Minety maintained their undefeated league run with a comprehensive eight-try victory away against Fairford. 

Playing a canny strategic game and making the most of their impressive pack, the visitors put in a fine performance to overwhelm Fairford with a sprightly display of 15-man rugby. In what proved to be a fiery encounter, Minety had three apparent tries disallowed and but for occasional handling errors might well have scored more points than they did.

 In the event, winger Ryan Dowling scored a hat-trick of tries, to which he added a penalty goal and three conversions to bring his personal haul to 24 points. Scrumhalf Max Sparrow scored a brace of tries while Richard Haines, Max Smith and Will Dyer each added a try apiece.

 In reply, Fairford could only manage a couple of penalty goals.

 Defeat this weekend for previously unbeaten Cooper Avon Tyres means that Minety resume the lead in Dorset & Wilts Division 1 North with a record of six wins out of six.

 This Saturday Minety play hosts to Bradford on Avon.