BUCS RUGBY
LOUGHBOROUGH remained top of BUCS Super Rugby after defeating Nottingham 52-22 to extend their unbeaten run to six games.
The hosts raced to a 25-point lead by the break with Kit Temperley and Sam Bryan both scoring braces alongside tries for Oran Murphy, player of the match Tom Riman, Eric Nixon and Fin Doyle.
African Violet are undefeated over seven home fixtures this season with a home quarter-final games close to being secured.
Bath kept pressure on Loughborough beating Hartpury 39-26 pulling away in the second half.
Bath stretched the gap between the top and two and third-placed Exeter to defend the BUCS Challenge Shield with tries for Evan Gallagher, Isaac Mears, Oli Sedgwick, Harry Walker.
Exeter suffered a third straight loss as Cardiff Met defeated the Green and Whites 30-28 as Ryan Williams crossed with minutes left to secure five points.
Durham pulled through to beat Leeds Beckett 29-21 and moved to equal points of Exeter in the hotseat for the final home quarter final spot.
Swansea are rooted bottom after losing 28-19 to Cardiff in a match that was concluded early due to fighting.
In Women’s BSR, Hartpury are eight matches undefeated and 11 points clear in first position after scoring seven tries to win 55-12 against Edinburgh.
A heavily depleted Cardiff Met squad with just five starters remaining from last match were defeated 43-10 by Brunel – a second win in a row against a top-four side. Meanwhile, Exeter thumped Cardiff 81-0.
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