There were contrasting results for our two Twickenham Tag competition winners at the weekend.
Perhaps Grimsby had their eye on Friday’s trip to RFU HQ, as they suffered a 44-17 loss at home to Peterborough Lions, their first defeat of the season.
Fellow winners Maldon kept their unbeaten start of the season going with a 13-12 win over Clacton, with a try scored by Andrew Yardley and a conversion and two penalties scored by Lee Higham, both of who will be playing at Twickenham this week.
The Maldon RFC team before Saturday's game against Clacton
Another man hoping to step out on the Twickenham turf soon is England captain Steve Borthwick, who will be fit to play in the November test series after a scan revealed the forward has a sprained rib cartledge. Saracans director of rugby Brendan Venter said: “It’s not a serious problem and it certainly won’t stop Steve from being available for the internationals.”
He picked up the injury in Saturday’s 22-9 win over Harlequins, which kept Quins rooted to the bottom of the Guinness Premiership table after three defeats. It preserved Saracens 100% record so far, but they are behind Wasps at the top of the ladder after Danny Cipriani guided them to a 23-3 win over Worcester.
Leicester, London Irish and Northampton all recorded their second wins of the season at the weekend. Irish thrashed Leeds 56-7, scoring seven tries in the process and securing another bonus-point win, following their victory over Gloucester last week.
Leicester marked the opening of their new stand at Welford Road in front of 24,000 fans with a 15-6 win over Newcastle. Jeremy Stanton scored five penalties for the hosts, but they still remain without a try this season.
Meanwhile, Northampton recorded a superb 27-14 win over Gloucester.
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