1. Waiting game over football stand cash bid

A bid to unlock £450,000 to fund a 250-seat football stand and upgrade facilities at a Wokingham park has finally been submitted – seven months after plans were approved.

2. WBRC juniors are crowned national dressage champions

Wokingham and Bearwood Riding Club survived the mud at the National Riding Club Championships at Lincolnshire to reaffirm their status as one of the most successful clubs in the country.

3. Semi-final heartbreak for under-17s

Bracknell RFC’s U17s and U19s, who have secured renewed and expanded sponsorship from DHL and will continue as the Bracknell DHL Academy, with head coach Ken Hopkins secured for another season.

4. Reading 4 Swansea 0

5. Redingensians 55 Oxford Harlequins 7

Gensians made it three wins out of three in South West Division 1 after scoring nine tries against a resilient Quins side at the Old Bath Road ground.

6. Bicknell wants a home fortress

Adam Bicknell insists Bracknell Bees will need to turn their home rink into a stronghold if the club is to mount an English Premier League title challenge this season.

7. Local Rugby Round-Up

Returning Reading Abbey skipper and hooker Fungai Mutepfa is calling on his troops to stay patient as they go to newcomers Trowbridge for the first time in South West Division 2 East tomorrow.

8. Nowak: ‘Tenacity will see us through’

Bracknell skipper Ben Nowak believed there were many positives to be taken out of Saturday’s last-gasp defeat of Cleve – most important being the players’ never-say-die attitude.

9. Harlequins 27 London Irish 28

Delon Armitage scored twice as London Irish staged a dramatic fightback at The Stoop to snatch their second Guinness Premiership victory of the season.

10. Brynjar's back

Brynjar Gunnarsson is ready to put his injury nightmare behind him and give Royals some muscle in the midfield.