By DAVID LAWRENCE
Birm’ & Sol ……15
Henley …………24
HENLEY withstood a thrilling fightback from their hosts to claim maximum points at Portway.
But it took a fortunate try from full-back Sam Randle eight minutes from the end to finally subdue the Bees.
They had threatened to upset the high-flying Hawks, who had prop Dave Manning sent off in the closing seconds.
Jack Jolly kicked a penalty to hand the Bees an early lead, but the game swung in Henley’s favour after a madcap few minutes in which prop Nick Rigby was injured and fellow front...