Pulborough RFC ‘unbeatables’ wrap up perfect league season
Playing their final league match of the season, Sussex 1 champions ‘Boro won at Seaford to make it a perfect 22 wins from 22 league games this campaign.
It is a marvellous achievement for the hugely talented young side - although completing the job was far from easy. Skipper Richard Nicholls admitted: “Our coach journey over no one spoke, it was complete silence. It was amazing how nervous we all were, there was an awful lot of tension in the air.”
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Hide AdThat hardly showed however in a super first half against the side who finished third in the division.
They utilised playing with the gusty wind and down the slope to lead 24-0 at half-time.
But after a converted Eastbourne try at the start of the second half, Pulborough found themselves defending for their lives to see out a 24-7 victory to wrap up their perfect Sussex 1 season.
Full details in Thursday’s West Sussex County Times.