Local Rugby Results from the Weekends Games

Monday, 24 January 2022 09:45

By John Hannaford - East Devon Radio Sports Reporter

Locally in Rugby on Saturday after two narrow home defeats Exmouth Cockles got back to winning form with a 29 points to 13 victory over bottom club Royal Wootten Bassett in Wiltshire while Exeter University remain top of the South West Premier League with a convincing 35-13 win at Bournemouth.

Locally in Rugby on Saturday after two narrow home defeats Exmouth Cockles got back to winning form with a 29 points to 13 victory over bottom club Royal Wootten Bassett in Wiltshire while Exeter University remain top of the South West Premier League with a convincing 35-13 win at Bournemouth.

In the South West One Sidmouth kept up their recently improving form with a convincing 36-5 victory over struggling Old Patasians at the Blackmore Ground but Crediton were narrowly beaten 28-24 by Somerset side Wellington.

In the Western Counties Division Tiverton had a home victory by 29 points to 10 over visitors Paignton but Honiton remain bottom of the League without a win after loosing 36-15 at North Devon side Bideford, Teignmouths game at Bitton Park against Penryn was abandoned.

Finally in the Devon and Cornwall Division Topsham easily beat visitors Plymstock Albion Oaks 52-28 at the Bonfire Field but remain one point behind leaders Pirates Amateurs who won at Torquay Athletic, Cullompton kept up the pressure on the leaders with a 16 points to 8 victory over Liskeard/Looe at Stafford Park and Withycombe were given a home win at Raleigh Park when at the last minute visiting Hayle were unable to raise a side.

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