MIDLANDS 1 leaders Broadstreet's defeat to Longton allowed Lucton-ians to close the gap in their bid for a play-off place.

But Barkers' Butts resurgence has left Hereford struggling to avoid relegation with three games left.

RFU LEAGUE

Midlands 1: Camp Hill 24, Banbury 15; Hereford 16, Luctonians 16; Longton 21, Broadstreet 3; Walsall 16, Barkers' Butts 22.

P W D F A Pt

Broadstreet 19 15 0 494 297 30

Luctonians 20 13 1 394 283 27

Walsall 20 13 0 485 432 26

Kenilworth 19 12 0 545 332 24

Leicester Lions 20 11 0 480 317 22

Longton 18 11 0 389 336 22

Dunstablians 19 10 0 562 400 20

Malvern 20 10 0 417 414 20

Barkers' Butts 19 8 0 281 430 16

Hereford 19 5 1 278 487 11

Camp Hill 19 4 0 211 536 8

Banbury 20 3 0 297 569 4