Mowden's brand of high-speed rugby attracted their biggest crowd of the season on Saturday to witness a 32-10 win against Waterloo.

More than 300 turned up to watch the team's ninth successive victory in National Three North and would have been treated to more than the five tries had it not been for the visitors' stern defence.

Mowden opened up at great pace and totally dominated for 20 minutes, but despite the open rugby it was lock Neil Young who scored the first try from close range.

Grant Connon added the conversion to an earlier penalty for a 10-0 lead, but despite their lack of possession Waterloo then kept their hosts out until just before half-time.

Cameron Mitchell found a defence-splitting line from a pass by fellow centre Chris Peace and romped over in the corner.

The pace dropped in the second half and Waterloo kicked a penalty before Mowden prop Ralph Appleby finished off a series of pick-and-drives.

The last two tries were scored by winger Chris McTurk. First he left the opposition standing as a rehearsed move worked perfectly, then he gathered a precise kick by Connon to scorch past the full back.

Waterloo scored a late converted try from a charged-down kick which rebounded kindly, but Mowden were happy with an excellent all-round performance.

West Hartlepool moved up one place to eighth with a 13-9 win away to bottom club Beverley, who were restricted to penalties, despite enjoying more possession.

West had to bring Michael Hogan and Ross Wood into the front row and Craig Gilmour at No 8 but made a good start when Andrew Cheslin attacked up the left wing and Gareth Eddy forced his way over.

Stu Waites converted but two Beverley penalties made it 6-7 at half-time and they twice went close to scoring tries before a third penalty nudged them ahead.

West came back strongly and after 68 minutes Waites landed a 30-metre penalty then four minutes later Beverley's powerful No 8 Dave Worrall was sent off for punching Andrew Davies. West applied late pressure and Waites kicked another penalty on the whistle.

Tynedale shrugged off their disappointing home form to lead National One pace-setters Ealing 19-10 after 23 minutes.

But the powerful Trailfinders hit back to win 29-24 with the division's leading scorer, winger Phil Chesters, bagging a brace to take his tally to 20 tries in 12 games.

Centres Jack Harrison and Harry Mountain scored Tynedale's early tries, the latter charging over from his own ten-metre line. Winger Peter Cole also crossed, and lock Richard Boyle, made available by Newcastle Falcons after recovering from injury, secured the four-try bonus point.

Westoe dropped one place to sixth in National Two North, despite picking up a point from a 36-29 defeat away to second-placed Caldy.

The return of player-coach Mark Bedworth at fly half lifted Westoe and in the first half he kicked four penalties and converted a try by winger Tommy Banks for 19-13 lead.

But Bedworth's fifth penalty late in the game merely secured the losing bonus point as they were ten points adrift by then.

Home fly half Richard Vasey kicked four penalties and a drop goal and converted all three tries before departing with a broken ankle. Centre Stuart Walker scored Westoe's second half try.

While Billingham strengthened their lead with a 57-3 home win against Northern, Middlesbrough slipped below Wheatley Hills into third place in North One East when they lost 16-9 at Sheffield.

Boro were not at their best and couldn't break through the home defence, although they were very much in it at 9-6 at half-time.

Then came the only try when Sheffield waltzed through in the centre to score under the posts. Jack Bircham landed his third penalty for Boro to earn a bonus point.

Darlington's lead in Durham and Northumberland One was cut to one point over Stockton when they lost 27-24 at Gosforth.

They had Australian No 8 Kris Ward sent off for foul play in the 65th minute when they trailed 27-17, but came back with two tries to earn two bonus points.

Darlington should have been out of sight at half-time, but five clear chances were squandered through poor handling.

Fly half Henry Carver scored after five minutes then another good move was finished by hooker Rob Goddard, with Carver converting.

Gosforth did well to get the gap down to 12-11 at half-time then added 16 unanswered points between the 53rd and 65th minutes, during which Darlington conceded eight successive penalties.

The fightback began with Carver's second try and he also converted the fourth, touched down in the 80th minute by centre Connor O'Leary.

Stockton won 32-13 at home to Ponteland, two of the unrelated Browns scoring the first three tries while scrum half Rob Green got the fourth.

Having four wingers in the threequarters probably didn't help, but Richie Brown, playing at centre, got the first two tries with Jeremy Good converting both and adding a penalty.

It became 22-0 when Green nipped over just before half-time, but then the game went flat with only a Ponteland penalty in the next 30 minutes.

Good then made a break and found flanker Wayne Brown on his shoulder before winger Dan Phinn finished a move which began almost on Stockton's own line.

Ponteland kicked another penalty and added a try at the death.