Rosslyn responded emphatically after the break, though, Sam Garvey, Nick Scott and Ollie Dawe all touching down and Holland converting two to secure the bonus-point win.

Caldy snatched one point at the death when Jones converted Mike Barlow’s injury-time effort.

Previous leaders Cinderford suffered a second straight defeat as Sale’s terrific run continued with a 19-15 away triumph.

Cindy led 8-0 on the back of a Mike Wilcox try and Reece Boughton penalty, but James Robins added the extras to Callum Ford’s try to cut the gap to a point at the interval.

The Dogs then made their decisive move midway through the final quarter as Fergus Mulchrone and Tom Walsh crossed the whitewash, Robins adding the extras to the first, to lead 19-8.

And while the Foresters grabbed a late penalty try, it was only enough to secure the losing bonus-point.

Chinnor climbed to third in the table with a 22-5 bonus-point home win against Taunton Titans.

Tries from Freddie Tuilagi, Caolan Ryan, Will Millett and James Bourton, added to by a conversion from the latter, had the Thame side 22-0 up just after half-time.

And while Charlie Wright gave Titans hope with a 45th-minute score, it proved to be the last of the game as the two sides nullified each other from then on.

Leeds Tykes pulled off the shock of the day as they ended Cambridge’s seven-match unbeaten run with a 17-15 win on the road.

Things seemed to be going swimmingly for the Blood and Sand as three tries from Anthony Maka, Jake Garside and Matt Hema had them 15-0 up at the end of the first quarter.

But an incredible third quarter saw Charlie Venables convert scores from Andrew Lawson and Xavier Valentine before landing a penalty which ultimately proved match-winning.

Blackheath returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 16-6 victory at home to Bishop’s Stortford.

Tom Walker kicked an early penalty for the visitors and added another before Fred Gabbitass converted Jake Hennessy’s try to give Club a 7-6 half-time lead.

Gabbitass added two more penalties before Hennessy’s late kick with just three minutes remaining ensured Stortford were deprived of a losing bonus-point.

Tonbridge Juddians picked up just their second win of the season with a battling 12-10 success against fellow strugglers Plymouth Albion.

Tom White’s 10th-minute penalty put TJs in front, but the side’s went into the break level after Tom Putt slotted one of his own shortly before half-time.

Two more White penalties made it 9-3 to the hosts, but Albion hit the front on 66 minutes when Putt added the extras to a Dan Pullinger-Ham score.

However, it was the boot of White which had the final say, his fourth kick sealing the victory.

Rams dropped to fifth in the table after their trip to Birmingham Moseley was postponed due to snow.