Midlands Premier

IT WAS a clean sweep of victories for home teams in the Midlands Premier.
The intriguing fixture of the day was in Sheffield where one of the division’s tightest defences came up against the highest-scoring attack, visitors Newport enjoying a free-scoring season to date.
That all changed in Sheffield as the home team blunted Newport’s attacking edge to run out 23-19 victors.
Like Newport, Scunthorpe have also started the season brightly and they overcame Nuneaton 38-29 to claim their sixth victory in five games.
Elsewhere, fellow high-flyers Bromsgrove ea...