Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Oxford University off to winning start in National Under-20 Championship

OXFORD University launched their National Under-20 Championship campaign with a 17-11 win over Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at Derby yesterday.

Tries from prop Lewis Anderson (University College) and wingers Hugo Phillips (University College) and Sam Beer (Oriel College) gave Oxford the edge in the rearranged Midlands Region B encounter.

Fly-half Jonathan Hudson (Brasenose College) added a conversion.

NL&D got the deficit down to a point at one stage when they rallied from being 7-3 down at half-time to trail 12-11.

Winger Alex Leverton (Nottingham) scored NL&D’s only try and centre Jonno Williams (Mansfield) kicked a penalty in each half.

NL&D’s next outing is against North Midlands, the defending Midlands champions, on February 22, a game that has been switched from Moseley to Droitwich.

Moseley’s Billesley Common pitch is still recovering from the recent heavy snow and rain and they have a home National League One match scheduled for next Saturday.

National Under-20 Championship
Midlands Region A fixtures: February 24: Cambridge University v East Midlands at Grange Road (7.30pm), 25 Leicestershire v Staffordshire at South Leicester (7.30pm), March 4: East Midlands v Leicestershire at Northampton Old Scouts (7.30pm), Staffordshire v Cambridge University at Walsall (7.30pm). TBC: East Midlands v Staffordshire, Leicestershire v Cambridge University.

Midlands Region B fixtures: February 8: North Midlands 13 Warwickshire 10 at Dudley Kingswinford, 15 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 11 Oxford University 17 at Derby, 22: North Midlands v Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at Droitwich (2.30pm), Warwickshire v Oxford University at Broadstreet (2.30pm), March 8: Oxford University v North Midlands at Iffley Road (2.30pm), Warwickshire v Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire at Broadstreet (2.30pm)

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