Oxon open campaign with big victory

From the archive, first published Monday 28th Apr 2003.

Oxfordshire opened their Tetley's RFU County Championship Shield campaign with a convincing 40-18 victory over Buckinghamshire at Chinnor on Saturday.

The home county scored six tries through lock Andy Milburn, hooker Tristan Nicholas, winger Andy Noyce, centre Matt Goode and replacements Tom Johnson and Martin Nutt, who scored a spectacular effort from 70 metres.

Noyce added ten points from the boot as Oxon came from 11-5 down to dominate the last hour.

Their second and final group game will be against Dorset & Wilts at Swanage & Wareham on Saturday, May 10.