By MO SHER

Ampthill............. 12pts
Tries: Harmes 47, Nearchou 67
Conversions: Rankin 68

Hartpury Uni..... 20pts
Tries: Denty 32, Short 52
Conversions: Mathews 33, 53
Penalties: Mathews 12, 76
A tense, often scrappy, encounter at Dillingham Park went the way of Hartpury, the kicking of Thomas Mathews proving vital in the final reckoning.
A dour opening 30 minutes, littered with penalties against both sides, did nothing to warm a large crowd on a bitterly cold afternoon in Bedfordshire, Mathews’ 12th minute penalty the solitary noteworthy action in either end zone.
The visitors final...