In torrential rain, Newbury beat bottle-of-the-table Cheltenham in what may prove to be vital in their fight against relegation. Tries came through Phil Simmons, Tom Martin and Toby Thorne.

Newbury showed great character to hold onto a one point lead in the dying minutes, celebrating the win like a cup final!

Highlights included Toby Bartlett exclaiming 'This is one of the proudest moments of my life.'

Match details

Match date

Sat 13 Oct 2012

Kickoff

15:00

Meet time

11:30

Location

Cheltenham RFC (PoW Stadium)

Instructions

Depart NRFC - 12:00 (latest)
Arrive Cheltenham RFC (Prince of Wales stadium) - 13:30

Competition

South West 1 East

Team overview

Blues record epic away win!

The Newbury Blues emerged victorious from a close fought battle to record their first away win since March 2009.