Action between Exmouth and Taunton at the Imperial ground on Saturday. Photo by Simon Horn. Ref exsp 6478-05-13SH To order your copy of this photograph go to www.exmouthjournal.co.uk and click on MyPhotos24.

A fine win on the road for the Cockles and an impressive draw for Withy at home to Tivvy on the second Saturday of the month.

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Exmouth continued their hot pursuit of London Irish Amateurs at the top of the National Three (SW) table with a 19-15 victory at Chippenham.

The Cockles did fail to bag the bonus point and so slipped a place to third behind Weston-super-mare on goal difference, but the Cockles have a game in hand.

Matt Ryan bagged a brace of tries and Jon Fabian also crossed the home chalk line whilst Andrew Powell’s trusty boot tucked away two conversions.

With five games to play the Cockles are well placed for a top two finish which could well earn promotion at the end of the campaign.

Withycombe ended a miserable run of defeats with a richly deserved share of the spoils in a 10-10 draw with Tiverton at Raleigh Park.

The Withy points were made up of a penalty try together with a conversion and a penalty from Jack Pugsley.

Make sure of your copy of the Exmouth Journal – out next on Thursday, March 14, to get the reports and post-match comment from the Cockles and Withycombe camps.

NATIONAL THREE (SW)

P W D L F A Pts

London Irish 22 20 1 1 875 377 97

Weston S M 22 18 0 4 872 363 88

Exmouth 21 18 1 2 687 313 88

Redingens’ 22 15 0 7 605 344 76

Newton Abb 22 15 0 7 670 525 72

Brixham 22 13 0 9 717 498 66

Chippenham 21 11 0 10 600 564 64

Barnstaple 22 9 0 13 562 526 47

Amersham 21 9 0 12 538 659 47

Patesians 21 8 0 13 543 580 46

Avonmouth 21 6 0 15 368 589 31

Malvern 21 4 0 17 378 641 26

Oxford 22 2 0 20 312 936 13

Maidenhead 22 2 0 20 256 112 89

March 9 results; Amersham & C’tern 34, N’ton Abb 21; Avonmouth Old Boys 20, Malvern 12; Barnstaple 36, Maidenhead 0; Brixham 15, London Irish Amateur 37; Chippenham 15, Exmouth 19; Redingensians 12, Old Patesians 6; Weston-s-Mare 38, Oxford H’quins 29.