the second round of the Greene King League Cup.

Royston scored an early converted try only for St Neots to score with captain Gary Hall from a catch and drive at a line-out. Then St Neots scrum-half Brian Maden powered over from a five-metre scrum. Royston answered with a try of their own and went in to the interval leading 12-10.

The home team started the second half better, scoring a penalty and a try. An inspirational converted score by Dan Fox from within his own half, however, put St Neots back on the front foot. With Royston's lead only at three points, St Neots had the opportunity to take the match. Royston's kicking game thwarted the St Neots attack, however, and a late Royston try from a penalty denied the visitors the win.

Mini Rugby

St Ives Ampthill 21, St Ives 28

A CO-ORDINATED effort between the forwards and backs saw St Ives take a valuable win, despite a spirted fight-back from Ampthill.

St Ives scored early-on from good forward pressure before adding another three quick tries before half-time.

In the second half both teams made changes, Ampthill coming off best with three scores. Amphill continued to threaten but some committed tackling saved the game for St Ives.

Try-scorers were Angus Hughes, Alex Colah (2) and Nathan Dewar. Jack Topham converted all the tries.

Bourne U8s 15, Huntingdon Stags U8s 35

WITH all still to play for at half-time, Huntingdon pushed hard in the second half to clinch a good win.

The visitors got off to a flying start when a good phase of play ended with a Harry Jones try. Jones crossed the line again before Bourne came back at the Stags with two tries. Just before the break Ben Wilcox scored after the forwards turned over the ball.

At 15-10 to Huntingdon, the game could have gone either way after the break, but it was Stags who stretched their lead. Scott Irwin first ran from his own half to score before Harry Moore crossed to put Huntingdon comfortably ahead.

Joe Heggen's strong running found reward as he touched down for the final try.

Bourne U9s 0, Huntingdon Stags U9s 30

DESPITE a slow start, Huntingdon Stags piled on the points against Bourne.

Huntingdon looked jittery early-on but gradually got into the game and forced Bourne into making mistakes. George Furbank opened the scoring, shortly followed by a long-range try on the wing for Elliot Wyatt.

Stags continued in the same vein in the second-half, defending well and scoring four more tries through Furbank, Charlie Saunders, Will Sampson and Joffy Fryett.

Bourne U9s 10, Huntingdon Stags U9s 30

THE second fixture between these two teams followed the pattern of the first, with Huntingdon again cruising to victory.

Good defence and attacking pressure saw Stags score tries from George Napier and James Harris in the first half.

A tired Huntingdon conceded two tries at the start of the second-half following good running by Bourne, but four further tries from Harris, Monty Francis, Josh Morey and George Furbank capped a good team performance and sealed the win in style.

Towcester U14s 0, Huntingdon Stags U14s 50

STAGS continued their winning streak with a commanding win over Towcester in a good-spirited match.

Huntingdon scored early-on with a converted try before adding two further tries after some good attacking.

19-0 up at half-time, Huntingdon asserted their power in the second-half with a further five tries, three of them converted, without reply to win comfortably.

Try-scorers were Tom Morgan, James Turner, Anton Davis, Greg Southgate, Mikey Wenn and Karl Smith (3).