A dominant performance by the Gents XV - our best of the season. Cheltenham were a decent side who had comfortably beaten Marlborough earlier in the season; the same team who had beaten us narrowly both home and away. We thought we were in for a tough afternoon but dominated both territory and possession from kick off, winning the battle at the breakdown and constantly breaking the gain line with relentless attacking. Two converted tries and a penalty saw us 17-0 up at half-time.

We knew a strong start to the second half could kill the game off, and so it proved with two more converted tries within ten minutes. At 31 points up we were able to ease back and play different combinations, but still dominated play to score two more tries and end up 41-0 victors.

After a tough season where we have been repeatedly edged out by a single score it was gratifying for the squad to gain such a deserved, morale boosting win. They have continued to train hard and with commitment. After the exeat our season concludes with a momentous home fixture against Radley. As always, this will be our Everest match, but, on this evidence, we will be up for the challenge.