Six sides confirmed their places in the AASE League top half splits after a brilliant day of action in Round 6.
The top four sides in each conference go into two small mini conferences (again North and South) after next week’s final Stage 1 Round, with the winners of each mini conference then meeting at Allianz Park in the final in December. The bottom three in each conference go into two similar mini conferences.
Northern Conference
Gosforth Academy and Bishop Burton College both began the day with their Top 4 places already confirmed, but with Bishop Burton having a bye week, Gosforth had a chance to take the important symbolic position at the top of the table. They did so in style, beating Moulton College 64-17 to leave them feeling full of confidence.
Unfortunately Stourport were unable to raise a team this week, giving Myerscough a walkover bonus point lead. That keeps them in with a shout of a top four spot, they are just two points behind Oaklands College who sit in that key fourth position, and the two sides meet next week.
Oaklands College put themselves in such a strong position thanks to a thrilling and superb 33-29 victory at Brooksby Melton College, who despite defeat are guaranteed a top four finish as they lie in third on 19 points – eight clear of Myerscough in fifth with just 5 points to play for.
Southern Conference
Beechen Cliff and Exeter College were already guaranteed their places in the top 4 split, however their meeting on Wednesday afternoon was still hugely anticipated. After all, a win would be a huge boost ahead of their clash in the next phase of the competition. As it was, a brilliant game emerged at Exeter College, with the visitors taking the spoils 24-17 and claiming a bonus point win to leave them with a perfect 6 games, 6 wins, 6 bonus points record in this first phase of the season, with a maximum 30/30 points and a guaranteed finish as the number 1 side in the south the phase.
Exeter College remain in second, where they ought to stay, but they will have an eye on Hartpury College, who also secured their top half finish on Wednesday. The reigning champions, who have lost to both Exeter and Beechen Cliff, enjoyed a brilliant performance against Truro College, 64-5. It sealed a top half finish of third, and that could be second should they beat Henley and Exeter slip up at SGS Filton College next week.
It will be a confident SGS Filton College side, the Bristol Bears AASE side picked up their first victory of the season with a superb 38-19 win at St Paul’s Catholic College, who must now beat Truro College next week to knock the Cornwall side out of fourth place and claim it as their own.
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AASE Round 6 Results:
North
Brooksby Melton College 29-33 Oaklands College
Moulton College 17-64 Gosforth Academy
Myerscough College w/o Stourport High School
Bishop Burton College – Bye
South
Exeter College 17-24 Beechen Cliff
Hartpury College 64-5 Truro College
St Paul’s Catholic College 19-38 SGS Filton College
Henley College – Bye
Northern Conference Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | BPs | Points |
| 1 | Gosforth Academy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Bishop Burton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Brooksby Melton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Oaklands College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Myerscough | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Moulton College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Stourport HS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Southern Conference Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | BPs | Points |
| 1 | Beechen Cliff | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| 2 | Exeter College | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Hartpury College | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Truro College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Henley College | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | St Paul’s | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | SGS Filton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Further Fixtures:
Round 7
North
Bishop Burton College v Moulton College
Gosforth Academy v Brooksby Melton College
Oaklands College v Myerscough College
Stourport High School – Bye
South
Henley College v Hartpury College
SGS Filton College v Exeter College
Truro College v St Paul’s Catholic College
Beechen Cliff – Bye
Previous Results:
Round 5:
North
Gosforth Academy 36-31 Bishop Burton College
Oaklands College 22-31 Moulton College
Stourport High School 5-59 Brooksby Melton College
Myerscough College – Bye
South
Beechen Cliff 40-21 St Paul’s Catholic College
SGS Filton College 12-26 Hartpury College
Truro College 38-19 Henley College
Exeter College – Bye
Round 4:
North
Bishop Burton College 18-10 Oaklands College
Brooksby Melton College 57-0 Myerscough College
Moulton College 20-17 Stourport High School
Gosforth Academy – Bye
South
Hartpury College 19-50 Beechen Cliff
Henley College 36-26 SGS Filton College
St Paul’s Catholic College 42-43 Exeter College
Truro College – Bye
Round 3:
North
Myerscough College 41-5 Moulton College
Oaklands College 24-31 Gosforth Academy
Stourport High School 7-27 Bishop Burton College
Brooksby Melton College – Bye
South
Beechen Cliff 39-10 Henley College
Exeter College 47-40 Hartpury College
SGS Filton College 7-24 Truro College
St Paul’s Catholic College – Bye
Round 2:
North
Bishop Burton College 24-14 Myerscough College
Gosforth Academy 39-12 Stourport High School
Moulton College 19-29 Brooksby Melton College
Oaklands College – Bye
South
Hartpury College 76-24 St Paul’s Catholic College
Henley College 22-29 Exeter College
Truro College 17-29 Beechen Cliff
SGS Filton College – Bye
Round 1:
North
Brooksby Melton College 24-29 Bishop Burton College
Myerscough College 30-43 Gosforth Academy
Stourport High School 5-46 Oaklands College
Moulton College – Bye
South
Beechen Cliff 42-7 SGS Filton College
Exeter College 34-21 Truro College
St Paul’s Catholic College 19-17 Henley College
Hartpury College – Bye
