JAMES Osborne grabbed two tries for Oakmeadians in their 19-8 home victory over Marlow.
Oaks have been struggling to maintain their South West One East status this season.
But they bagged a crucial win to boost their survival hopes.
Jamie Tryska added three penalties for Oaks, who jumped above bottom-club Wimborne.
Oaks: Henrickson, Murray, Cameron, Gresser, Summers, Richards, Porter, Ford, Bell, Frost, Osborne, Stephenson, Hare, Secher, Tryska. Used subs: Ahrens, Norris, Scott.
• Wimborne stormed into a shock 6-5 interval lead at top-of-the-table Maidenhead courtesy of two Jay van Wyk penalties.
But All Blacks couldn’t hang on in the second period, when the leaders ran in four tries. Sean Murphy bagged Wimborne’s try.
All Blacks: Busby (R Brokenshire), Murphy, Unwin, Jordan, Roberts, Champ, Morgan, O’Bryan, Llewellyn, van Wyk, King, J Brokenshire, Brown, Andrews, Maltman. Subs: Hay, Ansell.
• Swanage & Wareham winger Charlie Rowberry grabbed his 12th try of the season as they beat Witney 21-6 at home.
Robert Elford and Ollie Andrews also dived over, with Phil Graves adding two penalties.
Swans: Dunsford, Rowberry, Parish, Wilcox, Jones, Graves, Tomes (Prior 72), Sheldrake, Elford, Frampton (Andrews 52), Burgess, Penney, Wright, Large (Maginn 52), Lewis.
• North Dorset’s Southern Counties clash at Devizes was frozen off.
• Blandford meet Weymouth in the Dorset & Wilts Plate final next month after Seasiders squeezed past Swindon College OB 16-13 in the last four.
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