Bourne Rugby Club beat Towcestrians in Counties 1 Midlands East (South)

Bourne Rugby Club extended their winning run to five matches in Counties 1 Midlands East (South) with a convincing 31-5 victory over fourth-placed Towcestrians on Saturday.

Bourne have looked back to their best form that saw them record top four finishes for the last two seasons, despite being at the bottom of the table for the majority of the season.

They began the strongest of the sides with second row Sam Harby crashing over in the corner to end his four-year try drought.

The home side remained the dominant side for the rest of the first half, but Towcestrians held firm and defended their line stubbornly, picking up penalties to halve Bourne's progress.

Eventually, Bourne were able to make the most of the pressure they were exerting with fly-half Jack Berry evading oncoming tacklers to score under the posts. The try was converted and Bourne went into the half time break 12-0 up.

The Milking Nook Drove crowd were treated to more tries from their side in the second half as they began to play with confidence and get the ball into the hands of their wingers.

Full-back Liam Shields was next to score as he latched onto an offload following a midfield break and drove over to give his side a three-score advantage at 19-0.

Not willing to be outdone by the backs, the forwards were back on the scoresheet through flanker Liam Hind, who gathered an attacking chip kick to dot down for Bourne's bonus point fourth try.

Towcestrians did gain some momentum late in the match to give them an outside chance of a comeback but Bourne added the icing on the cake in the closing minutes with Hind scoring his second of the day to take his side's tally past the 30-point mark.

Bourne have jumped to eighth in the league with a mouth-watering local derby clash with champions Stamford next on the agenda.

They travel to Hambleton Road on Saturday, March 22, where all support would be welcome and always greatly appreciated.