A busy Raleigh Park played host to the Withies’ penultimate league game of the season against Ivybridge 2nds.

Withies would go on to win 53-7 and had the dream start to the game. Tom Cooke had broken through the defence to score the opening points in Clubhouse Corner. Keeping it in the family, it would be Max Cooke who found himself on the scoresheet just three minutes later.

Ivybridge bagged a converted try to reduce the score to 10-7 but that was as good as it got for the visitors.

A Callum Tose break was passed out to Joe Blyth who sprinted the final few yards to the line to bring the half time score to 15-7 and the Withies made full use of the slope after the break.

Dave Richards scored from a trademark Withy catch-and-drive and Joe Blyth emerged from an Ivies scrum with the ball in hand to score his second try of the game.

Withies’ sixth try of the afternoon came from debutant John Creese who broke down the right wing to score in the corner. Tom Cooke’s near touchline conversion extended the lead to 36-7 as the game approached the hour mark.

Jack Sharland was the next to make the scoresheet as he broke away from the driving maul to crash over the whitewash. Moments later, Jake Prophett Oneill benefitted from a bouncing ball evading the hands of the Ivybridge defender. The centre collected the ball and made a march for the line before Luke Pattison added the final try.

The race for the Western West title will go down to the last weekend, with only two points separating leaders Topsham and Cullompton.

Topsham pulled away in the second half for a 53-12 home win over Bideford, while Cully also put fifty points on lowly Paignton (50-20) at Queen's Park. Joe Cave and George Holwill both scored tries for Topsham, with Ethan Bernaschone, Luke Edwardson and Dan Mather also crossing the line.

Victory for Topsham at Pirates Amateurs (3rd) will take them up, while Cully must win at Bideford and hope for the best.