Witney climbed to fifth in the Southern Counties North table following an impressive 31-0 victory at Slough.

They showed their intent when Matt Brocklebank, Brad Groeblar and Alan Richens shoved their opponents back in the opening scrum.

Witney pressure was rewarded when wing Phil Gouldie cut inside to score from scrum half Gareth Campbell’s break, with Ed Mitchem converting.

Prop Brocklebank was just held up, but Witney had to make do with a penalty from wing Mitchem for a 10-0 half-time lead.

Witney’s second try was worth waiting for as some superb off-loading between backs and forwards ended with Carl Strutt going under the posts, Mitchem to converting.

Gouldie was denied a try for a foot in touch, but a neat step saw Mitchem go over and convert himself.

Slough’s best chance saw them held up before Henry Lamb ran in Witney’s fourth try after good work from flankers Tim Muller and Carl Campbell. Mitchem converted.

Grove edged out hosts Aylesbury 21-18, with Jamie Burns (2) and Simon Cramp scoring tries and Roger Sevier adding two penalties.

Chipping Norton had to settle for a 17-17 draw at Windsor.

They had a chance to win it late on, but lock Ian Hancock could not gather a poor pass.

Skipper Jon Hickman put the visitors ahead on the half hour mark with a well-worked try, fly half Adam Smith adding the extras.

Windsor were awarded a penalty try, which they converted, after Smith was adjudged to have tackled a man off the ball.

Smith and the home kicker traded penalties before half-time.

Windsor pounced on a loose Chippy pass to go ahead 17-12 ahead with a converted try.

But Chippy just kept pressing and full back Barry Nutt scored after several blindside attacks, Smith converting.

Bicester were outclassed 66-17 at league leaders Buckingham, who ran in ten tries.

Centre Andy Jackson put the hosts ahead on ten minutes.

Fly half Mark Chase collected his own chip for his first try, then evaded some weak defence for his second, Henry Colver converting his first two of eight successful kicks.

Lock Dan Spencer, Bicester’s man-of-the-match, pulled a try back after combining with John Rollason and Martin Linstrom.

Wing Jim Mackway ran in Buckingham’s fourth, but hooker Darren Cassidy notched Bicester’s second, Steve Risbridger converting.

Chase completed his hat-trick soon after the interval.

Colver, wing Andy Turvey and Jackson scored for the hosts before Linstrom bagged a pushover effort.

Prop Jamie Hartnett and full back David Hawkins completed Buckingham’s tally.