WORCESTER won their penultimate home game of the season ahead of Saturday's big Midlands One West derby at Weston's Fields.

The city side beat lowly Melbourne 24-17 to move up to ninth in the table with third-placed Worcestershire rivals Bromsgrove visiting this weekend at 3pm.

Bromsgrove thrashed Wolverhampton 57-19 last weekend while Hereford, who visit Stoke on Saturday, were edged out 24-22 by Rugby Lions.

Leaders Droitwich and second-placed Malvern both picked up bonus-point wins in Midlands Two West (South).

Droitwich beat Nuneaton Old Edwardians 40-10 and Malvern won 33-24 at Earlsdon.

OTHER RESULTS

Midlands Two West (South): Evesham 13 Leamington 12.

Division Two West (North): Kidderminster Carolians 76 Tamworth 10.

Division Three West (South): Alcester 20 Upton 15; Bromyard 19 Shipston-on-Stour 24; Ledbury 38 Old Wheatleyans 22.

Division Four West (South): Bedworth v Tenbury - home walkover; Burbage 47 Redditch 14; Claverdon 25 Pershore 50.

Division Five West (North): Bishops Castle & Onny Valley v Stourport - home walkover.

SATURDAY'S OTHER FIXTURES

Division Two West (South): Malvern v Evesham; Old Yardleians v Droitwich.

Division Two West (North): Veseyans v Kidderminster Carolians.

Division Three West (South): Rugby St Andrews v Ledbury; Upton v Bromyard.

Division Four West (South): Pershore v Coventrians; Redditch v Claverdon; Tenbury v Birmingham Civil Service.

Division Five West (North): Linley v Greyhound; Stourport v Chaddesley Corbett.