Mansfield dig deep at Gainsborough to stay top of the table
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A brace of tries from speedster Rio Turner helped Mansfield overcome a very physical Gainsborough side 29-18.
Additional tries were scored by Harry Brough and Jed Ducker.
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Hide AdA period of forward dominance in the last 10 minutes led to a fifth try for Mansfield from Conway Evans.
Mansfield next face local rivals Ashfield on Saturday.
Mansfield's second XV continue to prove they are unbeatable with a 78-26 win away at Belper while the third XV had a narrow victory away over a combined Gainsborough and East Retford side.
A winning weekend was completed by Mansfield’s U16s Girls who secured themselves a place in the last eight of the National Cup with a superb 20-12 away win at Worcester in a very close encounter.