A tough quiz in Round 14 as only one team, Nomads, scored above 50, though scores in Division Two seemed rather closer to normal than those in Division One. Interesting. Sort of. Anyway.
Pericardium kept up the pace at the top of the table, defeating Pineapple, though for the third time this season they were unable to secure a bonus point in beating a team who did. This allowed Nomads, all four in double figures as usual, to cut the gap at the top of the table to a single point by defeating Five Bells and winning the bonus point in Round Eight. Moving nicely through the pack, a further three points back but with a game in hand, are the Broken Hearts, who held off a spirited fightback from Barb to win 44-40 in a game that had looked all over at half time. BH got the full-house bonus. The week's only close-defeat bonus point went to Telstars, who went down 38-41 to Old Itonians. In a three-a-side contest at the Old Star, the Allsorts defeated Waterloo Sunset 46-27, Gavin Fuller top-scoring with 24. Top non-tub-assisted score was Bob Bunting's 19 for Telstars.
Gray Monks won again to extend their lead at the top of Division Two, though London Scottish pushed them all the way. Their closest pursuers, The Banana Splits, played one short, and could only manage a draw against Outcasts. Sons of the Dessert continued their good recent form, with a strong performance against Accies, while Donald Yule's division-high 20 got Eclectics home against Wharfside. Last but not least, Mealy Bugs beat Rosslyn Park 40-35.
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Pericardium | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 664 | 511 | 153 | 51.08 | 1 | 5 | 52.88 | 50 | W¹C¹WºWºWº |
| 2 | 2 (-) | Nomads | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 649 | 561 | 88 | 49.92 | 0 | 9 | 56.49 | 49 | W¹WºW¹L¹W¹ |
| 3 | 3 (-) | Broken Hearts | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 624 | 488 | 136 | 52.00 | 1 | 7 | 58.07 | 46 | D¹W¹WºWºW¹ |
| 4 | 5 (+1) | Old Itonians | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 589 | 576 | 13 | 45.31 | 0 | 7 | 47.12 | 39 | DºL¹LºW¹Wº |
| 5 | 6 (+1) | Allsorts | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 591 | 499 | 92 | 49.25 | 1 | 3 | 50.52 | 38 | WºD¹WºWºWº |
| 6 | 4 (-2) | Atletico | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 580 | 521 | 59 | 48.33 | 0 | 4 | 55.47 | 38 | DºLºWºWºW¹ |
| 7 | 7 (-) | Telstars | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 528 | 564 | -36 | 40.62 | 3 | 1 | 39.18 | 24 | LºC¹WºLºC¹ |
| 8 | 8 (-) | Pineapple | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 487 | 605 | -118 | 37.46 | 0 | 3 | 35.58 | 19 | LºW¹LºWºL¹ |
| 9 | 9 (-) | Barb | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 489 | 608 | -119 | 37.62 | 0 | 2 | 36.54 | 12 | LºL¹LºLºLº |
| 10 | 10 (-) | Waterloo Sunset | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 480 | 613 | -133 | 36.92 | 0 | 0 | 34.38 | 8 | LºWºLºLºLº |
| 11 | 11 (-) | Five Bells | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 497 | 632 | -135 | 38.23 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | 5 | WºLºLºLºLº |
| Allsorts | 46 - 27 | Waterloo Sunset (F) |
| Gavin Fuller 24 Ken Emond 16 | Joe Kerrigan 15 |
| Barb | 40 - 44* | Broken Hearts (F) |
| Roger Robinson 15 Jane Teather 13 | Jesse Honey 15 Mark Grant 14 |
| Nomads | 51* - 40 | Five Bells (F) |
| Roger Bennett 15 Andrew Frazer 13 David Lea 12 Paul Steeples 11 | Mick Lancaster 18 Roger Barnes 17 |
| Pineapple | 37* - 45 | Pericardium (F) |
| Robbie Hudson 11 | Gareth Kingston 13 Kathryn Johnson 12 David Stainer 12 |
| Telstars | 38 - 41 | Old Itonians (F) |
| Bob Bunting 19 | Fred Filby 17 Jeremy Edge 12 |
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Gray Monks | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 641 | 466 | 175 | 49.31 | 1 | 6 | 54.09 | 51 | LºW¹WºWºWº |
| 2 | 2 (-) | Banana Splits | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 567 | 435 | 132 | 43.62 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 | 43 | WºWºWºLºDº |
| 3 | 3 (-) | Rosslyn Park | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 512 | 499 | 13 | 39.38 | 0 | 2 | 38.70 | 34 | WºWºWºLºLº |
| 4 | 6 (+2) | Eclectics | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 513 | 477 | 36 | 39.46 | 2 | 1 | 31.25 | 31 | WºC¹LºLºWº |
| 5 | 7 (+2) | Sons of the Dessert | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 506 | 489 | 17 | 38.92 | 1 | 2 | 32.93 | 31 | W¹LºWºW¹Wº |
| 6 | 4 (-2) | Accies | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 427 | 462 | -35 | 35.58 | 1 | 0 | 30.73 | 29 | WºWºLºWºLº |
| 7 | 5 (-2) | Ovalytes | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 465 | 436 | 29 | 38.75 | 2 | 2 | 35.94 | 28 | C¹WºLºLºWº |
