■By GARY FITZGERALD

Held: Nottingham’s Shane O’Leary

BEN WARD heaped praise on his formidable forwards as Ealing cruised into the semi-finals of the Championship Cup.
The Trailfinders had no problems discovering a way of sweeping Nottingham aside, running in five fine tries and controlling this contest for most of the 80 minutes.
Ealing’s director of rugby Ward enthused: “The lads were brilliant and the forward in particular were outstanding. They laid the platform for what was a great win.
“We did the basics well.
We kicked and chased well, and took...