31. Eight-goal Finch cruise into round two

As the scoreline would suggest, Finchampstead dominated from start to finish in this local derby with Reading League side Hurst in the Reading Senior Challenge Cup.

32. Two-try Tom makes it a mare for Weston

Redingensians 26 Weston-super-Mare 8.

33. Duggan warms up for Guildford with hat-trick

Hat-trick hero Tom Duggan and his line-mates are being tipped to help Bracknell Bees to English Premier League glory.

34. Bracknell Bees 5 Milton Keynes Lightning 3

A Powerplay goal from Tom Duggan in the last-minute of the first period sparked a thrilling five-goal fightback by Bees at the John Nike Leisuresport Complex last night.

35. Gensians outmuscle Chippenham

Chippenham 24 Redingensians 45

Gensions muscled their way to the top of the table and gave coach Tom Hoines plenty to smile about.

36. Hopper double sinks Chinnor

Finchampstead recorded a morale boosting win as they travelled to South Oxfordshire side Chinnor on Saturday.

37. County call-ups for under-14s

Five schoolboys from Bracknell Rugby Club will spend much of the season training with the Berkshire U14 squad.

38. Rugby Round- Up

Rejuvenated scrum-half and club captain Simon Dyson hopes to build on his five tries in three matches.

39. Chandler: Onwards and upwards for Gensians

Redingensians, now the town’s premier side, open their second South West Division 1 season with the visit of top West Country side Cleve to the Old Bath Road ground (3pm).

40. Bicknell ready to experiment

Adam Bicknell intends to adopt different tactics for each of the three periods in Bracknell Bees’ pre-season challenge match at Slough Jets tomorrow night (7.45pm face-off).