WITNEY could not hang on to an early lead as they went down 34-22 away to Windsor in their South west 1 East contest

The west Oxfordshire side opened up a 12-0 lead, thanks to tries from Charlie Dyde and Sam Collins, the latter being converted by Matt Clarke.

Windsor bounced back to make it 13-12 after Matt Balmer’s try and two Harry Woolmar penalties.

Witney replied when Scott Mortimer crossed, but the hosts led 20-17 after Balmer scored his second try.

Ben Grant-Adamson and Witney’s Collins traded tries, before Richie Craig was sin-binned for the visitors.

Collins was also yellow-carded as Windsor were awarded a penalty try, which Woolmar converted.

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South West 1 East

P W D L F A Pts

Old Patesians 12 11 0 1 335 175 52

Maidenhead 12 10 0 2 434 227 51

Newbury Blues 12 8 1 3 354 207 43

Wootton Bassett 12 7 0 5 305 216 34

Reading Abbey 12 7 0 5 202 212 32

Witney 12 6 0 6 274 238 32

Grove 11 6 0 5 241 238 31

Banbury 12 6 0 6 264 288 30

Old Centralians 12 5 1 6 300 299 28

Windsor 12 4 0 8 249 357 23

Swindon 12 4 0 8 216 278 20

Chippenham 12 3 0 9 234 350 19

Ox Harlequins 11 3 0 8 161 336 14

Reading 12 2 0 10 149 297 12