League leaders Colchester ran rampant in Ruislip, scoring 13 tries in an 83-19 triumph.

Ten players contributed scores in an awesome Colchester team display of running rugby in the London League division one north match.

Skipper Calum Irvine bagged five tries in his team’s 23rd consecutive victory this season that sees Colchester averaging more than 50 points a game.

Fresh from an away win at fortress North Walsham in their previous game, Ruislip play adventurous running rugby and have proven difficult to beat at home, taking their share of the honours in close encounters against Colchester in recent seasons.

Colchester started strongly, Harry Gozzett was clear for the line but called back as the referee failed to allow advantage for a Ruislip knock on.

The flanker’s disappointment was short-lived as he raced from his own half to score the opening try on five minutes.

Ruislip rallied and moved upfield, aided by Colchester conceding penalties that saw hooker Charlie Thorogood sin-binned on the fifth consecutive infringement. A kick to the corner and line-out catch-and-drive try for flanker David Renback, plus Connor Mullin’s conversion, levelled the scores.

The response was immediate. David Higgins’ testing restart high kick was knocked into touch by Ruislip.

Liam Picket’s line-out win set the pack rumbling forward for Graeme Hay to touchdown.

Despite being restricted to seven, Colchester’s forwards disrupted a Ruislip scrum for scrum-half Matt Wadling to kick into space.

Danny Whiteman captured and recycled the ball for Calum Irvine to run in his first try.

Another scrum turnover saw the ball whipped along the line where wing Damien Brambley stepped outside his marker to score the bonus point fourth try.

From the restart, Higgins broke through the Ruislip line before wing James Crozier’s well-taken kick and chase touchdown.

Ruislip played their way upfield, repeated phases edging forward until centre Connor Mullin stole in for a try.

Irvine then charged down a clearance kick and recovered the loose ball for his second try and a 36-12 half-time lead.

The second half saw Colchester up their game.

Brambley turned creator, supporting scrum-half Matt Wadling’s sniping break before sending Irvine in for his hat-trick try, then a crafty reverse pass assist for prop Joe McMillan’s 30-metre sprint for a try.

Replacement Joe Flexman broke down the wing before his inside pass for Irvine’s fourth.

Flexman added his own try following Danny Whiteman’s determined drive from his own to the Ruislip 22.

Another fast-paced Colchester team counter-attack from their 22 culminated in Irvine’s fifth try of the game.

Charges by Colchester number eight George Liversedge and Hay set up full-back Brett Cutbush’s try before Liversedge crowned a good performance with his own bulldozing try. Higgins added his ninth conversion.

Ruislip gamely attacked to the end, adding a third try by Sam Jones, converted by Mullin, to close the scoring 83-19.