Hereford gave a disappointing performance against title-chasing Robinsons 2nd in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales League North Division 1 and crashed to a 9-2 away defeat.

Robinsons quickly took advantage of slack marking by Hereford's midfield and raced into a three-goal lead before visiting skipper Colin Amos pulled a goal back from a short corner.

The hosts bagged two more goals before the break and effectively finished the contest with another two soon after the restart.

Amos got his second goal from another short corner routine, but Robinsons continued to dominate and added two more goals to complete a convincing win.

Leominster went down 5-2 away to struggling Firebrands 3rd in North Division 2.

Although missing several experienced players, Leominster took an early lead when Jon Davis converted a short penalty.

But the visiting defence failed to close down their opponents and Fire-brands hit back to score three unanswered goals before the break.

They went further ahead with a goal immediately after the restart before Leominster started to play with some spirit.

A sustained period of pressure brought a second goal through a brilliant flick from Josh Watkins, but Leominster tailed off as Firebrands added a fifth goal.

Phil Evans bagged a hat-trick as Ross-on-Wye gave North-East West District 3 leaders Westbury & UB 5th a run for their money before going down 5-4 to a late penalty.

The visitors scored first but Ross hit back to take the lead with a brace from Evans before Westbury converted a short corner to level at the break.

Both teams attacked at every opportunity as play moved quickly from end to end, but it was Westbury who broke the deadlock with a third goal.

Evans levelled with his hat-trick goal but the visitors edged in front, only for Andy Layton to fire in an equaliser. With a draw looking likely, Ross conceded a penalty which a relieved Westbury converted to snatch all three points.

Youngsters Nick Duggan and Nick Evans were prominent for Leominster 3rd as they notched up a fine 5-2 home win over North-East West District 4 leaders Old Bristolians 4th.

Leominster opened strongly and established a two-goal lead through John Mumford and Adrian Preece before the visitors pulled a goal back from a short corner just before the interval.

Leominster restored their two-goal advantage through Andy Connop, but the visitors hit back to reduce arrears to a single goal.

Lee Morgan extended the home lead with a superb solo goal, and Duggan completed the scoring with a fine, angled shot after being set up by Evans.

Goalkeepers were the stars as a below-strength Hereford 4th battled out a 0-0 away draw against North Somerset 4th.

Only able to muster 10 men, Hereford defended well in the first half as both teams failed to create any clear cut chances.

The game opened out after the break and Hereford were indebted to Jamie Duncan who kept them in the game with a series of superb saves, with his opposite number also doing a fine job.