| 8 | 8 (-) | Mealy Bugs | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 500 | 506 | -6 | 38.46 | 2 | 0 | 35.58 | 26 | LºWºWºWºWº |
| 9 | 9 (-) | Outcasts | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 428 | 509 | -81 | 32.92 | 3 | 1 | 24.76 | 18 | C¹LºLºC¹Dº |
| 10 | 10 (-) | London Scottish | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 399 | 526 | -127 | 30.69 | 1 | 0 | 24.76 | 9 | LºWºLºLºLº |
| 11 | 11 (-) | Wharfside | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 347 | 500 | -153 | 28.92 | 0 | 1 | 25.78 | 9 | W¹WºLºLºLº |
| Accies | 32 - 46 | Sons of the Dessert (F) |
| James Collenette 14 John McDonnell 10 | Stuart Solomons 15 Phil Neal 13 Chris O'Shea 10 |
| Banana Splits | 37 - 37 | Outcasts (F) |
| Ian Orriss 14 John Seager 13 Richard de Costobadie 10 | Mike Chappell 13 |
| Eclectics | 41 - 37 | Wharfside (F) |
| Donald Yule 20 | Mike Taylor 16 Jon Jacob 12 |
| London Scottish | 34 - 42 | Gray Monks (F) |
| Sandy Clark 12 David Plastow 11 | Paul Sinha 14 Peter Ediss 11 |
| Rosslyn Park | 35 - 40 | Mealy Bugs (F) |
| Jim Willerton 13 Hugh Springall 10 | Michael Dawson 17 Ross Goodwin 11 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | West London | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 47.50 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | North London | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 46.13 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Outer London | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41.25 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Central London | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44.13 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | South London | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36.50 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | East London | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37.00 | 0 | 8 |
| Pos | Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Broken Hearts (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 52.90 | 14 | 84 |
| 2 | Pericardium | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50.95 | 9 | 77 |
| 3 | Nomads | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50.15 | 12 | 72 |
| 4 | Atletico | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47.85 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Allsorts | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 47.35 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Old Itonians | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45.55 | 9 | 53 |
| 7 | Telstars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42.00 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Barb | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 38.70 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Pineapple | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 37.65 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Waterloo Sunset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 37.40 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Five Bells | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38.10 | 1 | 11 |
| Pos | Division 2 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Gray Monks (W) | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48.75 | 9 | 77 |
| 2 | Banana Splits | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 43.65 | 3 | 67 |
| 3 | Rosslyn Park | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39.85 | 5 | 57 |
| 4 | Eclectics | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40.80 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Accies | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38.25 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Sons of the Dessert | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39.40 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Mealy Bugs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 39.10 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Ovalytes | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 38.20 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Outcasts | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34.05 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Wharfside | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 29.70 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | London Scottish | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | 2s | Pts |
| 1 | Sussex | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 16 |
| 2 | Mastermind Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 11 |
| 3 | Oxford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 11 |
| 4 | London | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 8 |
| 5 | Beds & Herts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 6 |