Ellingham & Ringwood Women edged out a hard-fought 24-21 victory over Amesbury Women in a dramatic and physical encounter away on Sunday.
Ellingham & Ringwood picked up a vital victory in their bid to gain promotion as the second-placed side with a comfortable win over Bognor.
New Milton delivered their best performance of the campaign, but bad luck and mistakes at key moments cost them against Basingstoke.
Ellingham & Ringwood were at their free-flowing best when travelling to Eastleigh, rubber-stamping their promotion credentials on Saturday.
It was a day to forget for New Milton Rugby Club in Counties 1 Hampshire on Saturday.
Despite holding positions at differing ends of the table, Ellingham & Ringwood had to be at their best to see off bottom-of-the-table New Milton.
Ellingham & Ringwood women’s team will be kitted out from top to toe after the largest investment in the club’s history.
Ellingham & Ringwood returned to winning ways, running in an impressive eight tries against Guernsey seconds on Saturday.
Fine margins undid New Milton after a disallowed try left the relegation-battling side empty-handed after a 27-20 loss to Bognor on Saturday.
Ellingham & Ringwood took on the league leaders Havant seconds, eventually taking a bonus point in a 59-29 result.
Ellingham & Ringwood secured their eighth Hampshire Counties One victory in a row, scoring nine tries against Trojans to move into second place.
Ellingham & Ringwood extended their unbeaten Hampshire Counties One run to seven after a 20-10 win against Basingstoke on Saturday.
New Milton lost 24-18 to Bournemouth seconds in Hampshire Counties One on Saturday; however, despite a strong showing, they endured another defeat.
Ellingham & Ringwood continue to look like promotion hopefuls after winning their sixth game in a row, this time against Portsmouth.
