Having lost at Oxford Harlequins in the very first match of the season - and with Oxford having already secured promotion with several games to spare - the return fixture was always going to be a challenge. But rise to it Bromsgrove certainly did.

A fantastic display of champagne rugby saw Bromsgrove score four tries in the first half and 31-5 at half time seemed no more than they deserved. Something of a comeback by the visitors was perhaps inevitable after the break but the deficit proved too much they could manage only three more tries before the final whistle. What a first half knock-out!