Basingstoke showed great grit and determination in the return fixture against Richmond. Having lost 6-67 away, it was always going to be a big ask to turn over the league leaders, but had a couple of penalties in the first half been converted into points it could have been a home win. Basingstoke started the game at pace and pressured the Richmond line but were unable to press home the advantage. Richmond then took the lead with a Matt Hart penalty on 10 mins. On 29 and 30 minutes Basingstoke had their two penalty misses and so went in to half time on 0-3.

The second half started with a mini disaster for the home side as yet again they were pressing into the visitors half, when a kick over the top in his 22 was gathered by Hart and a breakout was finished off with a try out wide. 0-8. Basingstoke showed their grit and pushed up on the Richmond line but could not find a way through and it was not till the last moments of the game that Richmond took their last points with a penalty giving the final score of:

Basingstoke 0 Richmond 11

Team: Neil Young (C), Glenika Hawea, Matt Oliver (63 Jamie Folan), Ross Stirling, George Scott, Robbie Northcote (71 Chris Williams), Simon Appleby, Nick Cooper, Darren Lillywhite, Dan Argent (68 Glen Lewis), Karl Buttle, Anthony Russell, Simon Buckland, Tim Richards, Neil Barton.