Barnes Green 1st (5-9) Newick 1st | Newick 2nd (0-21) Bognor 3rd

Newick again had a mixed weekend as both sides were in back in league action.
The first XV travelled to Barns Green and came away with a 9-5 win in what was a very scrappy but hard fought game.
Newick began the brighter side and created several good scoring opportunities following some good interplay among the backs yet it was Barns Green who opened the scoring against the run of play although they failed to convert the try.
Shortly before the half time interval Kevin Byrne reduced the arrears with a solid kick from a tight angle. The second half started with Newick looking to take the game to the hosts but despite dominating the scrum and spending sustained amounts of time in the Barns Green 22, couldn’t cross the line.
As the match entered the last 20 minutes Barns Green began to lose their discipline and gave away two penalties in quick succession which were neatly put between the posts by Kevin Byrne, despite a rally in the last five minutes from the home side, Newick held on to secure the points and a third consecutive league win with Tim Hemsley securing the man of the match award after an excellent all round display.

The 2nd XV suffered a home defeat to Bognor Regis III going down 21-0. After a bright start by the home side and some excellent running rugby from the backs the power of the visiting pack began to dominate and as injuries took their toll, the home side finished with 14 men.