Barton Hill end season with blitz against Thornbury
Barton Hill, relegated from South West Two West last season, won 28-14 against Thornbury to claim a fourth-placed finish in Western Counties North.
In their first campaign under former Bristol and England No 8 Bob Hesford, Barts have missed out on third place because Stroud have a superior points difference.
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Stroud have yet to finish their league fixtures, but the Speedwell side are now looking forward to the off-season after cruising to a 28-0 half-time lead.
First-half tries from Joe Sansum and Sam Steer and a brace from Ross Baker, all converted by Jack Steer, saw Barts in the ascendancy at the break.
Thornbury hit back with two tries in the first few minutes of the second half, Ollie Fleming gathering a Dai Matthews kick before Matthews burst through several tackles for the second, both converted by Simon Weaver.
North Bristol may have claimed 11 wins this season, but injuries and unavailability have damaged the end of their campaign.
The Almondsbury outfit lost for the fifth time in their last six matches when they were beaten 32-6 at Berry Hill. Dan Snow kicked two first-half penalties.
Keynsham ended the season by claiming their sixth win on the trot when they thrashed Gordon League 40-0.
Tries came from Mark Harwood, James Wetton, Russ Tanner, Chris Eames, Joe Blann and Gaz Deere, who also landed five conversions.
Shaun Williams' side have claimed eighth placed – after taking three months of the campaign to get their first win.
Hornets brought their Western Counties West season to a close with a 32-3 win over Camborne.
The Weston-super-Mare outfit started 2008-09 on minus nine points after being found guilty of disciplinary problems in the previous two seasons.
Hornets have battled well this term to climb off the foot of the table and have finished third from bottom.











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