Clifton  56 -	12 Hertford
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Clifton flew out of the blocks putting last weeks disappointment behind them to record an emphatic victory on Saturday against Hertford. Clifton were out of sight after 30 minutes having gained a bonus point and moved to a 27 - 0 lead. Clifton put in a very good and clinical display here leaving the management, players and supporters happy. They will be striving to use it as a platform to move on over the next few weeks. 

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  Clifton were clearly focused from the outset cruised quickly to a commanding lead with tries from recent recruit Will Davis, Mat Britton and two Dave Cook efforts. Ben Roberts converted two and then added a penalty. Clifton Sausage man of the match Mitch Eadie then got in on the act with a long range effort before half time. Clifton did not let up into the second half with Mat Britton and Mitch Eadie completing their brace as well as James Golledge getting in on the act. Clifton completed their scoring in the 56th minute with Dave Cook scoring the first hat trick of the season. 

Credit to Hertford who rallied in the last 20 minutes to prevent Clifton from scoring and scored twice themselves. For their honest take on precedings click here.

For the Ben Jordan match report click here , for the man of the match photos click here .

In other games the Wanderers suffered their first defeat of the season going down to Old Patesians 38 - 19, the Bandits lost to Cleve 36 - 12. However, the Nomads put last weeks shock reverse behind them to beat Avonmouth 56 - 12.

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Clifton can cater for players of all ages and abilities. If you are a senior player, we run 4 teams from the first team who compete in National 2 against teams from all over the south of the country and the second team competing in the Gloucestershire premier reserve league, to the third and fourth teams who play in the local Bristol leagues - contact Darren Lloyd on 07803 022875 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or turn up to training at the Portway Rugby Centre on a Tuesday at 7 or on Thursday at the club at 7.

Clifton also has a thriving mini and junior section catering for all ages from 7 - 17. If you are interested or want more info just click on the Junior and Mini links to the left and contact the relevant age contact manager.