Saturday results service

 With their backs against the wall, Maidenhead United and Maidenhead Rugby Club both produced some outstanding play as they both battle to avoid relegation this season

FOOTBALL
CONFERENCE SOUTH
Maidenhead United (1) 5 – 0 (0) Bishop’s Stortford
Williams 17, 69
Hinds 51
Pacquette 62
Nisbet 86

The Magpies unleashed the hounds at York Road and totally overwhelmed Bishop’s Stortford to record just their second league win at home this season.

In front of a bolstered and noisy crowd, the Magpies finally found the form that has eluded them to end a run of six straight defeats in their fight to beat the drop.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Reading (0) 0 – 2 (1) Fulham
                                      McBride 24
                                      Nevland 90

Reading were dragged back into the relegation dogfight after losing a home ‘banker’ to Fulham at the Madejski Stadium.It was just the visitors’ second away win of the season.

LEAGUE 2
MK Dons (0) 2 – 2 (1) Wycombe Wanderers
Wilbraham 72             McGleish 37, 73
O'Hanlon 90

A late goal from MK Dons’ O’Hanlon snatched two points from a plucky Wycombe side who had fought for every thing against one of the division’s top teams.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE S&W DIVISION 1
Taunton Town (1) 3 – 2 (1) Marlow

In a match full of shambolic defending and little purpose, the Blues went down to a disappointing defeat in Somerset. The visitors’ goals came in the 17^th minute from Dan Stone and the 70^th minute from Aaron Couch.

Burnham (1) 2 – 3 (1) Fleet Town

Burnham’s play-off hopes were effectively dashed at The Gore where they went down by the odd goal in five to play-off rivals Fleet Town. In a match which contained a lot of mistakes, the Blues’ goals came from Graham Lewis (44) and Leon Yarnie (47).

RUGBY

SOUTH WEST 1

Maidenhead (26) 26 – 20 (20) Old Patesians

An entertaining match of contrasting styles saw Maids grab their first win since the middle of January.

Maids looked at their best when scrambling and producing something out of nothing, while Old Patesians were more organised but inflexible.

Maids fullback Warren Abrahams was outstanding in a tense match in which no points were scored after the break. Maids’ tries came from Alex Greer (2), Deego Arends and Abrahams, who also scored six points with the boot.