By SAM THOMAS

N Midlands .....38 E Counties ......26
A ten-try thriller at Droitwich saw North Midlands eventually win in comfortable fashion to top Pool 3 and book a semi-final spot.
No.8 Drew Harper got two tries with skipper Connor Nicholls, No.9 Will Harris, centre Callum Megram and flanker Adam Shaw also scoring for Dan Protheroe’s side.
The home side started strong and a break by Bromsgrove’s Megram saw him pierce through the defence, opening up blindside Nicholls to dot down. Ten minutes later and North Mids doubled their lead, with Bromsgrove’s Harris sniping past several defenders...