Worthing rout Rochford to stay at summit

By SHAUN WREN

Worthing……………… 17

Rochford…………………0

TRIES from forwards Jon Whittall and Nathan Jibulu kept Worthing's unbeaten home run going and kept them top of the table.

However, what will have impressed head coach Jordan Turner-Hall most was the manner of the win as these are the matches that win titles. They battled awful conditions to put in a dominant display, spending most of the 80 minutes camped inside Rochford's half.

The opening 20 minutes was a story of missed chances for the home side as lock Will Scholes had the biggest opportunity to score the opening try, unfortunately knocking-on at the critical moment.

However, it didn't take much longer for the hosts to score as some quick thinking from Raiders prop Rhys Litterick to tap-and-go set up flanker Whittall to crash over.

As Mclean converted, the visitors received the first of three yellow cards, with their second coming before half-time.

The hosts could've extended the lead going into the break had Mclean added a penalty to the tally. However, minutes into the second half, the fly-half wasn't going to miss another chance and gave Worthing a 10-0 lead.

It was so one-sided that the only time Rochford threatened was with a missed penalty.

The Rugby Park faithful would have to wait until the dying minutes for another score. As their opponents collected a third sin-bin, replacement hooker Jibulu bulldozed to the whitewash to cap off an impressive performance.