Stourport strengthened their grip on North Midlands South Two top spot with a 24-5 victory over Birmingham Civil Service.

The clash was closer than the result suggests with Birmingham camped inside Stourport's half for the first 20 minutes.

Despite struggling to come to terms with their visitors' large, well-drilled pack, the league-leaders took the lead from their first foray into their opponents' territory.

Anton Cronje opened the scoring with a try to relieve the pressure on Stourport who added another through Phil Randell, converted by Rob Humphries, to lead 12 - 0 at the break.

Most of the second period was played in the Civil Service half and further tries from Jaco Bester and Andy Gaskell, with a conversion by Humphries made the game safe before the away side grabbed a consolation try.

There was a convincing win for Stourport seconds who returned from Birmingham Civil Service with a 38-17 victory.

Stourport's tries were scored by Adam Whiting, Rob Phillips, Andy Bourne, Ed Osborn and a brace from Chris Holey. Captain Stu Wilson converted four.