NEWBURY RFC ran in nine tries as they thrashed Chippenham 64-10 in South West One East.

A Toby Thorne hat-trick and further tries from Chris Guyatt, Toby Pearce, Kyle Doel, Josh Love, Joe Pigott and Iain Herriott did the bulk of the damage, with Dan Thorne adding 19 points with the boot.

The result keeps Newbury second in the table, two points behind county rivals Maidenhead.

Thatcham endured a day to forget at Buckingham as they lost their Southern Counties North clash 52-22 against the third-placed side.

Tadley went berserk in their BB&O Premier trip to Phoenix, dismantling the hosts with a 76-10 rout.

Leaders Hungerford were also victorious as they took their perfect start to the season to four matches, overcoming Risborough 20-6.

London Irish made it six straight Greene King IPA Championship wins in a row with a 35-12 home victory against London Welsh.

David Paice, Fergus Mulchrone, Sebastian De Chaves and Brendan McKibbin were the tryscorers.