Ian Davies is heading back to Worthing - two years after quitting the club to join their arch rivals. Davies will leave his post as director of rugby at Haywards Heath at the end of the season to take a similar role at Roundstone Lane.

He will lead the senior coaching team, which will include player/coach Jamie Stewart-McDonald and captain Jody Levett, and be responsible for the development of coaching throughout the club, particularly at junior level.

Davies turned down job offers in Australia and the United States to go back to his local club.

He said: "I've spent a lot of time at Worthing and I'm still on good terms with them.

"The original idea at Haywards Heath was to stabilise the club because there was no way we were going to stay in National Three. There are issues with the finances at the club. The issues have been resolved but things needed to be altered.

"Worthing are a National League club in everything but playing status. Their facilities, commercial side and back room are fantastic"

Tony Weaden, who is standing down as director of rugby because of work commitments, said: "Ian is a very talented and knowledgeable coach who can take the Worthing squad forward in their quest for promotion."

Davies, whose contract at Heath was up for renewal this summer, left Worthing at the start of last season after leading them from London Three to London One.

He could not turn the tide as an ageing Heath squad were relegated from National Three while the Worthing team he had helped mould went agonisingly close to promotion in the opposite direction.

Davies is almost certain to face league games against his present club next season, even though Heath lost at home to Richmond on Saturday.

Heath have probably done enough to be safe, despite defeat at home to Richmond.

But they intend making sure by winning their next London One game at lowly Old Colfeians a week on Saturday.

Heath's 37-10 reverse means they could still end up in the bottom three after Old Albanians won at Barnes.

But clubs have been told only two of the four tenth-placed teams at this level around the country will go down.

Penryn (South West One) and Walsall (Midlands One) both have seven points less than Heath with three games to go. If that sounds complicated, it is pretty much par for the course at this time of year as promotions and relegations are decided.

Davies said: "We would like to be mathematically safe within our own division in case the RFU change their minds."

Richmond led 13-0 at halftime but Rob Jackson scored a try after Jamie Redmayne had charged down a kick, with Owen Ashton bouncing the conversion over off the crossbar and adding a penalty to reduce arrears to 13-10.

Davies said: "The rain played a big part. Four of their tries were from driving lineouts and one was a hack through and chase. It was still a decent game."

A bit of brawn also accounted for Worthing and player/coach Stewart-McDonald reckons the script is becoming all too familiar.

Worthing lost 31-14 at Staines and Stewart-McDonald said: "Their tries came from pushovers and rolling mauls, which have become a bit of a thorn in our side in the last two seasons. Other than that, I thought we played pretty well."

Worthing did not pick up anything more worrying that bumps and bruises ahead of Sunday's Sussex Trophy final.

Duncan Taylor and Si Alcott got their tries. Lewes crashed 40-12 at Beckenham in London Two South after conceding two converted tries in the first five minutes.

Matt Sole and Mark Griffiths scored tries but Lewes appear to be desperately low on confidence.

Eastbourne have ended Hove's lingering chances of going up.

But they are still waiting for final confirmation that they have kept their own place in London Four South East.

Eastbourne remain in the bottom three, technically a relegation berth, after a 32-3 home win over their Sussex rivals.

They could survive because of the ripple effect of minor reorganisation in the National Leagues or by virtue of having two Sussex teams below them.

They will put the issue beyond doubt by winning at Horsham in their last game, unless Sittingbourne and Bromley both win.

Matt Pysden's try meant Eastbourne led 5-3 at the break after playing against the elements.

It was all plain sailing from there as Gavin Partridge, Sam Gower, Paul Keen, Chris Brown and Tom Buttle added scores after the break.

Horsham won 32-8 at East Grinstead as Otto Carlisle and the magnificent Rob Clegg scored two tries apiece. Sam Cushing also got over.