Bognor rugby team win 66-12 to warm up for Sussex final

They welcomed back Tom Parsons to the fold to replace Nigel Mitchell and had a good mixture of youth and experience.

Bognor began with excellent running and link-up play from forwards and backs alike.

A good kick through from Dom Smith at No9 resulted in a 5m scrum from which Karl Flinn picked and drove over the line. More strong running from Mike Reed and some more strong forward driving saw a rolling maul push Horsham back over their line for Marc Voigt to claim the score.

Horsham came back strong but superb tackling kept them at bay.

Eventually the pressure told and the hard work of the forwards meant Karl Flinn was able to dot down for try number three. The try of the half arrived courtesy of a weaving run by Lee Russell, who scored under the posts. Dave Granville knocked another over and the half-time score was 28-0.

Changes at half-time caught Bognor bit cold and the first score of the second half was by Horsham when their centre broke through and scored.

Bognor have an off-day at Eastleigh