Hereford Colts suffered a 17-12 defeat against county rivals Luctonians Colts at Mortimer Park.

Hereford scrum-half Billy Grisman gave the city club a 5-0 interval lead but the home side had more possession after the break, scoring tries from J Meldrum (2) and Darren Gillespie, plus a C Condliffe conversion, to go 17-5 ahead.

Hereford eventually got their act together and a 75th-minute Joe Tilley try was converted by Gary Preece, but Luctonians defended their slender advantage.

Other results: Luctonians U-16 10 (Tony Nicholls, Chris James) Yardley & District 12, Luctonians U-15 17 Old Richians 14, Luctonians U-14 55 (M Rose 3, P Pudge 2, plus 4 conversions, A James plus 1 conversion, D Barrington, B Durban, E Cousins) Yardley & District 0.