Mark Kozminski racked up a personal tally of 23 points as Warlingham went two points clear at the top of London SW4 with a commanding four-try performance to win 38-10 at Petersfield on Saturday, writes Steven Downes.

A surprise defeat for main rivals Wellingtonians also handed Warlingham a timely boost Playing chairman Tony Doe said: "We still have to go to Wellingtonians at the end of March, but we know now that winning the division is in our own hands.

"It could all come down to points difference, so we will be looking for some free-scoring rugby on Saturday when we host Farnham."

At Petersfield, it was the reliable boot of Kozminski that gave Warlingham an early three-point lead before their pacy runners cut loose to score two tries in the opening 15 minutes.

Aussie new signing Charles Currey, making his first XV debut at centre, proved too hot for the Petersfield midfield as he cut through several times to create openings that saw first Tom Street, the Warlingham captain, and then James Agate cross the whitewash. Kozminski converted both tries.

The home side did not roll over and give up, though, and for the next quarter Petersfield applied sustained pressure in the Warlingham half and it was only a well organised defence that kept the Hampshire side at bay.

A free kick against Warlingham gave Petersfield their opportunity to crash over to score an unconverted try. A Kozminski penalty just before half time took the score to 20-5.

Willingham made a nervy start to the second half, and an ill-timed fumble allowed Petersfield to score a morale-boosting try. The tide seemed to be turning in the Hampshire side's favour as Willingham's key line-out player, Jon Smith, was sin-binned.

Down to 14 men, Warlingham had to dig in and defend doggedly for the next 10 minutes. As Petersfield tried to make the most of their advantage, they gave away two kickable penalties which allowed Kozminski to extend Warlingham's lead.

Once back up to their full complement, Warlingham began to take control of the game. With good ball off the back of the scrum, wing Jon Osborne made a hard run down the blind side to score a well-taken individual try to take the score to 31 -10.

Scrum half Ollie Doe then made a break from his own 10-metre line, drawing his man and floating a well-timed pass out wide. There ready for the ball was Kozminski to demonstrate his running game and complete the scoring with a converted try.

"It was a game of the good, the bad and the ugly," Neil Crammond, the Warlingham coach, said. "Because of our position in the league, we must expect teams to raise their game against us and we must be prepared to grind out the professional win'."