Heavy rain during the week saw this League and Cup double header moved from the usual pitches at Whitemans Green to the newly created 4th pitch on the neighbouring fields.

A Heath Rams side featuring debuts from a couple of colts were quickly on the offensive looking to run the opposition off the park. Although Barns Green had the upper hand in the scrum, the first half was characterised by Heath camped in the visitors half yet unable to take the various chances they created. Pressure eventually told with numbers left creating the space for number eight Josh Pope to canter in unopposed for 5-0 which was how it stayed to the break.

This certainly was a game of two halves as from the restart Barns Green began to dominate proceedings. Only some great Rams tackling kept them hanging on as they struggled to clear their lines. Barns Green slotted a penalty to pull the deficit back to two points at 5-3. Further breaks from the visitors saw them almost score on a couple of occasions before eventually getting over the whitewash for 5-10.

However the Rams wouldn't countenance defeat and turnover ball in the Barns Green half by one of the Colts saw the ball go through hands to the right where Alex Chard crashed through to tie things up at 10-10.

Like two heavyweight boxers the sides continued to slug it out in the last five minutes neither being able to land the killer blow meaning the league points were shared but the cup win went to the Rams by virtue of scoring two tries to the visitors’ one. Hopefully the start of a cup run for a young developing side.

This was a game played in good spirits which carried over to the Clubhouse with the post match celebrations, as Heath continue to work towards opening their new Clubhouse before the end of the year this may well be one of the last times the old Clubhouse witnesses these proceedings.

Heath Rams Matchday Squad: Stan Bradford; Zac Davies; Josh Webster; Henry Dickson; Elliott Higgin; Dan Bellamy; Flinn Herbert (capt); Josh Pope; Charlie Richardson; Chris Neill; Mitch Day; Ben Martin; Dougie Kern; Oli Schlup; Roscoe Atkins; Tom McCall; Kev McDonald; Martin McDonagh; Jack Knight; Fin Furse; Alex Chard; Ollie Shepherd