An injury-time try from former Romsey captain Darren Sharpe saved his side's unbeaten record in Hampshire 1 as Fareham Heathens came within a whisker of picking up a sensational victory before being edged out by a single point, 25-24.

Although the visitors outscored their hosts by four tries to one, Heathens led 23-19 through Australian debutant John Caulfield's try and six Andy Hopper penalties with time almost out before Sharpe's late, late show.

But Romsey, who moved into second behind New Milton & District in the log with this result, were reduced to 14 when prop JJ Barber was dismissed for retaliation in the first half, scored three tries with lesser number and felt vilified the result went their way in the end.

Heathens captain Mark Steward was caught in two minds as to his reaction. "As the saying goes 'great show but no cigar'," he mused.

"This was probably our best performance to date but coming away with nothing is disappointing."

Injured Romsey vice-captain Chris Geyton said that Heathens played well but that his side had rallied well on being down on numbers and considered four tries to one to be enough to take the points.

"We couldn't string a set of phases together but scoring three tries with 14 on the park was a good effort on our part - even though the referee did neither side any favours," said the watching prop.

Millbrook were on the receiving end of a disappointing backs showing but the forwards put up some resistance in a Guernsey awayday 60-10 thrashing.

They salvaged just two Andy Christey tries in reducing the early 22-point arrears but the hosts picked up and crushed the haplessly-weakened visitors.

"Everything Guernsey did stuck and they played extremely well, so we can have no complaints," said manager Alan Day.

"We did have people missing but that is no excuse to the way the backs played. They were very disappointing."

Eastleigh sunk to the foot of the table and their fifth straight defeat, going down 48-0 at Sandown & Shanklin - a victory that lifted the Islanders to fifth.

Clive Wooding's side were guilty of poor finishing despite showing plenty of enterprise, especially early on, but five tries in the final quarter made the scoreline decisive.

James London was in impressive kicking form for S&S but Eastleigh's tackling was classed as "too many too high and markedly below par", while scorning penalty chances to go for the line without success.

Their cause was not helped either by Seamus Noonan being forced off the field with a knee injury, which has added to their already bulging casualty list.

Hamble are just one place above them after they allowed Nomads their first success of the campaign, a 14-8 home victory that catapulted them off the bottom for the first time.