By MICHAEL HOWKINS

Leicester Lions.....36
Barnstaple................ 5
LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory.
Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive that saw back row Ryan Smale drive over for the first try but Lions made good use of the slope as a deft kick by Ben Young to wing Jake Sterland saw him tackled by Ryan Lee in mid-air to conceding a penalty try and earn him ten minutes in the bin.
Lions continued the pressure, with Sterland having a speedy run down the right wing for a try, Ben Young adding the conversion. A penalty by Yo...