Stoke scored 48 unanswered points with an eight try performance against a spirited Sutton outfit. In doing so Patterson scored a hat trick, Kelly crossed for a brace and notched up his 20^th try for the season and Humberstone broke the 200 point barrier for the season.

            The Champion backed side started at a frenetic pace in wet conditions and whilst they had plenty of possession and territorial advantage no real pattern of play materialised and numerous errors were causing frustration. Several penalties were awarded to the home side but they chose to run the ball or kick for the corners rather than look for the 3 points.

            The pressure should have led to a score on 10 minutes but a clear overlap was wasted when a player took contact instead of utilising the spare man outside. Finally on 20 minutes the 1^st try of the afternoon was scored. A scum 10 metres out was won and the forwards went down the blind side before re-cycling the ball open for Posthumus to breech the defence for a try and Humberstone converting for a 7-0 advantage.

            On 28 minutes a quick penalty on half way saw Fish make ground and good support from Drawbridge and then Gleadowe saw Patterson receive a simple pass to score his 1^st of the day with Humberstone adding the extras for a 14-0 lead.

            Pressure continued to be applied by the home side which saw the visitors full back being shown a yellow card on 37 minutes. Stoke took advantage of the extra man a minute later when a scrum was won and the ball passed open. From the ensuing ruck quick ball allowed play to be switched down the blind side where Patterson made the most of the space available due to the opponents’ lack of a covering full back for an unconverted try and extend the lead to 19-0.

            From the re-start Hoare gathered the ball and went on a charging run of 30 metres to find support on his inside and some clever passing saw Patterson score his 3^rd try to leave the half time score 24-0 and a bonus point in the bag.

            The second half saw early pressure from Stoke and was rewarded with a try on 49 minutes when Gleadowe ghosted through a gap to score an unconverted try and see the score line of 29-0. There then followed a period of scrappy play as the weather deteriorated with a deluge descending and mistakes being made by both sides.

            It was not until the 67^th minute that the next score came for the home side. Following aerial ping pong Stoke found themselves on their own 22 and launched a counter attack with space out wide. The ball eventually found Kelly to round off the move in typical fashion for his 1^st of the day and the home side now led 34-0.

            On 75 minutes Stoke once more found themselves on their own 22 and again decided to run the ball. Good hands from forwards and backs once more ended with another simple run in for Kelly and with Humberstone adding the extras the advantage was now 41-0.

            On 77 minutes Stoke again found themselves on their own 22 but chose to clear the ball down field. Kelly gave chase and charged down the Sutton kick with the ball bouncing off a defender into touch. Stoke won their own ball and after several phases Horne was able to skip his way over for the final score of the game and a simple conversion from Humberstone leaving the result at 48-0 in a game that saw some unchallenged dominance from the home side for periods of the game.

            Afterwards Crocker added “I thought the 1^st 15 minutes we were inaccurate with our play which led to mistakes and were very flat in our alignment which did not help matters. Although we scored some late tries we started to force proceedings which led to missed opportunities. In between those 2 periods we did a thoroughly professional job in some poor conditions at times. To score 8 tries in any game is good and it is always nice to keep a clean sheet against anybody. We need to build on this performance for our run in to the end of the season”