By TOM JEFFERIES

AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the four National School Cup competitions drew their quarter-finalists.
Last year’s boys ACE League saw the southern teams dominate the north, going unbeaten through each phase, and that trend continued this week.
Gosforth, who were the pick of the northern teams with an unbeaten regional stage and win last week, lost 33-19 to reigning champions Hartpury, who are looking to recover from their worst regional stage in years. Alongside them in Pool A, Beeche...