It was the visitors who hit the front with an Ollie Walker try, but Rams hit back as Ollie Cole went over before a Connor Hayhow double, Alex Seers with two conversions for a 19-5 half-time lead.

DMP had also lost prop Josh Crickmay to a 26th-minute red card for a dangerous tackle, and things got worse for them after the break as Seers added to Jak Rossiter and Vince Everitt five-pointers for 33-5.

An Ali Ledingham effort cut the gap, but Hayhow completed his hat-trick shortly before the end to leave Connor Fitzsimons’ last-gasp try merely a consolation.

Rams repelled a ferocious late Cambridge fightback to take their unbeaten record with a 29-26 home win in Week Six.

James McRae’s brilliant early try was converted by Seers, but the Blood & Sand levelled as ex-Ram Steffan James added the extras following a Joe Tarrant score.

Tries from Josh Collis and Seers, along with a conversion, made it 19-7 at half-time, and after the latter converted a Robbie Stapley score and kicked a penalty, the hosts had a 22-point advantage.

Yet there was still plenty of time for a twist in the tale, Kwaku Asiedu with a quick-fire double before a penalty try made it 29-26 with 12 minutes to go – only for Rams to heroically hold out for victory.

A week later Rosslyn Park also lost their unbeaten record to Seb Reynolds’ men as a sublime performance ensured a 29-21 success at The Rock.

Things started dreadfully for the visitors as Park went ahead with a second-minute penalty try, but from there Rams put on a show.

Jak Rossiter grabbed the first try before a brilliant Seers conversion following Charlie Robson’s touchline effort on the left made it 12-7.

An incredible 50-minute McRae try early in the second half was added to by Seers, and after he also landed a penalty, another conversion following Drew Humberstone’s try had the Berkshire boys 29-7 in front.

Rosslyn Park battled valiantly and Jake Buckingham bustled over from close range for two late converted tries, but Rams were now seven from seven – all with bonus-points.

And the streak continued at the end of the month, Birmingham Moseley leaving Old Bath Road with a 50-25 defeat in another cracking spectacle for supporters.

In front of a bumper crowd of 927, it was the Midlanders who made the early breakthrough when Sam McNulty went over at the back of a maul.

Seers nudged over after a Henry Bird try swiftly afterwards, but Mose were back in front 12-7 inside nine minutes when Elliott Creed crossed the whitewash, Ollie Allsopp with the conversion.

However, Jak Rossiter got the hosts back in front, Seers doing the job for 14-12 before Allsopp got his side back in front with a penalty.

Ollie Taylor and Ross Crame tries sealed the bonus point just after the half-four mark, though, Seers with two more points, meaning another Allsopp penalty only reduced the deficit to 26-18 at the break.

Ant Marris was next to go over for Rams in the 45th minute, Rossiter and Bird also doubling their tallies as Ellis Jones also dotted down, a couple more conversions making it 50-28 before Jide Ajayi grabbed a late consolation for Birmingham, Allsopp’s boot providing the final points of the afternoon.

Earlier in the season:

September