NEWENT capped their first season in Regional One Midlands with a "brilliant" performance at Lutterworth, scoring nine tries in difficult conditions.

The Green Army marked their first trip to the Leicestershire side with a 57-14 win.

But it was not quite enough to secure a spot in the promotion playoff ,as Stourbridge's bonus point victory over Bridgnorth put them a point above the Green Army.

Newent had the wind at their backs in the first half, with Kyle Towers quickest to Tom Webb's exquisite grubber to touch down wide on the left, Doug Long converting (7-0)

Quick hands soon put Towers in again on the left wing, again converted, and Newent led 14-0 in 10 minutes.

Ethan Allen then rumbled over from a close-range tap penalty, Long adding the extras (21-0), before scrum-half Dylan Leney was taken out in the air, resulting in a red card for Lutterworth's tighthead.

But the hosts then scored a penalty try after a driving maul was taken down, with Newent's blindside Jordan Devries yellow carded (21-7).

The visitors hit back though in stoppage to claim their bonus point try though, Ethan White crossing from another tap penalty before Long converted (28-7).

After the restart, Newent scored three tries in 12 minutes, centres Will Hartland and Joe Warner creating space for Towers to cross out left for his hat-trick, Towers then making a break to put Leney in from 40m, before big No 8 Josh Lever forced his way over(45-7).

Lutterworth then scored a converted try from a line-out drive, before Newent finished the game with a two-try flourish, loose-head Garrett Myers crossing wide on the right before Fin Mellis went over for the game's final score.

Ross RFC beat also beat Smiths 2nds 27-7 at home on Saturday, with Keiron Terry scoring two tries and David Mince, Jack Donovan and Chris Thomas one apiece, and Ollie Thomas kicking a conversion.

That followed a 40-0 win over Berry Hill in the Forest Combination Minor Cup quarter-final.

Kieron Terry and Chris Thomas were standout performers, both grabbing two tries each with strong, direct running.

Tomas Mulhearn added a try of his own and was reliable from the tee, converting five kicks to keep the scoreboard ticking, while Joe Pye also crossed to round off a well-executed attacking effort.