National League 1

It has been nothing short of perfect for Hartpury College so far this season, but the league leaders will certainly be challenged this weekend when they take on an in-form Loughborough Students side.

Hartpury College extended their advantage at the top of National One as they ran in 11 tries to secure a 12th straight bonus-point win.

Hartpury College want to be in a strong position to challenge for promotion from National One in the New Year, says Director of Rugby John Barnes.

After a remarkable run of 10 straight bonus-point victories, Hartpury College have now set a new record for National One and above following their latest win over the Old Albanian.

With Hartpury College flying at the top of National One, attention in Round 11 turns to the teams below them in the table as sides aim to make a statement this weekend in some big games across the division.

Hartpury College’s superb run of results in National One continued in Round 10 as another bonus-point victory leaves them eight points clear at the top of this division.

As we approach Bonfire Night this weekend, there is one team that continues to produce some sparkling rugby at that is league leaders Hartpury College who are on course to take this division by storm.

As the clocks went back on the weekend, Hartpury College continued to move forward in National One as they secured their ninth bonus-point win in a row.

As we approach the end of October, Hartpury College are producing some spellbinding rugby and they will be looking to carve out another victory to maintain their 100 per cent start to the campaign.

In our preview, we mentioned that six of the bottom sides in National One were going head-to-head in Round Eight and even at this early stage of the season, victories for Fylde, Rosslyn Park and Esher could prove vital.

The spotlight has quite rightly been on Hartpury College this season, but in Round Eight, all eyes will be on the other end of the division as the bottom six go head-to-head.

After strong seasons last term, it is perhaps unsurprising to see both Hartpury College and Blackheath towards the top of the National One table at this stage of the campaign.

Hartpury College have been the main talking point of the season so far in National One and rightly so, but Round Seven sees a few of their challengers for promotion go head-to-head this weekend.

Hartpury College secured their sixth bonus point in succession to stay top and unbeaten in National One after victory over Hull Ionians.

Hartpury College have issued the perfect response to missing out on promotion last season by winning their first five games of this term an establishing a comfortable early lead at the summit of National One.

After five rounds of National One action, there is now only one team in the division still undefeated as Birmingham Moseley’s winning start came to an end on Saturday.

The first four weeks of the season has flown by and already we have seen some cracking rugby. However, Round Five in National One could well be the best weekend of action so far.

Even at this early stage of the season, we are seeing the top two sides starting to distance themselves away from the rest of the division as the unbeaten records of Hartpury College and Birmingham Moseley remained intact.

The top two sides in National One will be hoping to head into October with their 100 per cent records intact after what has been a perfect start to the season for Hartpury and Birmingham Moseley.

Week Three in National One certainly delivered on the entertainment front with some cracking games across the league.