Saturday saw the start of the new local rugby season and Exmouth Cockles had the perfect start to their Regional One South West campaign with a bonus point victory over visitors Lydney by 40 points to 36 at Imperial Road.
Saturday saw the start of the new local rugby season and Exmouth Cockles had the perfect start to their Regional One South West campaign with a bonus point victory over visitors Lydney by 40 points to 36 at Imperial Road while in Regional Two newly promoted Topsham look to be the ones to watch after they beat fellow new boys Cullompton by 51-12 at Stafford Park.
Last seasons runners up Crediton also got off to a good start with a win over cornish side Truro by 37- 24 at Exhibition Road and Teignmouth beat near neighbours Newton Abbot 34-10 at Rackerhays and our other Regional Two side Sidmouth had a narrow 27-24 victory at North Petherton.
In Counties One Western West our only local side Tiverton lost in Cornwall to Penryn going down narrowly 24-19 while in Counties 2 Devon Withycombe had a well deserved victory over North Tawton at Taw Green by 36-10 but Honiton lost at home to Devonport Services at Allhallows 31-24 and Exeter Saracens were beaten 13 -7 by Exmouth Quins at the Exhibition Ground.
Finally in Division 3 North & East Tiverton Quins narrowly beat visitors New Cross 27- 24 at Bolham Road and Sidmouth Quins hammered Torrington 49-12 at the Blackmore Field.
