The Stags were looking to secure second place in the league on Saturday afternoon, and did so without kicking a ball, with Hornets awarding the points to The Stags as they struggled to field a full squad of registered players due to injuries and unavailability. 
However, in good rugby spirit, the game still went ahead and The Stags pummelled Hornets by scoring ten tries, nine of which were converted by the boot of Tim Piper.

The Stags were unfamiliar with the 4G pitch, which was evident for various periods of the game, as they tried to force the ball in open play and bizarrely had many handling errors on a dry flat pitch, that said, when the ball stayed in The Stags hand’s early tries from Tom Wall, Will Hopkins and David Harris gave them a 0-19.

Hornets got on the score board and intercepted a pass from within there own 5m line, by their scrum half, who ran the length of the pitch to score 7-19. Several minutes later, The Nine, scored again as he spotted a gap at the break down just inside The Stags half. 12-19.

The Stags replied with Jude Donnelley scoring not long before half time 12-26.

Now that The Stags had adapted to the pitch they proved why they will finish second in the league by scoring some well executed tries from various phases of play.

James Havercroft and Sam Wall scored early in the second half to take the score 12-40. Havercroft nearly scored again but had Eoghan Westhoff in support who scored the seventh try 12-47.

At he blink of an eye, Stefan Pierce scored the eighth try 12-54 and Will Hopkins bagged his second after a training ground move with ball off the top of a lineout which was whipped out to Will who was running at pace. 12-61.

Sam Lewis found space as he broke the Hornets defensive line but didn’t quite have the legs so along came Tom Chaffey to assist and score which was probably his easiest try of his career to complete the game 12-68.

Final Score 12-68.

So with second place confirmed and one league game remaining next week at home to Oldfield Old Boys there are two other very important fixtures that lay ahead. The Somerset Cup Final against Yatton RFC on Tuesday 16th April on Hornets RFC 4G pitch then a Play Off against second place of the Gloucester Premier League. Team and date TBC.