St Ives, so often one of Newton Abbot's greatest foes, were put to the sword in ruthless fashion as the All Whites ran in a dozen tries, converted nine of them and kicked a dropped goal.

The Cornishmen were depleted by injuries, but having seen them recruit several players from the now defunct Mounts Bay many thought they would have made a better fist of this game.

However, at the end of the day you can only beat what is put in front of you, and the truth is that the All Whites were faster, fitter, stronger and hungrier than their opponents.

The rot set in quite early for the away side, their first up tackling was poor, allowing the men from Devon to get in behind them from the off.

Adding to their woes was the return of Andy Birkett, who missed the first four games of the season. He orchestrated things from fly half, pulling the strings like a master puppeteer, combining well with scrum half Marc Dibble.

Birkett had his threequarter line moving up through the gears with fast passes and probing kicks.

The All Whites were soon 33-0 ahead courtesy of tries by Dibble (two), hooker Roberts, Jan Viskoper and Mike Saxton, this after Viskoper had opened the All Whites' account with a well taken drop goal.

Further tries came as the All Whites unleashed more pain on the visitors – Alex Lloyd sprinted clear on the right side to score, then replacement James Head – who had come on for Marc Dibble, who suffered a knock – charged over from a scrum to score.

With ten minutes to go, Alex Moore ran 70 metres to touchdown, followed closely by Viskoper with his second of the day.

St Ives, now in total disarray, conceded another three tries (Rowntree, Mills and Nick Holt) before referee Neal Woodhead mercifully blew the final whistle.

Mike Saxton again enjoyed a good day with the boot, kicking nine conversions to add to his try.

Coach Phil Burford hailed his players' attitude, picking out Viskoper as his man of the match.

Burford, however, always looking for perfection, picked out the lineout as a potential weak point, needing a bit more work during training.

St Ives will limp home and lick their wounds. A proud club with a great tradition, their travelling faithful deserved better. No doubt they will turn themselves around and get things right on the track again.

The All Whites moved up to third in the table, but are taking nothing for granted with some tough games on the horizon.

Tomorrow, the All Whites travel to Bristol to face basement dwellers St Mary's Old Boys.