OA got back to winning ways with a comfortable twelve try victory over Westcliff. Westcliff scored five tries of their own and looked anything but a bottom of the table side. Warm spring sunshine at Woollams and two teams who wanted to play with ball in hand meant it was an entertaining afternoon. OA got off to a fast start and secured their fourth try bonus point after only 16 minutes with tries from; Ponsford, Charnock, Evans and Sage. OA fly half Greg Lund playing his first game of the season was in good form with the boot and converted eleven of the tries and kicked well for field position which allowed OA to control the game. The OA scrummage dominated and was well supported by hard running in the backs However, a young Westcliff side which included several colts, scored through second row James Webster on 10 minutes and a second on the stroke of half time from a throw to the front of line which was passed back to hooker Callum Lynch. 56-10 at half time. The first half an hour of the second half was even with two tries a piece. Westcliff got a deserved fourth try bonus point through outside centre Greg Bannister who had a strong game for the visitors. Despite a smaller pack Westcliff scrum and tackling held up OA until the 76 minute when a charge down by Elliott McPhun led to a try for the scrum half. OA scored again two minutes later through second row and man of the match Seb Mummery. But Westcliff had the final say with a try on the whistle through fly half Morrant.

OA- Tries; Ponsford 3mins, Charnock 6 mins, Evans 13, 35, 48 mins, Sage 16min, Brown 19, Lilley 29, 33, Price 46, McPhun 76 mins, Mummery 78.

Conversions; Lound 3, 6, 13, 16,19, 30, 34, 35, 46, 48, 76.

Westcliff- Tries; Webster 10, Lynch 40, Sykes 42, Bannister 51, Morrant 80. Conversions; Bannister, 42, 51, 80.

Richard Homer,

Reporter