Regional 2 West Midlands Round 10 review as title race heats up

There is now just nine points separating the top six teams in the division as league leaders Ludlow were once more stopped in their tracks by Malvern.

The Spring Lane outfit won 30-21 to maintain their 100% home record, whilst stretching their winning run to seven matches and move to within three points of Ludlow.

R2W Week 10: Malvern 30-21 Ludlow: Couldn't have gone much better for @MalvernRugby who won their 7th match in a row, picked up a try BP and closed to within 3 pts of the top. @ludlow_rfc's lead at the summit was reduced to just 2 pts after coming away with nothing from the game

— Midlands Rugby Page (@PageMidlands) November 12, 2022

Second-placed Old Halesonians are just two behind as they also recorded a seventh straight victory of their own, seeing off Hereford, who themselves drop to fifth having been second not so long ago.

R2W Week 10: Old Halesonians 27-20 Hereford: @oldhalesrfc are now just 2 pts off the top ahead of a massive game against Ludlow after the break. They've now won 7 in a row, 5 with a try BP. @Hereford_RFC picked up the losing BP but have dropped to 5th after back to back defeats

— Midlands Rugby Page (@PageMidlands) November 12, 2022

Worcester's drop off continues as they lost for a fourth time in as many weeks to slump to seventh in the standings.

R2W Week 10: Wolverhampton 42-19 Worcester: @Wolves1875 have put a poor run of form behind them. This was a 2nd successive try BP win but they stay 8th in the table. For a much changed @WorcsRFC side this was a 4th defeat in a row and they now face a real test of their character

— Midlands Rugby Page (@PageMidlands) November 12, 2022

Having won five of their opening six, they were well placed in second but have dramatically fallen away and are now five points adrift of the top six.

Stratford Upon Avon kept themselves in the mix for the title with a narrow win over struggling Evesham to go five points off the top, whilst Walsall racked up 99 points in a demolition of bottom of the table and winless Droitwich.

R2W Week 10: Stratford Upon Avon 29-19 Evesham: @UponRfc secured a 5th successive victory as well as a 3rd try BP in a row to move up to 4th and find themselves just 5 pts off the top. @EveshamRFC have now lost 6 matches in a row and haven’t picked up any points in their last 4

— Midlands Rugby Page (@PageMidlands) November 12, 2022

R2W Week 10: Walsall 99-12 Droitwich: @WalsallRFC showed no mercy to put their struggling visitors to the sword and secure a 3rd successive try BP win but despite this they stay 6th in the table. @OfficialDRFC will be glad to regroup and reset in the rest week after a 10th defeat

— Midlands Rugby Page (@PageMidlands) November 12, 2022

Walsall remain sixth but are only nine away from the summit and as we approach Christmas, half of the league can consider themselves in the race to become champions.