Sale FC returned to the summit of National Two North following their victory against Sheffield Tigers as the race for the top two spots in this division continues to heat up.
Taunton, Chinnor and the Old Elthamians all picked up victories in Round Five in National Two South meaning the top three sides in the division remain unbeaten.
Sedgley Park just about maintained their unbeaten start to the National Two North season as a share of the points in Round Five moved them to the top of the table.
Taunton, Chinnor and Old Elthamains are the early front runners in National Two South and they head into Round Five looking to maintain their winning starts to the 2016/17 campaign.
Last week saw Stourbridge move to the summit of the National Two North table and Neil Mitchell’s side will be looking to carry their excellent form from September into October.
Apart from Hartpury College, Taunton Titans are the only side to pick up maximum points across the top three National Leagues and the men from Hyde Park will be keen to maintain their good start.
Leicester Lions suffered their first defeat of the new season last weekend which meant now only three sides remain without a loss to their name in National Two North heading into Round Four.
After two rounds of National Two North action, four teams are yet to experience that losing feeling and all four clubs will be hoping it stays that way in their home fixtures this weekend.
This time last season, Taunton Titans sat top of National Two South after a perfect start to the campaign and 12 months on, they are at the summit again after a sensational performance in Round Two.
Four teams in National Two North maintained their 100 per cent starts to the season on Saturday with all of the clubs level on points in this early stage of the new campaign.
The new National Two South campaign got underway last weekend and even at this early stage, there are sides that have marked out their intentions for this season.
Like any sport, getting off to a great start is key to how your season pans out. Last year we saw Macclesfield and Sedgley Park string a good run of form together and that led to them challenging for promotion.
National Two North returned this weekend and it did so in style as Round One of this season’s competition delivered some cracking rugby and some interesting results.