Spa reach quarter-final

Leamington finished top of their pool at the regional festival, held at Lutterworth RFC.

Superb defending late in the game helped Leamington draw 0-0 with Kenilworth in their opener and they followed it up with a 2-1 win over Leicestershire side Syston-thanks to tries from Louis Clarke and Max Edwards.

Edwards was on the mark again as Leamington beat Loughborough 5-0 in their next fixture. Callum Bobath (2), Henry Mortimer and Jack Lawton were also among the tries.

And in their final game, Leamington beat Melton Mowbray 4-0 with tries from Mortimer, Bobath, Alex Petrie and Josh Smyth to finish top of their pool.

It booked Leamington a place in the Prima Tiger Cup quarter-finals, which will be held at Welford Road before Tigers play Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday November 27.

“It was a truly fantastic performance from all 13 boys,” said head coach Dave Mortimer. “All of the coaches, parents and, in particular, the boys should be very proud of a superb result.”