Peterborough RUFC Ladies battle past Bletchley and try king Harry crosses five times for under 14s

Cheryl Smith (with ball) in action for PRUFC Ladies. Photo Philip Lindhurst.

Peterborough RUFC Ladies climbed up to third in the NC 1 East with a hard-fought 27-7 win against a resilient Bletchley side.

It took 25 minutes for Cheryl Smith to score the first try of the match and shortly before half-time Abi Sole-Potter touched down her ninth try of the season to give the home side a 12-0 lead at the break.

As the visitors, who had no replacements, tired, Borough dominated most of the second half, but Bletchley held out for 10 minutes before Laura Fulcher scored her first try of the season, only for the visitors to reply with their only try of the game shortly afterwards.

Tries for Borough’s Steffany De Gracia and Penny Woods wrapped up the scoring.

Three of the four remaining matches are against the other clubs in the top four starting at second-placed West Bridgford on April 7.

JUNIORS

Harry Bennett hit top form as PRUFC Under 14 boys went on a scoring spree at Boston.

He scored five tries in a 62-0 rout, which also saw Jonty Anderson touch down twice.

Alfred Bradbury, Osker Stocks and Beckett Hawkins also crossed for tries, while Dexter Johnson added six conversions.