PERSHORE Rugby Club clinched promotion with a 12-9 win at Southam in Midlands Four West South.

In an extremely hard physical game, played at pace, they finally clinched victory thanks to their untiring forwards.

Southam had not lost at home in two seasons but Pershore were not be denied a well deserved win.

From start to finish Pershore took the game to Southam up front.

Powerful scrummaging and good line-out work denied Southam almost all their own ball while Kevin Widner, Jem Richardson and Toby Grace had excellent games in the back row.

Although the scoreline suggests otherwise Pershore were in complete control and in the second half it was one-way traffic.

Robin Haines kicked four penalties to Southam's three.

Evesham visited Old Coventrians and were pipped 13-12 in a Midlands Three West South encounter.

The scoreline, howevever, was far more convincing when Solihull thrashed Chaddesley Corbett 68-9 in a North Midlands Three match.

Saturday's programme of matches, meanwhile, was curtailed by a number of postponements.

They included the North Midlands One matches between Bromyard and Stourport and Ledbury's scheduled game at Five Ways.

Hereford-based Greyhound's home encountger with Kynoch was also among the list of postponements