Bishop Auckland completed their home fixtures in Durham and Northumberland Division Three with a decisive victory over Jarrovians.

Bishop went ahead within minutes of the start when they won a scrum deep in their own 22, moved the ball out to Sayer who bypassed the defence with an 80-metre run to the line.

They scored again when Blanch touched down by the posts, Campbell converted and shortly afterwards kicked a penalty.

Some careless defence allowed Jarrovians back into the game and when scrum-half Colwell was caught in possession he was dragged back over the line and Jarrovians no, 8 Halliday took the ball from him and touched down for a converted try.

Twice in the closing minutes of the first half Sayer won the ball in his own 22 and set off at pace, first finding Bartle and Blanch in support for the latter to score, and then completing another 70 mete dash for his own second try. Campbell converted both to give Bishop a 29-5 half-time lead.

The second half saw Bishop steadily add to their score, When they won a scrun in their own half, Colwell found Bartle who made space before sending full back Dent on a run to the line. Campbell was stopped short of the line before Jarrovians added a token drop goal to their score. They missed a golden opportunity to score again when they charged down a Dent clearance but dropped the ball before they could touch down. Bishop went further ahead when John and Oxley completed an excellent piece of inter-passing for John to touch down by the posts for Campbell to convert. Blanch completed his hat-trick of tries when he picked -up a loose ball and blasted his way through some ineffective tackling to score. Oxley brought matters to a close as he rounded off another backs move with a fine try giving Campbell his fifth conversion of the match.

On Sunday, 28 Bishop Auckland Rugby Club will be holding the second Ted Robinson Memorial Sevens at West Mills. The opening matches will kick off at 1pm, and, with a number of local sides involved, this promises to be a highly entertaining afternoon. All spectators are most welcome.