By MICHAEL WHITFIELD

Barnes...................... 31
Bury St Eds................ 5
BARNES produced a brilliant performance, led by their scrum and outstanding defence.
With the rain and wind at their backs, Barnes set the tempo after five minutes, Joe Murphy crashing over and Will Nicholson converting.
Both sides went at it hammer and tongs for the next 20, until the powerful Barnes pack drove relentlessly towards the Bury line, the excellent Murphy led the charge but was held up just short, and it was George Dean who seized the moment to score. Nicholson added the extras and a pe...