DUDLEY Kingswinford RFC’s tremendous home form continued as they recorded a fourth straight win at Heathbrook.

This time they ruthlessly hammered a spirited Camp Hill side by nine tries to three and left both supporters and coaches scratching their heads as to why their away form has been quite so dismal to date.

Despite conceding three tries, the first a complete gift and the other two both as a result of successive quickly taken penalties, DK won at a canter and hopefully can take this form with them to Cheltenham North next week.

Simon Fletcher was ruled out with a shoulder injury and he was replaced by Nick Biddlecombe.

The front row was totally re-shaped with Dan Shakespeare reverting to hooker and big Stefan Thorp coming in at tight head. Chris Gledhill returned to the second row releasing Andy McEwen into the back row at No 8. Luke Greenwood, Sam Pedley and Matt Taylor made up the bench.

In perfect conditions DK made their intentions clear from the start, pounding the visitors line from the off and a tap penalty saw lock Ed Parry cross the whitewash after only 2 minutes, Gareth Bown converting for 7-0.

An awful defensive error from the home side saw Camps level after four minutes when prop Rich Kelley’s attempts at fly half resulted in a horrible floated pass right into the hands of Camps surprised but highly delighted left winger Alex Richmond, fellow winger Mark Brashaw converted to make it 7-7.

DK were guilty of over eagerness in their attempts to redress the balance but eventually regained the lead after 16 minutes when Camps missed a penalty to touch which was run back at them, culminating in a neat dummy and step from Gareth Bown which saw him touch down at the posts.

Brashaw missed a 24th minute penalty for Camps before DK increased their lead on the half hour. A strong forward drive through the middle from DK saw No 8 Andy McEwen power over, Bown again converted to make it 21-7.

To add to Camps woes their impressive second row Jan Van Der Walt was yellow carded for taking a man out in the air.

DK were firmly in control and on 34 minutes Bown again sliced through the depleted Camps cover to send in prop Stefan Thorp for DK’s fourth try and a 26-7 lead.

Tommy Huggins then scampered over in stoppage time, Gareth Bown converted for 33-7 at half time.

A spate of knock-ons from DK marked the onset of the second half but they nevertheless increased their lead with a sixth try after 47 minutes, with Bown again effortlessly carving through the Camps cover to send Stefan Thorp barrelling in for his second try of the afternoon. Bown converted for 40-7.

Camp Hill managed a try on the hour when they tapped a couple of successive penalties against DK catching the home side on the hop as replacement Danny Ingram sprinted in from 20 metre.

Fly half James Oliver converted for 40-14.

DK hit back immediately and following fine breaks from Matt Taylor and Robbie Jones, the latter sent in Ian Langford for a try duly converted by Gareth Bown making it 47-14 after 63 minutes.

A tremendous 45 metre break from Stef Shillingford followed by a 25m effort from Matt Taylor set up an eighth DK try for James Jefferson to make it 52-14 after 68 minutes.

Camps scored again through Darren Forder’s converted try but there was still time for Bown to complete the scoring as he danced around the blindside cover to record his second and DK’s ninth try of the day.