Hartpury College moved into a position of control in the AASE Southern Conference in Round 5 on Wednesday.
The AASE legends were in action against the reigning champions, Exeter College, while in the Northern Conference Oaklands College were made to work hard if they were to stay at the top of their table.
Northern Conference
New boys Brooksby Melton College collected their second AASE win as they beat bottom of the table 22-8. The victory keeps them in fourth place, just three points behind Gosforth Academy in third, though Gosforth do have a couple of game in hand.
That lack of games for Gosforth allowed Worcester 6th form College to leapfrog them and jump into second with their 36-24 win at home to Moulton College. Having played a game more they are five points clear of Gosforth, and just a point behind Oaklands, who have a further game in hand.
Oaklands had to dig deep to keep that spot at the top of the table on Wednesday though. At half time against fifth place Bishop Burton College the scores were 12-12. However Oaklands went to the well in the second half and put in a real shift to secure an excellent 31-12 victory, maintaining top spot by a point.
Southern Conference
Arguably the result of the AASE season so far came in the Southern Conference on Wednesday as Hartpury College put all of their frustrations from last season out onto the pitch, beating the side that took their crown, Exeter College, by a stunning 47-10 margin. Not only did it strike a psychological blow, but the result also sends Hartpury College 9 points clear of the chasing pack, led by Exeter, albeit having played a game in hand, though that still leaves them a minimum net of four points clear.
The other big result in the South saw winless Beechen Cliff travel to a very much in form Henley College and seal a superb 24-12 victory. In all fairness though, that is perhaps not the shock that it read as, Beechen Cliff have been close in every game this year but have just had a very tough run of fixtures, they will feel that this was a long overdue win.
The final game in the Southern Conference saw Truro College condemn SGS Filton College to a fifth straight defeat in the AASE League, beating them 31-24, their first win of the season. It sends Filton to the foot of the table, with Beechen Cliff up to sixth and Truro in fifth.
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AASE Round 5 Results:
Northern Conference
Myerscough College 8-22 Brooksby Melton College
Oaklands College 31-12 Bishop Burton College
Worcester 6th from College 36-24 Moulton College
Gosforth Academy – Bye
Southern Conference
Hartpury College 47-10 Exeter College
Henley College 12-24 Beechen Cliff
Truro College 31-24 SGS Filton College
St Paul’s Catholic College – Bye
AASE Northern Conference Table | |||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | BP | Points |
1 | Oaklands College | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
2 | Worcester 6th form College | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
3 | Gosforth Academy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
4 | Brooksby Melton College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Bishop Burton College | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Moulton College | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Myerscough College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
AASE Southern Conference Table | |||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | BP | Points |
1 | Hartpury College | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
2 | Exeter College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
3 | St Paul’s Catholic College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
4 | Henley College | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Truro College | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Beechen Cliff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | SGS Filton College | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Round 4 Results:
Northern Conference
Bishop Burton College 7-70 Gosforth Academy
Brooksby Melton College 21-24 Worcester 6th form College
Moulton College 24-38 Oaklands College
Myerscough College – Bye
Southern Conference
Beechen Cliff 7-24 Hartpury College
Exeter College 36-5 St Paul’s Catholic College
SGS Filton College 14-34 Henley College
Truro College – Bye
Round 3 Results:
Northern Conference
Gosforth Academy 68-26 Moulton College
Oaklands College 33-17 Brooksby Melton College
Worcester 6th form College 30-17 Myerscough College
Bishop Burton College – Bye
Southern Conference
Hartpury College 34-5 SGS Filton College
St Paul’s Catholic College 32-22 Beechen Cliff
Henley College 41-26 Truro College
Exeter College – Bye
Round 2 Results:
Northern Conference
Brooksby Melton 36-52 Gosforth Academy
Moulton College 31-35 Bishop Burton College
Myerscough College 3-22 Oaklands College
Worcester 6th form College – Bye
Southern Conference
Beechen Cliff 20-40 Exeter College
SGS Filton College 14-21 St Paul’s Catholic College
Truro College 14-56 Hartpury College
Henley College – Bye
Round 1 Results:
Northern Conference
Bishop Burton College 10-48 Brooksby Melton College
Oaklands College 33-38 Worcester 6th form College
Moulton College – Bye
Myerscough College v Gosforth Academy (Postponed to 1st November)
Southern Conference
Exeter College 60-15 SGS Filton College
Hartpury College 19-8 Henley College
St Paul’s Catholic College 24-17 Truro College
Beechen Cliff – Bye
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