Corpus/Somerville win relegation battle with Exeter

Corpus/Somerville kept themselves in top flight rugby for at least another week with a 35-8 win over Exeter in a high quality relegation dogfight. eight, led by Guy Baker’s devestating charges. Behind the scrum, Lawrence Harris was a constant menace, combining with a physical and skilful centre pairing of Tom Charlick and Luke Bennett.   The foundation for the win was laid by the Corpus/Somerville pack which excelled to secure the lion’s share of possession from a larger Exeter From close in, the strapping midfielders were too much for exeter, powering over from short range for a brace of tries each, to which Harris added another, together with five conversions. Corpus/Somerville must now beat struggling Queen’s to ensure their safety. Exeter can still secure another season in the top division but will have to overcome high-flying St Catz to do so.ARCHIVE: 4th week MT 2005