Gloucester Premier League Match North Bristol 25 Hucclecote 5 Martin Lambourne's boot saw North Bristol to victory over Hucclecote.

The conditions were a severe test as the ground was just passed fit.

A powerful North drive took them close on three minutes where the pressure drew Hucclecote offside and Martin Lambourne scored the penalty.

Within minutes a strong North Bristol scrummage on 45 metres allowed Nigel Smith to feed scrum half Antony Jelf.

The leggy youngster got close before Mike Lewis dodged over to complete the try.

Lambourne took another penalty well as the visitors ill discipline cost them.

Jelf again attempted to break but was obstructed as he chased his own chip and Lambourne increased the lead with the penalty.

The away side were again penalised as they offended in the lineout and Lambourne was successful from almost fifty metres.

As North forced their way back through, powerful number eight Smith charged onto a loose ball to score a well earned try.

Hucclecote came back and Tim Fearn scored an unconverted try after two determined forward drives.

Though a try went begging for North as Chris Jelf could not hold onto his brother's pass, Lambourne wrapped things up for his side with his fifth successful penalty kick in atrocious conditions.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ North Bristol III 12 Frampton Cotterell III 5 North Bristol scored two second-half tries to come through on top in tough conditions.

Early on a promising Matt Dyl run came close but good Frampton defence snuffed it out.

Yet it was the visitors who scored first when a scintillating counter-attack from deep saw their left wing run sixty metres to score, and they remained ahead until the break.

North Bristol pressure drew a perfect riposte as they pressed Frampton's line. A scrum bolstered by replacement props Scott Flannigan and Luke Marks allowed a new forward dominance and Wright took advantage to pick up and drive over from close range. Joe Aczel's difficult conversion took the home team into a 7-5 lead.

Towards the finish wing Matt Hazzard's clever foot-rush gave Ollie Baker a chance to scoop and drive to the line where he slipped on to tireless flanker Chris Gransden for the touchdown.