Mathematical genius

Reigate Grammar led at half time but slipped to a surprise defeat in thesecond round when they were beaten 20-15 at Rochester by Sir JosephWilliamson's Mathematical School.

Sir Joseph's hard-working pack laid thefoundations and a Jack Frame penalty plus an incisive break from fly halfGreg Curtis, which took him under the posts, cancelled out Reigate's earlyconverted try.

A controversial try in the corner gave Reigate their 15-10half time advantage but Sir Joseph's pack got on top again and scored inthe corner through full back Simon Green after a set-piece move starting onhalf way.

Frame's second penalty ended a good day for the home side butthey will have to raise their game to another level in the third roundagainst Whitgift, who had a convincing 53-0 win at Langley Park.

Whitgiftcan call upon many of the players who won the Under 15 Cup in 1999 andtheir pack established a solid platform for fly half Nathan Lamb to run theeight-try show.

Gravesend Grammar's fifth year back row won them the gameat St Olave's who led 7-0 at half time courtesy of an excellent convertedtry from centre James Greenidge.

But Gravesend were quicker to thebreakdown in the second half and came through 17-13 with the home sidemissing four kickable penalties.