Yardley & District 27 pts Bromyard 22

FLY-half Piers Gaunt's 22-point haul failed to stop Bromyard sliding to their second successive North Midlands 1 defeat.

Bromyard made a slow start and found themselves 14-0 behind after only 10 minutes.

The Herefordshire club responded with a penalty from Gaunt and the fly-half then scored a try shortly before the interval and also kicked the conversion.

Yardley landed a penalty on the stroke of half-time to give the Birmingham outfit a 17-10 lead but Bromyard fought back strongly in the second half and drew level when Gaunt crashed over for a converted try.

Yardley regained their advantage in the closing minutes of the game with a converted try before Gaunt ensured a tight finish with his third try, which cut the deficit to 24-22.

Yardley, however, held firm and rounded off the scoring with a drop goal.